Section 6 Grades
For general information about grades, please go to the PCC Grading Guidelines.
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http://catalog.pcc.edu/handbook/g301-gradingguidelines/| Assignment | Number | Weight |
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| Homework Sets | 7 | 20% |
| Workbook Activities | 18 | 20% |
| Quizzes | 7 | 10% |
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 20% |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30% |
Subsection 6.1 Assignments
- Homework Sets
- Each week you will have a set of homework problems to complete and submit on your own.
- Workbook Activities
- For each class session there is an associated workbook activity. For most activities, there is a prep-work portion, a group-work portion, and a post-work reflection portion. It is your responsibility to arrive to class with the prep work completed so that you can fully participate with your group. The workbook will be turned in with a self assessment before each Exam.
- Quizzes
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There will be seven quizzes, each administered on a Wednesday at the start of class and covering material from the week before.Quiz Corrections: After your graded quiz is returned, you may redo the quiz in its entirety and submit it as a Quiz Correction. Your final grade will be an average of your two submissions, meaning you can recover up to half of your missed points by submitting a quiz correction. For example, if you score a 6/10 on a quiz, you may upgrade your score to an 8/10 with a quiz correction.
Subsection 6.2 Exams
- Midterm Exam
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There is one Midterm Exam in this class, administered on Wednesday, April 30. There will be no calculator allowed on this exam, as all of your work will need to be shown by hand.Practice Midterm: One week before the Midterm, I will release a Practice Midterm. Working on it together with your group will be one of the Workbook Activities, and you can make sure that you are prepared for the exam and support your classmates by preparing together.Midterm Corrections: After your graded exam is returned, you may redo the exam in its entirety and submit it as a Midterm Correction. Your final grade will be an average of your two submissions, meaning you can recover up to half of your missed points by submitting a Midterm correction. For example, if you score a 74% on the exam, you may upgrade your score to an 87% with a midterm correction.
- Final Exam
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There is one Final Exam in this class, administered on Monday, June 9. Unfortunately, since the Final will be during our last class meeting, there is no opportunity for a Final Correction.Practice Final: One week before the Final, I will release a Practice Final. Working on it together with your group will be one of the Workbook Activities, and you can make sure that you are prepared for the exam and support your classmates by preparing together.
Subsection 6.3 Late Work and Make-Up Policy
Mathematics is a subject that builds on itself, so it is crucial that you stay on top of your work at the pace of the class. However, I understand that life does not always line up with college schedules and deadlines. If you need more time to complete a homework assignment, or if you need to miss class, please contact me (see Subsection 3.2) to work out an extension, or another way to make up work.
