Pop quizzes may be given on any given day when no
other exams are scheduled and may or may not be announced.
There will be two hourly
tests given at the usual class time on the dates above.
Tests will be closed book, closed note. Calculators may
not be used during tests or quizzes. Nonnative speakers
of English may use a dictionary. The final will be comprehensive,
although it will emphasize the material in the latter part of
the course. The final exam will be at:
Monday, November 23, at 10:10 A. M. (10:10 lecture)
Tuesday, November 24th, at 2:30 P. M. (1:10 lecture)
the time chosen by the
Registrar's office, in the regular classroom. It will not be
given early, so keep this in mind before you make travel plans.
Grading:
Two hourly tests: 30%
Quizzes: 10%
Homework: 15%
Lab assignments: 15%
Final Exam: 30%
Attendance policy:
Class attendance will not be used directly in the
final determination of grades. Students, however, miss
classes at their own risk, since there will be no make-up quizzes.
Students missing class on the day of a quiz will
be given a zero. For excused absences the average of the student's
other quizzes will be substituted. Contact the instructor by e-mail
before a class you cannot attend, to be considered for an
excused absence. Students are required to attend class
during the tests and final exam unless prior arrangements have
been made. If, because of some exceptional circumstance, you cannot
attend a test, contact your instructor before the fact, not
after, to discuss your options.
Students must attend laboratory sessions. Your lab grade
will be determined by the work you accomplish in the two hours you
are actually in the lab. If you miss a lab, you will be given a zero
for the lab. For excused absences, the average of the student's other
lab grades will be substituted. For a lab to be excused, you should
contact your TA via E-mail before,
not after, the lab in question. See
Blackboard for TA contact
information, when it becomes ready.
Students are expected to turn in only their
own work with proper documentation. Anything else may result in an
F for the exam, project or program, an F for the course, or even
dismissal from the University. All study materials must be put
away so that they are not visible during tests and quizzes.
Homework assignments are due by the time specified.
Homework is to be an individual exercise. Discussing
general concepts with other students is encouraged, however, comparing
answers, or working in groups is not allowed. You may consult books,
journals, and notes in order to do your homework, but you must
credit any source you use. You will not lose credit if you credit
the source, but you may if you do not! Solutions that are unclear
or difficult to read will
lose points.
All homework assignments will be posted on
this web site.