Grading Policy

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Your grade in my classes is generally comprised of several components. For example, one scenario could be:

bulletHomework (usually 5-10%),
bulletQuizzes in section (usually 5-10%),
bullet2 Midterms (usually 45-50%)
bulletComprehensive Final (usually 35-40%).

This produces an overall score which will be put on a curve. After each exam is graded I will announce in class some statistics like average score, median score and standard deviation. Furthermore I will indicate score ranges for certain performance levels. These are most likely to be "excellent (A)", "very good", "good (B)", "passing (C)", sometimes "barely passing   (barely a C)", "poor (D)" and "failing (F)". "Poor" and "failing" are failing scores. These exam score evaluations will also be part of your narrative evaluation that you will receive at the end of the quarter.

Don't panic: If everybody does well, everybody will receive a good grade.

A few words of advice:

bulletCount your points on exams; with several hundred exams to grade mistakes unfortunately occur sometimes. (Even mathematicians make arithmetic errors...)
bulletIf you think that your work has been graded incorrectly on an exam, quiz or homework problem feel free to ask me or your TA. After all you are being evaluated and therefore have a right to expect good and fair evaluation. Nonetheless I expect from you to make a serious effort to understand why you did not get full credit before you come to me or your TA. You can do this by asking a friend or comparing your answer to the posted solutions.
 

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