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Math 127: Requirements & grading

Requirements and weights

Mid-semester exams—50% (25% each)

Final exam—30%

OWL homework, quizzes, class participation—20%

Grading Policy Statement: Although a few people each of the previous semesters have passed the course with a D or D+ by having very good OWL homework while (barely) failing each midterm, starting Fall '06 students MUST pass at least one exam in order to receive any grade higher than F in the course.

Grading scale

A

A-

B+

B

B-

C+

C

C-

D+

D

F

85

82

78

75

72

67

60

57

53

50

< 50

Example calculation of a course grade:

 

Score

Weight

Adjusted score

Exam 1

84

25%

21.0

Exam 2

62

25%

15.5

Homework, quizzes, etc.

76

20%

15.2

Final exam

55

30%

16.5

 

 

Total score

68.2

 

 

Grade

C+

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