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. Late assignments will be marked down 20%. 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 two quizzes with the lowest grades will be dropped.
Midterm 1 will take place on the February 21 and Midterm 2 will take place on the April 04
Final Exam will take place on Thursday 11 May, 7pm - 10pm, at 1024 Chemistry Annex
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 | 9 Quizzes | 15% |
Homework | 14 HWs | 15% |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 20% |
Midterm 2 | 1 | 20% |
Final Exam | 1 | 30% |
100% |