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gibson:teaching:fall-2016:math753:policies [2016/08/26 10:00] gibson [Grades] |
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===== Exams ===== | ===== Exams ===== | ||
- | Exams will be closed-book, closed-computer, and will cover all material in the course. The exams will tend to be difficult, in order to distinguish between students who have worked hard and those who have not. | + | Exams will be closed-book, closed-computer, and will cover new material since the last exam, except for the final exam, which is comprehensive. |
Exams will take place in lecture time on the dates specified on the schedule, unless changes are necessitated by snow days or other disruptions. Make-up or alternate exams will be given only for participants in scheduled University athletic events (one week's notice required) and serious illness (e.g. hospitalization). **If you miss an exam for any other reason, your grade on the exam will be zero.** Do not make travel plans that would require you to miss class or leave campus before the end of the finals period. | Exams will take place in lecture time on the dates specified on the schedule, unless changes are necessitated by snow days or other disruptions. Make-up or alternate exams will be given only for participants in scheduled University athletic events (one week's notice required) and serious illness (e.g. hospitalization). **If you miss an exam for any other reason, your grade on the exam will be zero.** Do not make travel plans that would require you to miss class or leave campus before the end of the finals period. | ||
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| 10%| class participation | | | 10%| class participation | | ||
- | | 30%| homework | | + | | 40%| homework | |
- | | 20%| exam 1 | | + | | 15%| exam 1 | |
- | | 20%| exam 2 | | + | | 15%| exam 2 | |
| 20%| final exam | | | 20%| final exam | | ||