Overall Course Grade:
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Quizzes
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20% of final grade
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Lowest score dropped
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Homework
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20% of final grade
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Lowest score dropped
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Midterm Exam
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30% of final grade |
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Final Exam
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30% of final grade
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Exam will be
comprehensive |
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Total Grade =
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Total of above + extra credit
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See below for
explanation of extra credit
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Homework:
- Homework
assignments will be distributed in quiz section.
- Homework
will be accepted no later than
the beginning of lecture on Wednesday.
- Quizzes
will be administered in quiz section.
Mid term
exam:
- Midterm
exam will be of a short-answer type (multiple choice, fill
in the blank, etc). However, some questions may require writing an
answer of up to 1/4 of a page of text of comprehensible English.
Final
Exam:
- The
final exam will encompass all material covered during the quarter.
- The
final exam will be of the same format as the mid term exam.
Extra
Credit:
- During
the second half of the quarter, students interested in an extra credit
activity may
participate in a forecast competition, in which each student
submits (over a secure website) a forecast of Seattle's temperature
and precipitation for the next day. Points will be credited for
participation and performance.
- Final
grade will be raised by 0.1 GPA for responding to 80% of clicker
questions.
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