Grading

• Homework and lab work: (35%)
  Homework will be graded on a 0-4 basis, where:
  • 4: complete and mostly correct with strong attempts at all problems
  • 3: mostly complete, good approach, some mistakes
  • 2: incomplete or poor approach
  • 1: incomplete and poor approach
  • 0: nothing turned in
• Midterm Exams: (45%) 
• Final: (20%)
  

    Course grades will be assigned based on the above distribution.

Collaboration

• In homework, you are allowed to consult the professor,  your other classmates, and/or any other individuals to obtain assistance in formulating a solution or debugging. You may not use any part of someone else's software without written (i.e. email) approval from the professor. If anyone other than the professor, has been consulted on any portion of the assignment, you are required to identify these individuals by name at the beginning of the assignment. While such consultation is allowed, it is important that the final written preparation of the assignment is done by yourself, using your own explanations. It is strictly forbidden to submit someone else's work as your own or to copy someone else's work (either verbatim or with slight notation changes). A good rule of thumb is "don't write down anything that you don't understand." You can use the Gilligan's Island Rule unless specifically prohibited.
• In the exams, you may not consult with anyone other than the professor, who will only answer questions of clarification about the problem wording. You will be asked to sign an honor code in each exam indicating that the work is your own.

Grading discrepancies

• If a grading error is found in a homework, the student should bring it to my attention. If I agree that an error has been made, I will update the records.
• Students are responsible for reporting any grading errors within one week of when the respective homework or exam is returned.  When grade summaries are given, discrepancies must be identified and reported within one week.

Make-ups, Incompletes, etc.

• Make-up exams will be given only if you have a legitimate excuse, such as a serious illness as documented by a doctor's note. If you do not have a legitimate excuse, you will be given a grade of zero for the exam.
• Incompletes will not be given to students who wish to improve their grade by taking the course a subsequent semester. (An incomplete may be given for medical reasons where a doctor's note is provided.) Students will not be given an opportunity to improve their grade by doing "extra work".
• Homeworks are due at the beginning of class. No late homeworks will be accepted, unless there is a legitimate excuse and you have obtained permission in advance from the professor. No homework scores will be dropped.  Electronic submission of lab work will have an automatic cut off, at which time, no further submissions will be accepted.
• Students are responsible for being aware of the add and drop dates for the current semester. Forms will not be back-dated.