Grading Policy
Exams, quizzes, and special
assignments will determine 70% of your grade. The remaining 30% of your
grade will be determined by the final exam. Neither homework nor class
attendance will be used to compute your grade except if you are auditing the
course. If you are auditing the course, you must attend at least
40% of the time to receive the grade AU; otherwise you will receive the grade
W.
While homework will not be
used directly in the computation of your grade, it should not be inferred that
doing homework is unnecessary. This is one of the best ways to learn
calculus. Occasionally, homework may be collected in order to monitor your
understanding of the material.
Partial credit will be given on all exams and
quizzes. The amount of credit given on a particular problem will depend
upon the work you show. In some cases, if you do not show your work, full
credit may not be given for a “correct answer” to a problem.
Therefore, it is necessary that you show all work that is relevant to the
problems you solve.
If you have a valid reason for missing an exam or
quiz, you will be given a makeup. If possible, you should notify the
instructor in advance of missing an exam to make arrangements to take a makeup.
On all exams and quizzes it is expected that you will
do your own work and not copy from others. Failure to comply with this
policy may result in losing a significant amount of credit and could result in
being assigned a failing grade for the course.
Calculators. You
may not use a calculator on any exam.
However, you will be permitted to use them on quizzes. On quizzes you may use any scientific or
graphing calculator that does not have symbolic capabilities. Calculators with symbolic capabilities
include the following: TI-89, TI-92, HP28S, HP28SX, HP48G, HP48G+, HP48GX, and
HP49G.
The following grading scale will be used.
90 -
100% A
80 - 89% B (at least)
70 -
79% C (at least)
55 -
69% D (at least)
Below
55% F (at least)