Grades are determined on the basis of the total number of points earned. Assignments are made for Monday through Thursday nights. Major weekend homework during the fall semester is rarely assigned. In such cases, the exam should be made up within one week of the missed examination. It is absolutely in each student's best interest to take an examination at the regularly scheduled time.
Lab reports are due at the beginning of the class period.
Any lab report handed in after the start of class has 5 points automatically deducted from the total score for that report. An additional 5 points will be deducted each day up to one week beyond the actual due date. Reports that are more than one week late will not be accepted, necessitating the assignment of a zero. This must be completed within one week of returning to school. Whether or not these absences are excused, it is doubly difficult to makeup missed work in this class.