Weekly Assignments

25% of Final Grade

There will be weekly assignments which you will be expected to complete. You will be able to hand these in at most ONE WEEK late. The assignments will distributed as the class progresses. You will need to check Blak,board for the assignment due dates. Each assignment will have specific instructions and will be graded based on your solution. You will be given an assessment sheet with each assignment. You are expected to upload ALL work to Blackboard. Since these are INDIVIDUAL assignments, so you are expected to complete these on your own. You should be working with fellow students on questions your don't understand, but all work you submit is expected to be your own.

If you are absent on the day an assignment is due, you must still submit it to Blackboard. If you do not submit the work by the due date and TIME, it will be graded as late. All late assignments will be reduced 10 points after the due date and time. You will only be permitted to submit work upto one week late. Work submitted later than one will will NOT be accepted.

Participation

15% of Final Grade

Each student is expected to attend all classes--both lecture and lab sessions and participate in work presentations. Some class time will be devoted to reviewing solutions to work in lab exercises. Failure to actively participate in these discussions will be reflected in this component of your grade. Some lab exercises will be part of the work assigned in the weekly assignment.

Semester Tests
The average of these exams will be worth 40% of the final grade.

Your test dates are
Test 1--9/24
Test 2--10/15
Test 3--11/12
Final Exam--week of Exam

If you miss a test, then grade for your final test will be doubled to make up the grade for the missed test.  Test material builds on topics from earlier topics, but material assessed in one test will not be assessed in future tests.

Tests are closed book.  Some parts may allow you to use computer features for calculations.

MAKE-UP Tests will NOT be given. If you missed the schedule date/time for the test, your grade for the test will be 0 and your grade for the final test weill be doubled to make up the missed tests.

Semester Project
The group project is worth 20% of the final grade.

Each person will be assigned to a team. The team will be responsible for researching the project, and preparing a presentation on the topic.  More details about the project will be presented during the next few weeks

The presentation component will comprise 75% of the project grade. The individual team assessments will comprise 25% of the project grade. It is possible each person on the team will receive DIFFERENT grades for the project.

Individual assessments will include answers to specific questions about the participation of team members in the project. This part of the assessment will be provided by the teacher and by evaluation of each individual's contribution based on evaluations from team members.