PHYS 575 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Course Grading

Course grading will proceed in compliance with University policy as given in Article 3, Part 1 of the Student Code.

Any discrepancies found in your student gradebook should be brought to the attention of your section instructor immediately.

Grading

Your final grade for Physics 575 will be based upon your total score on all the components of the course.

Homework policy: 

1. HW solutions must be handwritten, not typed.

2. In order to receive full credit, you must discuss your strategy for solving a given HW problem with one of the instructional staff when starting the problem. Alternatively, you can also show your completed solution to an instructor, and explain your strategy and and how you arrived at your answer.

Please note: Unless a valid, verifiable excuse is given, homework sets which are submitted late will receive a 10% penalty per day (between Friday and Monday a 20% penalty applies). Homework sets which are turned in more than a week late will receive no credit.

Grading scheme with lecture participation:

Course Component	Number of Assignments	Number Dropped per Semester	Percentage of Total Grade
Homework	7	0	60%
Attendance and participation	27	5	10%
Final Exam	1	0	30%