Winter 2003
Tests
will be half short answer and half multiple choice. Bring a Scantron
form to class on the day of the test. All tests are closed book.
The Final Exam will be a cumulative exam. Students who cannot attend the
Final Exam must arrange an oral final with Professor Durran before the
end of the quarter.
| 1st MIDTERM | Tuesday, 4 February |
| 2nd MIDTERM | Wednesday, 26 February |
| FINAL | Monday, 17 March 8:30-10:20 |
Grading
will be apportioned as follows:
| Homework/Quiz Section | 20% |
| Each Midterm | 24% |
| Final | 32% |
Homework
will consist of approximately seven one week assignments. Homework assignments
will be posted on the web by 5 PM each Wednesday and handed in eight days
later at the start of the Thursday
lecture.
Each assignment will be discussed in the quiz sections the same week in
which it is handed in. Since the correct solution will be given immediately
after the homework is handed in (at least in Section AG), no late homework
will be accepted. Each student's lowest homework score will, however,
be dropped to allow for one sickness or unavoidable absence.
Homeworks will typically
consist of five questions and graded on a scale of 0-20. Three of
the homework problems will be selected at random by the TA's and graded
on a scale of 1-5. Five additional points will be awarded to
those papers in which a reasonable attempt is made to answer the remaining
two problems. Solutions for all the problems will be posted each Monday
on the web and outside the TA office.
Quiz Sections.
Quiz sections will generally include a laboratory demonstration performed
by the TA. Attendance in quiz sections is mandatory. One
third the homework/quiz-section grade will be based on attendance in the
quiz sections (full-attendance credit will be awarded to all who miss no
more than one section).
Forecast Contest:
an opportunity for extra credit. Forecasting will begin the sixth
week of the quarter. Students who submit a minimum of 15 forecasts will
have 6 extra credit points added to their final. Students who do well on
their forecasts, and submit at least 15 forecasts, are eligible for up
to 6 additional points of extra credit on the final. (Total possible
extra credit is 12 points added to a 100-point final.) Grades will
be assigned, and the grading curve established before the addition
of these extra credit points.