Important Dates.

Important Dates
Exam I Thursday, October 1, 1998.
Exam II Thursday, November 12, 1998.
Final Exam Tuesday, 6-8pm, December 15, 1998.
Project Due Thursday, December 10, 1998.
 
 

Grading Policy.

The grading policy in effect for CMSC 441, Fall 1998 consists of the overall grading policy and the following amendement. The following amendement overwrites any relevant provisions of the overall grading policy.

The course activities on which you will receive scores, their weight in the total score for the class, and the minimum score required for each activity in order for you to be eligible to receive a passing letter grade are given in the following table:
 
Course Activity Weight in total score Minimum score required
Exam I 18% 20% 
Exam II 18% 20%
Final Exam 25% 20%
Homework 27% 40%
Project 10% 60%
Class participation 2% 0%

The lowest two scores for two homework problems will be dropped.

The mapping of total scores to letter grades, subject to the minimum required level of performance, is given in the following table:
Mapping of total scores to letter grades.
Total score range Grade
[90,100] A
[80,90) B
[70,80) C
[60,70) D
[0,60) F
[70,100] P