12X  Grading Allocation     January 2004
                                          
        Grading allocation in the Physics 121-2-3 sequence is based on the
        number of Student Credit Hours associated with each course component.
        The grades are allocated as follows:

       The graded aspects of the course are weighted:

             Midterms (best 2 of 3)    40%
             Final Exam                25%
             Lab Section               15%
             Tutorial Section          10%
             Lecture HW                8%
	     Clicker Questions         2%

            The selection of the best two Midterm Exams is based
            on the class average and standard deviation for each exam.

       Exam Composition:

            Midterms (100 points):   ~72% lecture, ~8% lab, ~20% tutorial
            Final exam (150 points): ~57% lecture, ~17% lab, ~27% tutorial 

            There will be a page of Lab-related questions on one Midterm Exam
            and on the Final Exam. There will be one page of tutorial questions 
            on each midterm, and two on the Final Exam. Tutorial pages 
            and lab pages will usually be worth 20-25 points. Lab and tutorial    
            questions may be either multiple choice or hand-graded.

            Normally 55% of each Midterm and about 70% of the Final Exam  
            will be in the form of multiple-choice questions.

            There will be no makeup exams.

    Labs:

            The lab section grade will be based on scores for all 8 lab reports. Three of these 
            will be graded on a simple 0 or 3 point scale, passing grade = 3. The other 5 labs 
            will be graded on a 0 to 5 point scale as described in the lab manual.  
            Students who complete fewer than 6 of the 8 labs will receive a grade of
            0.0 for the entire 5-credit course.