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Atmospheric Sciences 101: Weather
Summer 2007

Grading Policy

The overall course grade will be determined as follows:

Homework Assignments
14% of Final Grade
Weekly Quizzes 
25% of Final Grade
Midterm (26 July 2007)
25% of Final Grade
Final Exam (17 & 18 August 2007)
36% of Final Grade

Homework:

  • Homework assignments will be posted on the Homework Assignments web-page approximately one week prior to the specified due date.
  • Homework will be based predominantly on the lecture material and demonstrations.
  • Assignments should be handed in to the instructor at the beginning of the lecture on the due date.   Though not the preferred method, submitting assignments by e-mail is permissible; however, students will not receive a corrected assignment.   No assignments will be accepted after 10:45am on the due date.
  • Homework grade will be based on the seven best scores of the eight possible assignments.
Quiz Section:
  • In order to encourage regular attendance and continued review of material covered in class, short quizzes will occur on Thursdays at the end of the quiz section.
  • The quizzes will be similar in format to the midterm and final (multiple choice and short answer questions).
  • The grade for the quiz component will be based on the best of five of six quizzes.
  • There will not be a quiz on the first week of class, the week of the midterm, nor the last week of class.
  • The quiz section will also be used to review the solutions to the homework assignment from the previous weeks.  
Midterm:
  • The hour-long midterm exam will take place on Thursday, 26 July 2007.
Final Exam:
  • The final exam will be comprehensive, encompassing material from the entire quarter.
  • The final exam will take place on the last two days of the quarter, 16-17 August 2007. The first day will be the multiple choice component of the test and the second will be the short answer component.
Extra Credit:
  • During the quarter students interested in an extra credit activity may participate in a forecast competition, in which students submit (over a secure website) a forecast of Seattle's maximum and minimum temperatures and precipitation for the following day.  
  • Points will be awarded based on the number of forecasts submitted and your ranking relative to certain benchmarks; if insufficient forecasts are made you will receive no extra credit (specific details on amount of credit will be outlined prior to the contest start date).