About Math 331.1: Requirements & grades

Requirements and weights

Three in-class mid-semester exams—50%

The 50% weight is for the average of the best two of your three exams' scores.

Final exam—30%

Weekly problem sets—20%

The 20% weight is for the average of the best 80% of your problem sets' scores.


	(These standard weights were modified at semester's end to put greater emphasis on your mid-semester exams if the average of the best two was greater than your Final Exam score, but to put greater emphasis upon your final Exam score if that was greater than the average of your best two mid-semeser exam scores. See the Grading Method page for the details..)


	Grading scale

A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	D+	D	F
86	82	78	75	72	68	62	58	55	50	<50


	Example calculation of a course grade

	Score	Weight	Net score
Average, best two of Exams 1–3*	81	50%	40.5
Final exam	72	30%	21.6
Average, best 80% of problem sets	70	20%	14.0
		Total score	76.1
		Grade	B


	* For example, that average would be 81 if your mid-semester exams' scores were 84, 60, and 78, since the low score of 60 would be dropped.


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