Grade Policy

Homework projects 30 % + two best Midterm Exams 35 % + Final Exam+ 35

Optional, subject to availability: Final Project +10 %

“Cell Phone” usage in class -5 percent of the final grade

I will assign a grade based on the following:
$90\le g\le 100$ is A
$80\le g<90$ is B
$70\le g<80$ is C
$67\le g<70$ is D
$g<67$ is F

Grades modifiers will be used: $0\le g\le 3$ is “-”, $3<g\le 6$ has no modifier, $6<g$ is “+”.

There is no “make up” policy for homeworks.

Midterm make up policy If you miss one midterm, you will get grade zero for that midterm, and that would be the grade that is removed from your score as described in the grade policy. The make up policy for the second missed midterm is a Russian-style oral exam on the material covered. You are randomly given one paragraph title to present, and, after given time to prepare (20 minutes or so), you present the material of that paragraph to the professor. You are asked questions to probe the level of your understanding, and then you are given a problem to solve.