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 Oct.3rd and due on the 8th, and the second handed out on Nov.14th , due on the 18th. 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 Friday 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 a research papers,project presentation and report, as well as weekly reports in your lab notebook and technical performance.

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.

HW 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 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.