Math Department grades policy

Students who get at least 97% of the total
points in this course are guaranteed an A+,

93% guarantees an A
90% an A-
87% a B+
83% a B
80% a B-
77% a C+
73% a C
70% a C- 
67% a D+
63% a D
and 60% a D-

For each of these grades, it's possible that
at the end of the semester a somewhat lower
percentage will be enough to get that grade.
In fact, in a course like MA 425 for senior
math majors and advanced engineering students,
it is quite likely.

Homework will be collected roughly once a week.
Only 4 problems will be graded by the grader per
week. Each problem will be worth five points and
so each homework assignment will be graded on a
scale of 0 to 20.

There will be one in-class midterm exam, one
take-home midterm exam and a final exam.

No notes, books, or calculators will be allowed
during exams. Each midterm exam will be worth
100 points, the homework grade will be scaled to
100 points, and the final will be worth 200
points, making a total of 500 points for the
whole course.

To summarize, total points are

100 Exam 1
100 Exam 2
100 Homework
200 Final exam

500 Total

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