The overall course grade will be determined as follows:
Homework Assignments |
12% of Final Grade |
Lecture Attendance (Clicker Quizzes) |
10% of Final Grade |
Weekly Quizzes |
12% of Final Grade |
Midterms (Dates TBD) |
36% of Final Grade |
Final Exam (8 December 2014, 8:30am - 10:20am) |
30% of Final Grade |
Homework:
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Homework assignments will be posted on the Homework Assignments web-page
approximately one week prior to the specified due date.
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Homework will be based predominantly on the lecture material.
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Assignments should be handed in to the the appropriate lab section at the beginning of the lecture on the due date.
Though not the preferred method, submitting assignments by e-mail/CANVAS is permissible; however, students will not
receive a corrected assignment. No assignments will be accepted after 10:45am on the due date.
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Homework grade will be based on the six best scores of the seven possible assignments.
Quiz Section:
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In order to encourage regular attendance and continued review of material covered in class,
short quizzes will occur during the quiz sections near the end of the period.
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The quizzes will be similar in format to the midterm and final (multiple choice and short answer questions).
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The grade for the quiz component will be based on the best of six of seven quizzes.
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There will not be a quiz on the first week of class nor the weeks of the midterms.
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The quiz section will also be used to review the solutions to the
homework assignment from the previous weeks.
Midterm:
Final Exam:
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The final exam will be comprehensive, encompassing material from the entire quarter.
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The final exam is tentatively scheduled for Monday, December 8th at 8:30am.
The test questions will be composed of multiple choice and short answer formats.
Extra Credit:
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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.
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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).
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