The main purpose for grading homework is to make sure that you work on it. Each student will write two reports , 1000-1500 words long, on topics related to course material. The number of points you receive for these reports will be based on the professor's evaluation of their quality. After revision, we will post these reports on the class Web page. Here is the schedule for the reports.
All exams are closed book and closed notes.
Each Thursday, there will be a short quiz emphasizing material covered during the preceding week as well as material from earlier quizzes that was not mastered. The quizzes are closed book and closed notes. The table below shows how a numerical score will be computed from which your final grade will be assigned. Since a grade of A means excellent, an A will be awarded only if a student's work is very strong. Good work will receive a B. Mediocre work will receive a C or lower.