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Grading

ChE355/599 Autumn 06 Grading and Contact Information

The course material will be taught using a combination of lectures, class- and small group discussions, homework and reading assignments, mathematical and numerical modeling problems, laboratory exercises, and some “problem-based” in-class exercises. Graduate students (taking ChemE599) will have extra questions on the exams.

Grading:
10% class participation (small group assignments)
30% individual homework assignments
20% laboratory write-ups
40% take-home exams

Contact information
Class web site: http://courses.washington.edu/framewks/index.html

Instructors (office hours by appointment):
Hong Shen, 353 Benson; 543-5961; hs24@u.washington.edu
Mary Lidstrom, Gerberding G80; 616-0804 lidstrom@u.washington.edu
Betsy Skovran, R&T 4th floor; 616-6954; eskovran@u.washington.edu
Greg Crowther, R&T Rm 404; 616-6954; crowther@u.washington.edu

TA Lauren Palmer, R&T 4th floor; 616-6954; ldpalmer@u.washington.edu
office hours Tues 3-4pm, Benson 354 or by appointment

Textbook: none; web and printed resources will be provided in class

Rough Grading Scale

%* Grade *Normalized so that top grade = 100%
100 4.0
95 3.7
90 3.3
85 3.0
80 2.7
75 2.3
70 2.0

Homeworks and tutorials 10 pt ea
Lab reports 20 pt ea
Take home exams 50 pt ea (except graduate students, 60 pt ea)

Late policy: all assignments are due by the end of class (4:30pm) on the due date, after that time they are late; up to 1 day late = 25% off; 2 days late = 50% off; 3 days late = no credit (a day is defined as the 24 hr period starting at 4:30 pm of the due date)