Grading

Grading

This policy is subject to change at any time for any reason.

There will be one or two midterms.

The final exam will be comprehensive.

I may give an occasional announced quiz; if so, they will take only twenty minutes or so and count the same as one problem set.

Problems sets: 15%.
Hour exams: 30-40%.
Final: 45-55You must pass the final in order to pass the course.

If you do not work on almost all the problem sets, then do not expect to pass the course.

Homework will generally be given each week and will generally be due at the Wednesday discussion section. Late homework will not be accepted, because homework will generally be due at the problems session, and solutions will normally be given then and there.

Late homework will receive a grade of 0. (Of course, a missing homework may be excused altogether if, for example, you are seriously ill.)

Grading