R. Clayton (rclayton@monmouth.edu)
Wed, 8 Nov 2000 14:17:11 -0500 (EST)
The votes for carried both classes, and the changes go into effect right now.
I've included a copy of the changes and some discussion below; make sure you
read and understand them.
1 The final grade consists of an unweighted average of the seven highest
grades; that is, the lowest test or assignment grade is dropped.
2 There is no penalty for missing the deadline on the third assignment.
3 The deadline for the fourth assignment is hard: if you don't submit your
fourth assignment by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 13 December, you needn't bother
submitting it because it won't be accepted.
4 Nothing else about the schedule is changed.
Here are some important features about these changes:
1 You still have four tests and four assignments. However, now you have the
option of blowing one of them off and having the resulting 0 dropped as your
low grade.
2 You still have a deadline for the third assignment; in particular, if you
submit your third assignment after the deadline, you only get one shot, so
you better make sure it's a good one.
3 As a practical matter, because I won't give an assignment back until all
assignments have been handed in, you should assume that you won't be getting
your third assignment back until the end of the semester (you will, however,
be able to get your grade anytime after the assignment's been graded). For
the same reason, you should also assume that you won't be seeing my code for
the third assignment until it's too late.
4 The way groups are handled are still the same.
5 There still is a penalty for missing the deadline on the second assignment.
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