Grading Formula:

Homework is graded as check-plus, check, check-minus; late homework is discouraged and penalized. The grades convert at 10,8,6; late are half that amount. Late homeworks are still better than nothing, since missing homework is 0.

Exams are scored as a fraction of possible points although I may give vague guidelines about what score could correspond to A, B, C ranges. Note that all performance is relative: if the average student scored 20/75 then 30/75 is good!

The final grade is calculated by weighting the homework average, exam scores, and project score; which are then ranked to determine each student's position in the class. You have an option of a "high-risk" grading scheme, which doesn't count homework -- more information is on the class web page.

Your grade is determined by the work done during the term, in the same manner for every student in the class. No subsequent extra credit work can compensate for poor exam and homework grades. Don't even bother to ask. Also, no incompletes!