PHYS 123 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Course Grading
Course grading will proceed in compliance with University policy as given in Article 3, Part 1 of the Student Code.
Your final grade for Physics 123 will be based upon your total score on all the components of the course. The total possible score is 1000 points.
| Course Component | Number of Assignments | Number Dropped per Semester | Maximum Points per Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labs | 14 | 0 | 350 |
| Lectures | 13 | 1 | 150 |
| Prelectures | 12 | 1 | 70 |
| Checkpoints | 14 | 1 | 80 |
| Homework | 12 | minimum 50% | 50 extra credit |
| Final Project | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| Final Quiz | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Bonus Added to your overall score |
1 | 0 | 20 extra credit |
Final project grading criteria:
The final projects will be graded for (1) Scientific Content (40%), (2) Scientific Presentation (40%), and (3) Creativity and Originality (20%). In particular, the aspects that will be considered for each of the three criteria are as follows:
- Scientific Content: 40%
- well defined initial question
- plan for investigation
- experimental set-up
- quantitative component
- consideration of environmental factors, measurement uncertainty
- Scientific Presentation: 40%
- description of the question, procedure, solutions
- scientific accuracy
- Creativity and Originality: 20%
Here, the choices for the project, implementation, apatation, and presentation will be considered. For example, if applicable, how iolab is incorprated into the project.
Homework:
At the end of the semester, we will compute your average Homework score. If it is greater than 50%, you will receive extra credit in proportion to your score, up to a maximum of 50 points.
If your average Homework score is less than 50% you will receive a penalty of 50 points.
Bonus:
Bonus points are given for active class participation (participation in demos). At the end of the semester, bonus points are used to excuse missed lectures or missed/low-score online assignments.