GRADING
Grades for CSC172 will be calulated based on Exams, Projects, Homework, and Notebooks.
Exams
Exams will account for 25% of the grade.
One midterm exams will be given during normal lecture
times. One final 3 hour exam will be given the last day of class. See the course
sylabus for the exact dates.
All exams are "closed Book" and "closed Notes".
There will be 2 exams, accounting for a total of 50% of a student's grade as follows.
- Midterm Exam - 20%
- Final Exam - 25%
Programming Projects
Projects will account for 30% of the grade.
Three projects will be assigned during semester. See the course
sylabus for the exact dates.
There will be 6 projects, accounting for a total of 30% of a student's
grade as follows. Each project will count for 5% of the grade.
Homework
Homwork will acount for 20% of the grade.
There will be 26 homework assignments the top 20 scores will count for 1% each.
Notebooks
Notebooks will account for 5% of the grade.
Students are expected to take notes during every
lecture. At the end of the semester, these handwritten notebooks will be turned in for a grade.
Late Policy
No late assignments will be accepted, except in the case of documented, life-threatening medical emergencies.
Letter Grade Assignments
The percent values of the exams, projects, and homework sums to
100. Final grades will be the
Numeric Grade | Final Grade
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Above 93 | A
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90 -- 93 | A-
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87 -- 89.5 | B+
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83 -- 86.5 | B
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80 -- 82.5 | B-
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77 -- 79.5 | C+
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73 -- 76.5 | C
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70 -- 72.5 | C-
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67 -- 69.5 | D+
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63 -- 66.5 | D
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60 -- 62.5 | D-
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Below 60 | E
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