PHYS 100 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Course Grading

Grading

The web-based gradebook will show, for all aspects of the class, exactly how you are progressing. At the end of the course, all components will be put together to obtain the final grade. During the term, you should regularly check that the homework and discussion grades are correctly entered in the gradebook. It is your responsibility to bring any problems with your assigned grades to the attention of your section instructor immediately.

Your final grade for Physics 100 will be based upon your total score on all the components of the course. The total possible score is 1000 points.

Course Component Points
Prelectures 40
CheckPoints + Lectures 110
Web-based Homework 150
Discussion Section Participation 200
Quests 200
Midterm Exam 150
Final Exam 150

Prelectures: Full credit (5 points) is given for completing each prelecture.

Checkpoints: Full credit (5 points) is given for completing each checkpoint, up to a maximum of 11 of the 12 checkpoints (55 points maximum).

Lectures: Full credit (5 points) is given for answering 75% of the in-class clicker questions, up to a maximum of 11 of the 13 lectures (55 points maximum). In addition, "bonus points" are give for answering in-class clicker questions correctly. These "bonus points" are added to your total Quest score, with the caveat that the total Quest score cannot exceed 200 points.

Homework: Each of the 8 homework sets will be given equal weight and summed to give the total homework score, with a maximum of 150 points.

Discussion Section Participation: Full credit for a discussion section is 20 points. The total discussion section participation grade is the sum of the highest 10 of the 13 discussion section grades.

Quests: Each of the 6 Quests will be given equal weight and summed to give the total Quest score, with a maximum of 200 points. However, bonus points from the lectures are added to this total Quest score with the caveat that the total Quest score cannot exceed 200 points.

Bonus Points:You earn bonus points for correct answers to clicker questions asked during the lectures. The maximum number of Bonus points you can earn is 33. The 33 points are evenly distributed across the 14 lectures. In the calculation of your final grade, your bonus points are added to your Quest score with the caveat that the total Quest score cannot exceed 200 points.