Topic 5 Assessment overview

The primary form of assessment in the course will be i) 3 regular Unit Exams and ii) a required, semi-cumulative Final Exam that combines information from Unit 4 and the previous units.

Approximately 75% of your grade will be based on these tests. See the course point breakdown on Canvas for the exact number.

Other forms of assessment include

• Short assignments and problem sets completed out of class
• In-class participation through TopHat
• In-class worksheets, submitted as photos via TopHat

As detailed elsewhere in the syllabus a portion of each of these individuals components of your grade will be dropped to accommodate illness or other personal issues. You do not need to submit information (e.g. from a doctor) when you miss an assignment or test.

Sometimes assignments or questions will be marked as based partially or entirely scored for participation or completion. These assignments ARE required - “for participation” does NOT mean optional.

Occasionally, fully optional assignments worth 0 points will be released - these will be clearly marked as worth 0 points and for practice only.

The syllabus will take you step-by-step through all the policies related to these elements of the course.