PHYS 150 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Course Grading

Your grade will be based on your performance on the classroom attendance/participation, homework assignments, quizzes, the two midterm exams, and the final exam. The breakdown will be as follows:

Course Component	Number of Assignments	Number Dropped per Semester	Points breakdown
Lecture (Participation)	27	2	100
Homework	11	1	200
In-class Quizzes	11	1	100
Hour Exams	2	0	150 each
Final Exam	1	0	300

Final Grade

Final Grade	Minimum Percentage
A+	95%
A	92%
A-	89%
B+	86%
B	83%
B-	80%
C+	77%
C	74%
C-	71%
D+	68%
D	65%
D-	62%
F	<62%

Note: In the rare event that the point breakdown changes slightly due to modifications in assignments,
the percentages above will remain the same.

Details:

Participation

Participation grades will be determined by means of i>clicker questions during lecture.
You will receive full participation credit for the day if answering the i>clicker questions during lecture.
Participation is worth 4 points per lecture, up to a maximum of 100 points for the semester.
You will not be graded on correctness; if you give an answer for each question, you will receive full credit for that day.

Homework Assignments

Homework assignments for this course will be completed online.
Assignments consist of two parts called 'Homework' and 'Checkpoints'
Assignments generally will be made available Friday by midnight for each assigned week.
The assignments will be due the following Friday by midnight.
Late homework will receive a grade of zero.
At the end of the semester, your lowest assignment grade will be dropped.

Quizzes

Short quizzes will be given in class.
The quizzes will cover the reading assignment for the current week.
Solutions will be posted after the quiz each week.
At the end of the semester, your lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

Exams

There will be two midterm exams and one final exam.

CONSULT SCHEDULE LINK FOR WHEN THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS ABOVE TAKE PLACE