1 Administrativia
1.1 Grading
50% of your course grade will be based on assignments,
50% on a research project or exams (at a later point during the course
you will be allowed to select between a research project and exams).
Participation, or more accurately,
lack of it, can influence your grade you achieve otherwise, from assignments
and on your project or exams, negatively, up to 10%.
A grade of 90% or above guarantees an A,
80% or above a B, 70% or above a C, and 60% or above a D.
This grading formula implies that there is no curve; your grade will
depend only on how well you do, and not on how well everyone else
does. (If everyone does exceptionally badly on some assignment, I may
decide the assignment was at fault rather than the students, in which
case I'll adjust the grade cutoffs as I deem appropriate. But I won't
adjust in the other direction; if everyone gets an A, that's great).
All grade assignments are final—unless there was a mistake made in
recording your semester grades or in computing your final grade. If
all numbers are correctly recorded and computed, I will not discuss
changing the resulting letter grades.
There are situations that may warrant regrading a particular
assignment. For example, making addition errors in computing your
score, not seeing an answer that you gave, or not understanding an
answer that you gave. Requests for regrading of assignments must be
made within one week after the graded work has been handed back.
1.2 Policies
Academic Integrity Policy: *An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or
tolerate those who do.* The Honor Council Rules and Procedures are
available on the web
http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy: The Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that
provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with
disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all
students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that
provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you
believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please
contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with
Disabilities, in Room 126 of the Koldus Building or call 845-1637.