Final Grade Determination

Your final score (100 points max) is the sum of the following:

HITT grade: You will receive 2 points for a correct answer to a HITT question in class, and one point for just responding. When you respond to a question, your remote identification number will appear on the screen to show you that your remote is working. At the end of the semester we will divide your score by 0.8 to allow for any absences, broken remotes, late answers, etc. (You can not get more than 100% for this portion of the grade, which is 5 points as indicated above.)

Note that you can expect some technical problems during the semester such as having a dead battery in your remote. You are responsible for maintaining the functioning of your remote. No credit will be given for questions in class if you forget your remote or it is not working or you do not respond to the question in the allotted time. You may not bring anyone else's transmitter to class. Doing so violates our academic honesty policy, and the incident will be filed with the Dean of Student's Office.

We will email your scores for the student response questions once a week, assuming that you do the required registration of your remote. To receive credit for your responses, your remote number must be registered on the HITT registration page.

Quiz & homework grade: Our homework/quiz grading scheme is the same as the one used in PHY2048. The quiz in your discussion section will be related but not identical to a homework problem from the most recently due homework set from Wiley Plus. The particular problem given in each discussion section is chosen at random so sometimes it will be an easier problem and sometimes a harder problem. Each section will get a different problem. Your score for the homework/quiz for that week is obtained by multiplying your fractional homework score (out of 1.0) by the fractional credit (out of 1.0) you got for the associated quiz problem. If you scored 100% on the homework and you get a 100% on the quiz you did your job that week and get the full homework credit (1.00) towards your homework/quiz grade. If you scored 100% on the homework but only get 50% on the quiz you get 0.50 towards your grade. If you scored 50% on the homework and 50% on the quiz you get 0.25. Note that if you score 100% on the homework and get a zero on the quiz you get NO homework credit for that week. Homeworks that do not have an associated quiz will be multiplied by 1.0. Specifically, the topics covered on each quiz are listed below.

You will be permitted no more than 2 documented (e.g. medical note) absences from the discussion sections, with make-ups for missed quizzes to take place at the first opportunity determined by your TA. The documentation must be provided to your TA within 2 weeks of the missed quiz or a rational reason that it will be delayed must be e-mailed along with the projected receipt date of the documentation to both your TA and to phy2049 AT phys.ufl.edu within those 2 weeks. In the event of an H1N1 virus (swine flu) outbreak on campus, ill students and teachers are being asked to stay at home. Students are still required to notify their TA within 2 weeks, but a medical note will not be required.

To provide a measure of forgiveness for illnesses and other challenges that life throws at you, your quiz/homework score will be divided by 0.9 at the end of the semester. (You can not receive more than 100%). There are no drops or excused absences specifically for the homework, which are all assigned at the beginning of the semester. Please do not wait to the last minute to submit your answers because if there is a technical problem like a down internet connection or a computer virus, you will receive 0 for that homework. If you start early enough, any technical problem can be overcome. this

Exam grade: There are a total of four exams, three during term exams and a cummulative final exam given at the end of the semester. The dates and chapter coverage are given on the schedule page. All during term exams are evening exams. Exam questions will be taken from a number of sources, including, but not limited to, the textbook, lectures and assigned problems. Exam format is multiple choice using ScanTron sheets. The answer which you bubble in on the ScanTron is the one we grade. If you make an error bubbling in an answer and miss a question, then you do not receive credit for the question. On the other hand, if you guess a question and get it correct even though you did not know how to do the problem, then you get credit for the problem. Each exam has 20 questions and is worth 17.5 points. To get the contribution to your final grade from an exam, take your score out of 20 points and multiply by 17.5/20 = 0.875.

Unless superseded by a valid excuse a missed exam will result in a zero. Valid excuses are officially sanctioned UF events, medical excuses or family emergencies. Acceptable excuses will require a coach's, doctor's or instructor sanctioned note with a verifiable contact phone number. The documentation must be provided to your instructor within 2 weeks of the missed exam or a rational reason that it will be delayed must be e-mailed along with the projected receipt date of the documentation within those 2 weeks. A valid excuse will allow you to take the cumulative make-up exam to replace the zero on the missed exam. There will be one cumulative make-up exam (covering material from all three exams) given on Monday, Dec. 14 at a mutually agreeable time. In the event of an H1N1 virus (swine flu) outbreak on campus, ill students and teachers are being asked to stay at home. The requirement for medical documentation will be relaxed, but the date for the cummulative make-up remains the same.

Students who need special accomodations due to a disability must receive a letter from the Disability Resource Center and present it to one of the instructors at least four days prior to the exam.

Letter grade: Total minimal scores (out of 100 points) ensuring a particular letter-grade are shown below (grades are not rounded). Note that this scale is absolute and will not be adjusted to a curve. This ensures that there is no competition between students.

Keeping track of your grade: You will be given your scores for each component of the course in a timely manner, and it is your responsibility to keep a record of them to know how you are doing in the course.

1. You will be e-mailed your HITT scores approximately once a week.
2. Your homework scores are available from Wiley Plus.
3. Your quiz scores are on the graded quizzes, which are handed back to you in discussion section. They are also available on the E-Learning system for this course. You should keep your quizzes as a reference and also in case there is a discrepancy between the score you see on E-Learning and the one on your graded paper.
4. You will be e-mailed your scores on each exam after the exam has been graded. You will also receive your question sheet and any scrap paper from the exam in the first class period after the exam has been graded.

Exam Procedure & Allowed Materials

• You must bring your GatorOne ID to the exam!
• Cell phones and all other wireless devices must be turned off and out of sight. If such a device is seen during the exam you will receive a zero for that exam.
• No formula sheet is allowed. We will provide one.
• Bring pencil, eraser, sharpener, calculator.