1) two mid-term exams (each worth 25% of the final grade)...
2) a final exam (35%)...
3) an individually prepared 4-5 page paper based on the experiment developed in recitation (10%)...
4) and attendance and participation in recitation (5%). 
 

Grading policies of note:

• There will be no make-up mid-term exams. If one or more mid-terms are missed, the final will constitute a larger percentage of the final grade.

• Half of the questions on the final exam will cover the material assigned after the second mid-term; the other half will be cumulative (i.e., covering the whole semester).

• All exams will be multiple choice. 

• Late papers will not be accepted.