Grading
Your course final grade will be based on a number of different activities, using a point accumulating system. Each category is graded individually and the number of points is scaled as shown in the table below. Your total points at the end of the semester will determine your grade.

Grading Rules:

  • Homework and Group Problems: are graded out of 5 points; The  Homework is graded out of 3 points (one point per question). Partial credit for each question may be 0.25, 0.50 or 0.75. Two more points are earned during class based on work habit and performance.
    • The following grades: 0late,  0abs (absent), 0ns (not submitted) are assigned respectively to the following cases: Lateness for classes, absences and not turned in homework.
  • Quiz and Lab: are graded out of 5 points; The  Quiz is graded out of 3 points (one point per question). Partial credit for each question may be 0.25, 0.50 or 0.75. Two more points are earned during class based on work habit and performance.
    • The following grades: 0late,  0abs (absent), 0ns (not submitted) are assigned respectively for the following cases: Lateness for classes, absences and not turned in homework.
  • Online Quizzes: are automatically graded out of 10 points, (one point per question). There is no partial credit for online quizzes. 
  • Exams: There are two midterms each one has 15 multiple choice questions. The final has 30 multiple choice questions. There is no partial credit for exams. 
Required Assignments Percentage
Exam 1 15
Exam 2 15
Final 30
Group Problems & Homework 15
Lab & Quizzes 15
Online Quizzes 10

Letter Grade Range

Percentage Grade
87% A
83% B+
77% B
73% C+
64% C
55% D
< 55 F

These are approximate guidelines
Your grade is established by point accumulation. (no curving)