The final examination will be comprehensive but will stress material not covered by previous examinations. Grading Any disagreement with homework or exam grading must be settled with Dr. Dave within one week after the graded material is returned. Any disagreement with lab exercise or quiz grading must be settled with your TA, also within one week after the graded material is returned. Grading will be adjusted throughout and at the end of the semester with a sliding scale. Cutoff scores between the letter grades will be based on overall class performance and based on the distribution of scores.
Cutoffs usually occur where there are gaps between clusters of similar scores.
In the middle and at the end of the semester, you will be required to report on how your group performed together. You will evaluate how well each of your group members contributed to the group. An individual's final grade may be adjusted by as much as one letter grade based on these evaluations, on the individual's class binder , and on Dr. Dave's and the TA's impressions. A positive adjustment will be given to an individual who worked much harder and contributed much more than the rest of the group, and a negative adjustment will be given to an individual who didn't work hard and didn't contribute much to the group. If your final score ends up being a few points below a sliding scale cut-off and your group evaluations and class binder are better than average, your grade will be moved up.