Quizzes, Examination, Grading:

Quizzes and Assignments: (25%) a brief quiz will be given each class meeting (except exam days) covering the preceding lecture and associated reading assignments.  Keeping up with the material should enable you to improve your final grade by at least one letter.  In addition, a number of assignments will be given.

Examinations: (75%) There will be four, one hour exams, worth 100 points each.  Exam questions will be straight-forward, short answer, and are intended to directly examine the students knowledge of the material.

The final grade will be determined by the total number of points earned during the semester.  No extra credit. 

Grades will be assigned as follows:

90-100% 

A
80-89.9% B
70-79.9% C
60-69.9% D
less than 60% F