The exam will be designed to test your knowledge, not your speed. Exams will be based on information presented in the lecture, in labs, in handouts distributed in class, and in the text. Make-up exams will only be given in cases of illness or circumstances that make attendance at the exam impossible. Giving or receiving information in any form during examinations will result in a score of zero. Your final letter grade in the course will be determined from the percentage of the total points that you earn in the course.
Many students consider knowledge to be primarily, or even solely factual.
As a result, their primary learning tool is short-term memorization. While proficiency with factual information is important in this course, memorization alone is unlikely to be a sufficient preparation for questions about concepts or the application of these concepts to new situations. Therefore, please be forewarned that examinations in this course will attempt to test for factual knowledge, concept comprehension, and the application of concepts and facts to new situations.