PHYS 487 :: 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.
Homework will be submitted via Gradescope. They will be due on Tuesdays at 10 pm. Late assignments will be marked down 20% for each business day beyond the due date, i.e., if your raw score is x, your score one day late would be 0.8 x. No homework can be accepted for credit after solutions have been posted. The homework sets must be clearly written. The HW with the lowest grade will be dropped
Quizzes will take place in the last 20 minutes of each discussion session. You will have to hand in your solutions by the end of the session and you will subsequently recieve graded solutions in the following week. When you hand in your quiz, make sure you include your name and your discussion section. The quiz with the lowest grade will be dropped.
Midterm 1 will take place on the 15th of Febuary and Midterm 2 will take place on the 5th April
Final Exam will take place on Thursday, 12th May 2022 from 8 AM to 11 AM at 2055 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg.
Gradebook
You will be able to view your grades on all components of the course using the course Gradebook.
Grading
Your final grade for Physics 487 will be based upon the course components as follows:
| Course Component | Number of Assignments | Percentage |
| Quizzes | Approx 10 quizzes | 15% |
| Homework | Approx 11 HWs | 15% |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 20% |
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 20% |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30% |
| 100% |