Five percent will be deducted from an exam grade for each day that the student is late in turning in the take home exam. An additional 10 percent will be deducted for hand written take home exams. During each lecture period, student will be asked questions relating to the information presented during the lecture, or relating to assigned reading. In addition, approximately five class meetings will involve student participation on selected problems. Each problem set will be assigned one week in advance of their due date.
Problem sets are due at the start of the period.
Paper Each student will write one 15-30 page paper. Each student must turn in a typed outline of their paper by the fourth week of class . If you have not previously written a peer-reviewed journal article, please come and see the instructor who will provide you with details on how to obtain information on journal formats. All papers are due two weeks before the end of the semester. Papers turned in at least 7 days before the due date will be reviewed by the instructor, returned to the student, and the student allowed to improve the paper if the revised version is returned by the due date.