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Math 15 Grade Meanings:

The following paragraphs describe the grading criterion that will be used in this course. Pluses and minuses will be used within a letter grade to distinguish the better performances from the weaker ones.

A Fully understands the material covered in class, and in the homework; can extend ideas to new situations and more complex problems; successfully combines techniques to solve problems not demonstrated in class; work is of a consistently high quality.
B Understands most material presented in class and in the homework; correctly applies formulas and procedures to problems similar to those demonstrated in class and in the homework; sometimes successful in combining techniques to solve problems not demonstrated in class; work is of moderate to high quality.
C Understands much of the material presented in class, but is weak in some areas; can solve most problems similar to those done in class and homework; sometimes applies ideas incorrectly or incompletely; needs more practice in some areas for full proficiency in the material; quality of work is moderate or inconsistent.
D,F Has serious difficulty with much of the material from class and the homework; consistently misapplies procedures or fails to complete the solutions to problems, even those that are similar to the ones covered in class; quality of work inconsistent.

Generally, I try to produce assignments where the grade ranges are approximately 85 to 100% for an A, 70 to 85% for a B, and 55 to 75% for a C, though this varies from assignment to assignment and from class to class.

To obtain an A in this course, you will need to be able to do all the starred problems on the homework, make significant progress on most of the additional take-home quiz problems, and perform well on the in-class portion of the quizzes and exams.

To obtain a B in this course, you will need to do well on the in-class portions of the quizzes, especially when they are re-done during the take-home portion. You need to be able to make some progress on most of the extra take-home problems, but you may not be able to complete many of them. You should be able to make significant progress on all but the hardest exam problems.

To obtain a C in the course, you need to use the take-home portinos of the quizzes to correct most of the problems that you have on the in-class portions. You may not be able to do many of the extra take-home questions. You will need to be able to successfully complete at least some problems on the exams, though you may not be able to do others at all.

To obtain a D or F, you will be unable to complete most problems in class, and will continue to make errors on the take-home portions of the quizzes as well.


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Created: Jan 4 1998 --- Last modified: Jan 4, 1998 3:07:55 PM