PHYS 515 :: 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.
Any discrepancies found in your student gradebook should be brought to the attention of your section instructor immediately.
Grading
Your final grade for Physics 515 will be based upon your total score on all the components of the course. The total possible score is 1000 points.
Everyone starts with 0 credit points (CPs). You gain CPs by doing homework, doing the midterm and final exams and by participating in class or in piazza (asking or answering questions). There will be 12 homework sets and in total they will be worth ~70% of your grade. There will be one midterm and one final exam, worth ~12.5% of your grade each. You can earn up to ~5% of your final grade by asking and answering questions in class.
Note: homework sheets will become available on
Course Component | Number of Assignments | Number Dropped per Semester | Maximum Points per Semester |
---|---|---|---|
Homework | 12 | 0 | 700 |
Midterm exam | 1 | 0 | 125 |
Final exam | 1 | 0 | 175 |
Final Grade
We use the following cutoff table to calculate final scores.
Final Grade | Minimum Points |
---|---|
A+ | 970 |
A | 930 |
A- | 890 |
B+ | 850 |
B | 810 |
B- | 770 |
C+ | 730 |
C | 690 |
C- | 650 |
D+ | 600 |
D | 550 |
D- | 500 |
F | <500 |