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Midterm Exam, Final exam, and Course Grades

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Course Components

See week-by-week schedule for due dates.

Assignment #1: (5%)
Assignment #2: (10%)
Assignment #3: (15%)
Term Test #1: (15%)
Term Test #2: (15%)
Final Exam: (40%) [Closed-Book]

Accessing Your Marks

To view your marks, use the courseInfo command on prism. That's
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Grading System
All course components are graded using the letter grade system.

The
following is a guideline to the grading scale used. It is a copy of the York
University official grading scheme. The first number within the parenthesis is
the numeric equivalent of a grade. It is typically used in order to derive
weighted averages of multiple letter grades. The range that follows the number
is used to map a numeric grade (out of 9) to a letter grade. 

A
grade of C means doing what was asked for, a B means doing a good job on what was
asked for, and an A means doing an excellent job and showing originality.
Originality in the undergraduate environment means doing things that were not
explicitly asked for but are useful additions or extensions of the work - doing
things above and beyond the call of duty. 

A+
(9, 8.5...9) Exceptional - Thorough knowledge of concepts and/or techniques and
exceptional skill or great originality in the use of those concepts and
techniques in satisfying the requirements of a piece of work or course. 

A
(8, 7.5...8.4) Excellent - Thorough knowledge of concepts and/or techniques
together with a high degree of skill and/or some elements of originality in
satisfying the requirements of a piece of work or course. 

B+
(7, 6.5...7.4) Very Good - Thorough knowledge of concepts and/or techniques
together with a fairly high degree of skill in the use of those concepts and
techniques in satisfying the requirements of a piece of work or course. 

B
(6, 5.5...6.4) Good - Good level of knowledge of concepts and/or techniques
together with a considerable skill in using them in satisfying the requirements
of a piece of work or course. 

C+
(5, 4.5...5.4) Competent - Acceptable level of knowledge of concepts and/or
techniques together with considerable skill in using them to satisfy the
requirements of a piece of work or course. 

C
(4, 3.5...4.4) Fairly Competent - Acceptable level of knowledge of concepts
and/or techniques together with some skill in using them to satisfy the
requirements of a piece of work or course. 

D+
(3, 2.5...3.4) Passing - Slightly better than minimal knowledge of required
concepts and/or techniques together with some ability to use them in satisfying
the requirements of a piece of work or course. 

D
(2, 1.5...2.4) Barely Passing - Minimum knowledge of concepts and/or techniques
needed to satisfy the requirements of a piece of work or course. 

E
(1, 0.5...1.4) Marginally failing 

F
(0, 0...0.4) Failing 

Weighted Averages of Letter Grades

Letter grades are converted to numeric grades according to table I.  The weighted average is calculated. The numeric grade is converted back to a letter grade according to table II.

Table I.
 To be inserted.

Table II.
 

  
    F 
    E 
    D 
    D+ 
    C 
    C+ 
    B 
    B+ 
    A 
    A+ 
  
  
    <40
    ≥40
    ≥50
    ≥55
    ≥60
    ≥65
    ≥70
    ≥75
    ≥80
    ≥90