PHYS 1307

Grading Policy

Summer 2007

• The final course grades are based on
• Homework: 20%
• Class Work (exercises and quizzes): 25%
• Mid Term: 25%
• Final Exam: 30%

• Homework assignments are assigned using the Homework system. Please see course web page. Guessing in multiple choice questions will earn negative points if the guess is wrong. The system will not accept any late homework.

• Class quizzes may be given during class, unannounced, and roughly 10 minutes long. The quizzes are mostly qualitative, designed to test reading comprehension.
  
  
• There will be hands-on exercises during class. Class participation and performance on the assigned exercises will have a major impact on your grade. To perform well you must come to class prepared by reading the assigned material prior to class and answering the pre-class questions.
  
  
• All exams are closed-book, and calculators are allowed. Each exam consists of multiple-choice questions, some covering conceptual ideas, while others may be regular problems. Important formulas will be provided. Instead of memorizing formulas, you should strive to master the underlying physics of the formulas and how to use them in various situations.

• There are no make-up homework, quizzes, or exams.

• The lowest homework, quiz, and class exercise grades will be dropped.