Course Grades
Your course grade will be weighted and calculated from the higher one of the following for each student:
| Formula 1 | Formula 2 | |
| Midterm | 15% Exam 1 | 10% – The lower Midterm |
| Midterm | 15% Exam 2 | 15% – The higher Midterm |
| Final | 25% | 30% |
| Mini-Projects | 5% | 5% |
| Participation | 5% | 5% |
| Weekly Quizzes | 15% | 15% |
| Written Worksheets | 15% | 15% |
| WebAssign | 5% | 5% |
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 comprehensive final exam.
- The dates for the midterm exams are listed on the course schedule.
- Our final exam is during undergraduate final exam week May 12 – May 18, 2021. Please check albert.nyu.edu for your final week schedule and plan your travel accordingly.
All exams will be monitored over zoom or by SmaterProctoring tool, make sure you can connect to Internet and have a camera to show your face during the exam.
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 or quiz, 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 construct 5% of the course grade.
Depends on the instructor, participation will come from Clicker Questions/polling / call your name to answer question/ breakout room discussion/class forum/ virtual office hour visit.
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 lowest quiz and HW scores” as free spin.