Winter 2005
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 | Wednesday, 26 January |
| 2nd MIDTERM | Wednesday, 23 February |
| FINAL | Monday, 14 March 8:30-10:20 |
Grading will be apportioned as follows:
| Quiz Section Quizzes | 10% |
| Homework | 14% |
| Each Midterm | 22% |
| 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 one week later at the start of the next Wednesday 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 shortly after the homework is handed in, 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 0-16. Three of the homework problems will be selected at random by the TA's and graded on a scale of 0-4. Four 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 begin with an extremely brief quiz on that week's reading. The goal of this quiz is to encourage everyone to keep up with the assigned reading. Each student's lowest quiz will be dropped to allow for sickness or unavoidable absence. Most quiz sections will include a laboratory demonstration designed to allow everyone to participate in scientific investigation and discovery.
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.