Assignments must be handed in by the end of class on the due date.

Late assignments will be penalized with a 10% deduction and will receive no instructor comments. Assignments submitted more than a week late without instructor permission will not be accepted.

Grade Percentage Description
A+ 90-100 Amazing performance; rarely ever happens.
A 85-89 Superior performance; student work goes far above and beyond requirements of the course; demonstrates a command of course material through an innovative and creative application of concepts; far exceeds course expectations.
A- 80-84 Excellent performance; student work goes far above and beyond requirements of the course; demonstrates a command of course material through an innovative and creative application of concepts.
B+ 76-79 Very good performance; student work meets requirements and demonstrates creative or thoughtful application of course material; exceeds course expectations.
B 72-75 Solid work; student performance meets requirements and demonstrates a good understanding of course material.
B- 68-71 Above average; work that meets requirements and demonstrates better than average understanding of course material.
C+ 64-67 Work that meets requirements and shows promise.
C 60-63 Work that meets all basic requirements.
C- 55-59 Work that meets requirements but is not especially polished or thoughtful.
D 50-54 Below average work.
F < 50 Fail

The grades for participation includes constructive classroom involvement. This grade can be used to nudge a grade either up or down. Constructive classroom involvement includes attendance, constructive discussion, helping other students, and volunteering for demonstrations. Non-constructive participation is anything that negatively disrupts the course and/or non-attendance. This specifically includes working on phones or laptops when the instructor is lecturing or students are presenting.  Rule of thumb: be respectful and do good work.