- Attendance policy: Attendance is not taken, but
you are responsible for all assigned material,
whether it is presented in lecture or not. You are
also responsible for knowing the deadlines for all
assignments and for any announcements of changes
in the schedule that may be made in lecture.
- Illness (as an excuse) must always be
established in writing (e-mail is acceptable).
You may also be asked to submit a Doctor or Nurses diagnosis of your condition.
- If you do not submit an assignment on time or
miss an exam (including being late and for
illness), you will receive a grade of zero, unless
you have prearranged approval by your professor.
- There will be no rescheduling of exams or
quizzes to accommodate individual students. Exams
and quizzes are excused only for
instructor-approved personal or family medical
emergencies, official university travel, or
certain religious holidays. http://college.as.virginia.edu/absence_regulations
- As stated above, no makeup midterm exams will be
given. Missed exams receive a grade of zero
unless an excused absence is granted by the
professor before the
exam. In the unusual circumstance that an
exam is excused, the remaining exams will be
averaged to form the midterm exam score for final
grading, that is, the remaining midterm exams will
comprise the entire 45% of the students grade.
- Each student enrolled in the course will receive
a grade at the end of term; a grade of incomplete
will not be used. If, for whatever reason, you
cannot keep up with the course requirements then
you are expected to withdraw from the course. The
last day to withdraw from the course depends on
your program and can be found using the
"Add/Drop/Withdrawal" at http://www.virginia.edu/registrar/calendar.html.
- Exam seating may be adjusted according to
your instructor's 's preference. Only approved calculators,
and writing instruments will be allowed during
exams. No personal electronics (cell phones, music
players, etc.) will be allowed to be accessible
during the exam. Photographs of the class or videos of the class during
the exam may be taken to ensure exam integrity.
- You may work together on the homework, but you
must personally work out the solution and submit
this to
MasteringPhysics yourself.
- Grading for the iClicker quizzes allows for a
number of missed questions. No make-ups, waivers,
or other special arrangements will be made for the
iClicker in-class quizzes. It is the students
responsibility to have their iClicker in class and
functioning in order to participate in this graded
activity.
- It is obviously an honor requirement that each
student operate only their own iClicker. Under no
circumstances should any student use another
student's iClicker. Any instance of a student
operating two iClickers in class should be brought
to the professor's attention immediately.
- Please be considerate of fellow students and
minimize all distractions. Naturally, you must
silence your cell phones before class. If you must use
a laptop or tablet computers, sit in the back rows
so you do not distract your fellow students.
- The honor pledge is implicit
for the exams and homework. By turning in an exam
or assignment, with or without a written pledge, a
student agrees to be bound by the honor pledge and
the UVa Honor System with regard to that
item. It is the responsibility of each
student to learn the rules of the UVa Honor
System.
- Final words on grading
o) All grading is final except in cases where the
scores were added or recorded incorrectly.
o) We will not discuss whether students are on the
"threshold" of the next higher semester grade.
That information only promotes grade grubbing,
which is strongly discouraged.
o) Usually no extra credit work is given. Extensions
to deadlines or regrading will not be offered for
cases of internet outages, computer problems,
incorrect entry of answers, etc. Start your
work early and study the tutorial on the homework
system.
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