Homeworks : first 2 sets, 10% each; next 2 sets, 20% each
In-class 2 hr Midterm(Oct 16, unless otherwise specified): 15%
In-class Final ( Nov 29, unless otherwise specified): 25% :
Those who do better on midterm as opposed to HW3 will have their midterm count as 25% and HW3 as 10%
Bonus homeworks: Note that grading of bonus questions will be strict. Partial credit will not be given for bonus questions, only near-perfect answers will receive any points at all.
The percentages below are generally based on
the grad student body remaining at the end of the semester,
assuming the number of drops does not exceed the department
average. If it does, then the distribution may lean a bit more
towards the top.
Note the ``ATLEAST'' in the following.
Students with points close together will not be split. I.e, the dividing
points between letter grades will be chosen where there
is a gap in student grades, not where there is a cluster.
Often, a large portion of the
student body works hard through a challenging begining of class and
does very well in the heavily weighted middle and end.
In this case, many more students will end up with higher
grades than the percentages below.
The top 25% of grad students will surely get
an A.
The next 15% will atleast get a B+.
The next 20% will atleast get a B.
The next 10% will atleast get a C+
The next 15% will atleast get a C
If you are in the lowest 15%, you will probably end
up with a D+,D or F.