Math 131: Requirements & grading

Requirements and weights

Mid-semester exams—60%*

Exam 1 (20%)	Wednesday, October 1	7:00–8:30 p.m.
Exam 2 (20%)	Wednesday, October 22	7:00–8:30 p.m.
Exam 3 (20%)	Wednesday, November 19	7:00–8:30 p.m.

Final exam—Friday, December 19, 8:00-10:00 a.m.—24%*

Homework, quizzes, etc. (instructor’s portion) —16%

*If your Final Exam score is higher than your Exams 1–3 average, then your Final Exam score counts 30% (instead of 24%) and Exams 1–3 each counts 18% (instead of 20%).


	Grading scale

A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	D+	D	F
86	82	78	75	72	68	62	59	55	50	<50

Example calculation of a course grade

Example 1: Standard method

	Score	Weight	Net score
Exam 1	83	20%	16.6
Exam 2	78	20%	15.6
Exam 3	61	20%	12.2
Instructor portion	75	16%	12.0
Final exam	70	24%	16.8
		Total score	73.2
		Grade	B–


	Example 2: Final-exam-higher method In this example, final exam > average of Exams 1–3.

	Score	Weight	Net score
Exam 1	83	18%	14.94
Exam 2	78	18%	14.04
Exam 3	61	18%	10.98
Instructor portion	75	16%	12.00
Final exam	77	30%	23.10
		Total score	75.06
		Grade	B


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