Weighting and Curving Grades
The undergraduate and graduate classes will have common exams but will be
curved separately.
Weighting
Test 1: 22 %
Test 2: 22 %
Test 3: 22 %
Final : 22 %
Class responses : 12%
Curving
Here is the approximate grade distribution you can expect.
The exact distribution will depend on the grade curve.
Approx 15% of the class will get an A
Approx 10% A-
Approx 45% B+,B,B-
Approx 25% C+,C,C-
...
These percentages are generally based on
the student body at the beginning of the semester
assuming the number of drops does not exceed the department
average.
If drops do exceed the dept. avg, then the distribution may lean a bit more
towards the top.
Partial Credit Policy
Partial credit policy for tests where you have to classify a
language to be in a particular complexity class and then justify your
answer (this applies to most tests in this course).
0 points -- wrong classification; or correct classification but bogus
justification
0-1/2 the points -- (loose but) correct classification, logical but
unpromising attempt at proof -
looser the classification, fewer the points
1/4-3/4 the points -- tight, correct classification, incomplete but promising
and logically correct attempt at proof
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