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.
General grading rules
We use a holistic grading scale for all assignments/evaluations in the course, as follows:- 100% for demonstrating full understanding of a problem (up to trivial mistakes)
- 80% for demonstrating good understanding, but with non-trivial mistakes
- 60% for demonstrating decent understanding, but with with significant gaps
- 40% for demonstrating a clear lacking in understanding and unproductive approaches to problem solving
- 20% for showing little to no understanding and no path to solution of a problem
Homework
- Problem sets are posted on Tuesday before the end of the day.
- Deadline for submitting solutions on Gradescope is the end of the following Tuesday (11:59:59pm).
- Convert your homework into a good-quality and well-legible PDF and upload it there before the deadline (properly sorted by problem, please).
- No late submissions. If you have an extraordinary workload in a week, please make use of the fact that we drop the 3 lowest homework grades. For very good reasons (like being ill for several days) we may consider an EX. Please consult with Prof. Pfaff.
- Presentation matters -- your submission must convince the grader that your understood the material
- Working in groups is strongly encouraged, but you must submit your own work. Submitting copied work is plagiarism.
- Grades and solutions are available one week after submission deadline.
Final grade composition
Your final grade will be based upon the course components as follows:
Course Component | Number of Assignments | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Discussion sessions (2 lowest will be dropped) |
14 | 15% |
Homework (3 lowest will be dropped) |
14 | 25% |
Midterm exams I and II | 2 | 30% |
Final Exam | 1 | 30% |
100% |