Purpose and details about the group projects are described on a separate web page. There will be no quizzes. No grades will be assigned to individual tests. After each examination you will be given a graph representing the performance of the class that will enable you to assess your relative performance. The tests are fair but they are not easy and they are not short either.
Performance is work divided by time and performance is tested.
The goal is learning for long-term retention. In the past, averages have been between 45 and 65 points out of 100 possible points and achieved individual scores have varied from about 15 all the way up to the low 90s. Remember that your grade will depend on your relative position with regard to the average. A score of 70, while seemingly low, is still an A grade if the average is about 50. At that level of performance, you could compete with just about anybody.