Grading

Exams

There will be four exams given in this class.  Three will be held in class during the semester and one will be held either during final exam week or on the last day of class.  Attendance at exams is mandatory.

Exam 1 - Thursday, September 23^rd covering sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

Exam 2 - Tuesday, October 19^th covering sections 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4

Exam 3 - Thursday, November 11^th covering sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Exam 4 - Thursday, December 9^th or During Exam Week covering sections 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Plan on this exam being the last day of the exams at the last time exams will be given and DO NOT make
travel arrangements to leave Buffalo before that.  I WILL NOT give a make up exam for Exam 4.

Please be on time for the exams.  After the first person completes the exam, turns in the paper and leaves the exam room, no late arriving people will be permitted to start the exam.

If you do not attend an exam, you will receive a grade of 0 (zero) for the exam. An exception to this rule will be made only in the case of a documented medical or family emergency. You must bring your UB Card to the exams.

Examination pass requirement

In order to receive a passing grade in the course, you must have a passing exam grade. In other words, your average over the four exams must be a grade of at least 50% in order for you to receive a passing grade in the course.

Grading Policy

The following table indicates the grade breakdown which I will use in assigning grades in the course. I reserve the right to make adjustments to the breakdown if I feel it is necessary.

15% - Quizzes
10% - Homeworks
15% - Programming Projects
60% - Exams

Letter Grades

The following table indicates the number to letter grade mapping I will use to assign final grades at the end of the course.