• Group Work: is graded out of 5 points; The short quiz is graded out of 2 points. Three more points are earned based on the completed group worksheets. Partial credit for each question may be 0.25, 0.50 or 0.75. The following grades: 0late,and 0abs (absent) are assigned respectively for the following cases: Lateness for classes and absences.
• Online Homework: are automatically graded out of 10 points. The grade for the questions, which are correctly solved in the first attempt is going to be valued 100%, those solved in the second attempt worth 75%, those solved in the third attempt worth 50%, and those solved in final fourth attempt worth 25%
• Exams: There are two exams each one has 15 multiple choice questions, and a final which has 30 multiple choice questions. There is no partial credit for exams.

Your final course grade will be based on a ranking system, depending on your performance in various activities throughout the semester.

• The top 20% (or 90% overall) will receive an A.
• The next 10% (or 84% overall) will receive a B+.
• The next 20% (or 77% overall) will receive a B.
• The next 10% (or 73% overall) will receive a C+.
• Students averaging 62% will receive a C (approx. 25%).
• Students averaging 54% will receive a D (approx. 5%).
• Students averaging less than 54% will receive an F (approx. 10%).