Grading Policy and Exam Schedule

Course Grading

Homework: 20%
Quizes: 25%
Midterm: 25%
Final (cumulative): 30%

Homework

Homework will generally consist of five to ten questions, some with multiple parts. Homework will be handed out on Tuesday and be due within the first five minutes of the lecture on the following Tuesday or it will be considered late. Late homework is devalued at 50% if turned in after the first five minutes of lecture on Tuesday. It will not be accepted after the beginning of lecture on Wednesday. You will be allowed one free drop for the quarter (worst grade, sick, etc...).

Homework is posted, completed and submitted at the Atmospheric Sciences Moodle page. Here are some suggestions:

  • Always use the Firefox internet browser.
  • Make sure you get a confirmation email after completing the assignment. If you do not (check your junk folders too), we didn't get it.
  • Write down your answers as you do the assignment on line.
  • You may do the assignment as many times as you like, but only the last submision will count for your grade.

Quizzes

We will have a 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. Some quiz sections will include a laboratory demonstration designed to allow everyone to participate in scientific investigation and discovery.

Exams

The content of the exams will be based on lectures, class discussions, section discussions and activities, reading assignments, and homework. The final exam will cover the entire course. All exams are closed book and consist of short answer and multiple choice questions.   Bring a Scantron form to class on the day of the test. 

Under very unusual circumstances, a makeup exam will be offered; arrangements must be made in advance of the day of the exam. Makeup exams will be in two parts: a selection of essays and an oral exam administered by Prof. Battisti.



MIDTERM EXAM:  Thursday February 10, 10:30-11:20 am (KNE 220).

FINAL EXAM:  Monday March 14, 8:30--10:20 am (KNE 220).

Forecasting Contest:

An opportunity for extra credit
Forecasting will begin the third week of the quarter. Students who submit a minimum of 30 forecasts will receive 5 extra credit points on the final. Students who do well on their forecasts and submit at least 30 forecasts, are eligible for up to 5 additional points of extra credit on the final. Total possible extra credit is 10 points added to a 100-point final. More information will be provided before the contest begins.

Academic Honesty

Working with other students on assignments is acceptable as long as the written result is your own work. Direct copying of any part of another person's work by any means is considered cheating. Cheating will not be tolerated. All parties involved will receive no credit. Academic probation will be pursued in egregious cases.

Disability Accommodations

If you require any disability accommodations, please contact Disability Resources for Students at (206) 543-8924, uwdss@u.washington.edu, or in person at 448 Schmitz Hall. In the interest of fairness, we will only accommodate those with proper documentation.