- For homework assignments, we will only be accepting electronic submissions. These will be accepted via our system called Microbase and/or via Autolab. + For homework assignments, we will only be accepting electronic submissions. These will be accepted via Autolab. Assignments will be submitted as described in the write-up. Written submissions are generally accepted in the form of a PDF. There are two ways to complete your written homework:
Make sure to double check your assignments before and after submission to ensure that part of your writing wasn't chopped off or distorted, as the integrity of your submission is your responsibility. Also, if you handwrite an assignment, make sure that you write legibly. You will not receive credit if your submission is invalid/corrupt/wrong file format or if your submission is illegible. It is fully your responsibility to determine if your submission is valid.
@@ -749,7 +752,7 @@ earned minus 50 points and 0 points. No grace days may be applied to writtenFrom this policy, you will see that all assignments must be submitted within two days past the assigned deadline. Each submission receives a grade based on the date it was submitted. - Your final score is the highest score of any of your individual submissions. + Your final score is the score earned by your most recent submission. For assignments with multiple component submissions, only 1 penalty will be assessed based on the file submitted latest. If a staggered deadline is given (e.g., two components due one week apart), the earlier deadline will be a hard deadline and no late submissions will be accepted for the first component.
@@ -785,8 +788,7 @@ was not sufficiently higher. The midterm exam is worth 20% of your grade. The final exam is worth 40% of your grade. If you have taken the midterm exam and score higher on the final exam, then the final exam score will replace your midterm score. - I reserve the right to change the scaling of the exams. - You must receive a passing final exam score (50% orhigher) or you will receive a grade of F in the course. + We reserve the right to change the scaling of the exams.@@ -809,11 +811,7 @@ detailing the period and the reason you were medically incapable of taking the e
- Attendance in lecture and recitation is mandatory in order to succeed in this course. - We may use online forms to take attendance in lecture, as well as to ask questions and provide an interactive lecture environment. - Questions posed in lecture may be graded for participation or correctness. These questions will be in addition - to attendance for the day. You may miss 3 lectures without penalty. After your third missed lecture, you will be - penalized 2%-points per absence from your overall course grade. + Attendance in lecture is not mandatory, but highly encouraged. You are, after all, paying us to deliver an interactive experience. If you don't understand something, wouldn't it be nice to just raise your hand and get to the bottom of it then and there? Lectures will typically be recorded, but recordings have been known to get corrupted; do not count on lecture recordings.
We will be meeting for recitation to go over homework assignments and any questions you have about the material. In addition, the recitations may review or extend lecture and are an excellent environment to ask more individual questions regarding the course material. - Attendance in recitation is not mandatory, however, it is highly encouraged in order to perform well. + Attendence in recitation is mandatory. + Questions posed in recitation may be graded for participation or correctness. + You may miss 3 recitations without penalty for any reason. + After your third missed recitation, you will be penalized 2%-points per absence from your overall course grade.
The final exam grade will replace the midterm grade if it is higher.
-Note: Failure on the final exam will result in failure of the course.
-Here is a breakdown of the course grades required for the different letter grades.