Grades

Your grades will be based on homework, two in-class exams, and the final exam.

Homework: There will weekly written homework assignments.

In-class exams: The in-class exams will be on Friday, September 25 and Friday, October 30.

Final exam: The final exam is scheduled for Friday, December 18 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Final grades: Your final course grade will be determined by a combination of your homework (20%), the two in-class exams (15% each), and the final exam (50%).

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Withdrawing from the course: If you withdraw from the course by September 18, the course will be deleted from your enrollment record. If you withdraw from the course by October 16, you will receive a grade of W. The University allows withdraws after October 16, but only with the Dean's signature. Late withdraws will be dealt with on a case by case basis, and requests for late withdraw with a W without a valid reason may or may not be honored.

Make-up tests: There will be no makeup tests, and the final exam cannot be rescheduled. So, do not make travel plans that conflict with any of the tests.

Students who require reasonable accommodations based on disability: Students planning to use accomodations for testing in this course need to provide the instructor with a letter of identification from the Disability Resource Center promptly.

Attendance: Students are expected to attend every scheduled class, and to be familiar with the University Class Attendance policy as it appears in the General Catalog. It is the student's responsibility to keep informed of any announcements, syllabus adjustments or policy changes made during scheduled classes.

Incompletes: The grade of I will generally not be awarded. The grade of I will be awarded only if all five of the following conditions are met:

1. The student has completed all but a small portion of the required work.
2. The student has scored at least 50% on the work completed.
3. The student has a valid reason for not completing the course on time.
4. The student agrees to make up the material in a short period of time.
5. The student asks for the incomplete before final grades are submitted, which will occur very rapidly after the final exam.

Academic integrity: Students are responsible to inform themselves of University policies regarding the Code of Academic Integrity. Students found to be in violation of the Code are subject to penalties ranging from a loss of credit for work involved to a grade of E in the course, and risk possible suspension or probation. The Code of Academic Integrity will be enforced in all areas of the course, including, but not limited to, tests and quizzes. For more information about the Code of Academic Integrity policies and procedures, including information about your rights and responsibilities as a student, see here.

Classroom conduct: Students at The University of Arizona are expected to conform to the standards of conduct established in the Student Code of Conduct. Prohibited conduct includes:

1. All forms of student academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, and plagiarism.
2. Interfering with University or University-sponsored activities, including but not limited to classroom related activities, studying, teaching, research, intellectual or creative endeavor, administration, service or the provision of communication, computing or emergency services.
3. Endangering, threatening, or causing physical harm to any member of the University community or to oneself or causing reasonable apprehension of such harm.
4. Engaging in harassment or unlawful discriminatory activities on the basis of age, ethnicity, gender, handicapping condition, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status, or violating University rules governing harassment or discrimination.