Attendance Policy & Grading Procedures

Attendance Policy

Class attendance and participation is very important and will be observed carefully. Excused absences for illnesses and or emergencies will be honored. The student is responsible for obtaining notes/assignments immediately after an unexpected absence. An excused absence does not relieve a student of the responsibility for the classwork missed. An excessive absence, even up to the number allowed (two absences) without penalty, may cause you to miss essential elements of the course.

The instructor is not obligated to allow makeup test or to repeat instructions for a student whose absence has not been officially excused. Since the course sequence is important, class attendance and participation become very crucial to your success in the course. Students with special needs or those having difficulty with the course, are strongly encouraged to make an appointment for individual meeting with the class instructor.

Grading Procedures

There will be two two-and-half-hour exams. They will have both a multiple-choice component and a problem solving component, covering readings, class lectures, and homework. For problem-solving questions, grades will be based on both the approach taken and the correctness of the response. To obtain full credit, show your work in a way that enables me to follow your reasoning. All exams are strictly individual work. If you miss an exam for a good reason, the grade may be redistributed over the remaining part of the course. Late submissions on homework/projects will be discounted in order to be fair to the students who submit it on time. The course grade will be determined as follows: Homework (using Connect-Mcgraw-Hill website) 20%, Mid-term exam 40%, Final Examination 40%. I will be the grader, and I do make mistakes. If I screw up, bring it to my attention and I will fix it.

The general grading system of A: equal to or greater than 90 percent, B:equal to or greater than 80 percent, C: equal to or greater than 70 percent, etc. will be followed.

Tentative Exam. Schedule is Midterm: October 15 (Chapters 1-9) and final: December 03 (Chapters 11-13, 16-18, and 24 ).