Grading



Your final grade will be based on how well you do on the midterm, your homework assignments, the class project, the final exam, and your participation in discussions in class. The aproximate weighting is as follows:
	Factor	Approximate Weight, %
	Midterm Exam	30
	Homework	20
	Project	20
	Final Exam	40
	Class Participation	10
Note that the numbers don't add to 100; they are approximate. Please understand that "class participation" doesn't mean attending class; it means participating in discussions, having done the reading in advance and being able to answer questions that are asked of you in class. The final exam will cover all the material of the course. Therefore, it allows for the idea of redemption to be applied. If you do badly on the midterm but quite well on the final, then that is evidence that you've filled the void in your knowledge that made you perform badly on the midterm.