Your grade will reflect your performance on take-home exams, quizzes, final exam, lab work, one-minute questions, homework and in-class work.

Take-Home Exams
There will also be two take-home exams, one handed out on March 1st and due on the 4th, and the second handed out on April 15th , due on the 21st. These will have both independent and collaborative sections, which will be explained in class.

Quizzes
There will be 10 weekly quizzes (first 10 minutes of most Monday classes). Each quiz will be worth 10 points; the sum of these will be the equivalent of one hourly exam. During the last week, you will have the opportunity to make up or improve your grade on any one quiz of your choosing. Other than this one-time opportunity, quizzes may not be postponed or made up.

Final Exam
There will be a final exam during exam period, which will be equivalent to two hourly exams in weight. There will be a take-home question handed out on the last day of class. The remainder will be open-book but timed and taken according to the regular final exam schedule.

Lab
Your lab grade will account for 25-30% of your course grade. The lab grade will include project presentations and reports, as well as weekly reports in your lab notebook and technical performance. You must pass the lab in order to pass the course.

One-Minute Questions
I will keep a record of how many one-minute questions you file, and the total number will add a small percentage to your final grade.

Homework Problems and In-Class Work
Problems from the text will be handed out regularly, and the solutions manual is on reserve. For some topics, there will be additional problem sets, for which the answers will be posted to the course conference and placed in a notebook on reserve. None of the problems will be graded, but quizzes may be based on these problems. You are strongly encouraged to work cooperatively with other members of the class, especially your study group, on problem sets and labs. Whenever possible, there will be time during the week in class for problem solving and group study.

Policies on Accommodations
Please let me know immediately if you foresee any conflict of important dates in the course with religious observances. I will be glad to make necessary changes or accomodations.
Students with disabilities who are taking this course and who need disability-related accommodations are encouraged to work with Barbara Boger, the Director of Programs of the Pforzheimer Learning and Teaching Center (if you have learning or attention disabilities), and Jim Wice, the Director of Disability Services (if you physical disability or are uncertain)to arrange these accommodations. Their offices are located in the Pforzheimer Learning and Teaching Center in Clapp Library.

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