Course Grades
Your course grade will be weighted and calculated as follows:
| Assessment | Weight | |
| Midterm 1 | 20% | |
| Midterm 2 | 20% | |
| Final | 25% | |
| Participation | 5% | |
| Weekly Quizzes | 10% | |
| Written HW | 10% | |
| WebAssign | 10% |
We will convert this score to a letter grade beginning with the values below as cutoffs. These cutoffs might be adjusted at the end of the semester (the so-called “curve”), but only in the downward direction (to make letter grades higher).
- 93% – 100%: A
- 90% – 92.99%: A-
- 87% – 89.99%: B+
- 83% – 86.99%: B
- 80% – 82.99%: B-
- 75% – 79.99%: C+
- 65% – 74.99%: C
- 50% – 64.99%: D
Exams
During the semester there will be two midterm exams in class and one cumulative final exam.
For the ONLINE section the two midterm exams will be administered online. The final exam, however, will be administered in person.
- The dates for the midterm exams are listed on the course schedule.
- Our final exam is during undergraduate final exam week: December 16th – December 22, 2022. Please check albert.nyu.edu for your final week schedule and plan your travel accordingly.
Exams will contain a mixture of computational and conceptual problems. Some of them will resemble homework problems, while some will be brand new to you. The final exam is likely to be a mixture of multiple choice and free response problems.
Out-of-sequence exams:
An excused absence for an exam requires notification to the instructor BEFORE the exam starts, followed by valid documentation. Otherwise, you will receive a “0” for any missed exams.
We may approve out-of-sequence exams in the following cases:
- A documented medical excuse.
- A University sponsored event such as an athletic tournament, a play, or a musical performance. Athletic practices and rehearsals do not fall into this category. Please have your coach, conductor, or other faculty advisor contact your instructor.
- A religious holiday.
- Extreme hardship such as a family emergency.
Makeups must occur within one week of the regularly scheduled exam, otherwise a zero score will be given.
Note: We will not be able to accommodate out-of-sequence exams for purposes of more convenient travel, including already purchased tickets.
Participation
Both in – class and out – of – class participation will make up 5% of the course grade.
Depending on the instructor, participation will come from call your name to answer question/attendance/note submission/class forum/office hour visits/participation in in-class polls
Weekly Quizzes and HW
Planned travel, planned routine visit to doctors, planned events or extracurricular activities CANNOT
serve as excuse for late HW. Because sometimes things more important than math homework come up, you have the “dropping two lowest quizzes and HW scores” as free spins.
