Grading: Exam Dates and Grade Distribution

Your grade will be based on the following:
 
 
 
ASSESSMENT ITEM Percent
Hour Exam I 15
Hour Exam II 15
Final Exam 15
Problem 1 (Force and Motion)  5
Problem2 (Materials and their Properties)  5
Problem 3 (Proposal to NASA)  5
Lab 15
Discussion 10
Participation  
     Large Class 5
     Group Evaluation of Individual Effort 10
TOTAL 100

All of the projects, participation points, and examinations listed in the table are related to one or more of the specific course objectives described earlier in this syllabus.

DATES FOR EXAMS

First Hour Exam        Tuesday, March 13 (Group Question, March 8)
Test on material covered in class, lab, and discussion from February 6 - March 6

Second Hour Exam     Tuesday, April 24 (Group Question, April 19)
Test on material covered in class, lab, and discussion from March 6 - April 19

Final Exam                   Date to be announced.  Test on all material cover in the course (50% on previously tested material, 50% on material covered since April 19)
 

GRADE DISTRIBUTION
 
GRADE Percent 
A 92-100
A- 89-91
B+ 86-88
B 82-85
B- 79-81
C+ 76-78
C 72-75
C- 69-71
D+ 66-68
D 62-65
D- 59-61
F LESS THAN 59

 
 
 

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