The trip may be physically demanding and somewhat dangerous, including hiking several miles over very steep terrain. If you have concerns about your ability to safely participate and enjoy this trip, I encourage you to see me to set up an alternative exercise. The trip is not physically demanding but will include a traverse of a muddy floodplain. Although the lab is an integral part of the class, I allow the teaching assistant some leeway on how to run lab sections. There will be at least 2 lab tests and at least 2 announced quizzes.
Attendance is essential.
As a general rule, collective class performance determines how many formal requirements are made in lab. The more conscientious the class, the more flexible and less formal the structure. Your teaching assistant will address this issue in lab. All extra credit work will be averaged into the rest of the class grade, rather than added on. This grading method means that extra-credit work must be of superior quality for it to improve your grade.