Your grade in this class will be based on 3 one hour exams given in class, a final exam, and possibly in class quizzes. The exams will be given on the following dates:
Your average in the course will be computed as follows:
Each exam will be assigned a weight of 25% and the final 2 x 25%. The
average will be computed after the lowest 25% has been dropped. For
example, if one of your "in class" exams is your lowest grade, it
will be dropped and your final will count 50%. If your final is your
lowest grade, it will count only 25% with the "in class" exams making
up the remaining 75%. Short quizzes will be given if I feel that
attendance is poor or the class is doing poorly on the exams. If
quizzes are given, the above computation will count less than 100%
and quiz grades will be averaged in. Students with special needs
during lecture and/or exams should see me early in the semester.
In order that all students may obtain the maximum benifit from the lectures, I would like you to observe the following rules: No talking among yourselves during lectures, all cell phones must be turned off (off means off, not on vibrate), and do not move about or leave during lecture.
Please be aware that all cases of academic dishonesty will be reported to the academic honesty committee according to the procedures outlined in the Tiger Cub. In order to discourage cheating on exams, multiple copies of exams will often be used and some exams will be copied before being returned to students. Please realize that these procedures are not designed to catch cheaters. Rather, they are aimed at preventing cheating which is fair to no one.
My office is room 376 in the Chemistry building. Please feel free to come and talk to me about problems you may be having with the course. My office hours are from 1-3 PM on Wednesdays. I shall conduct informal help sessions at mutually agreeable times preceding exams. I also encourage you to ask questions during my lectures.