Astronomy 101/103: Exam Requirements

IMPORTANT NOTE ON GRADES:

There are THREE exams scheduled during the semester in class. A student is required to take at least two of these exams. If a student takes all three exams, the one with the lowest score will be eliminated. Given this procedure THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS.
There will be an in-class participation grade. This will involve a question (or questions) to be answered and turned in during the lecture. The "clicker" questions will count for your in-class participation grade.
Homework assignments will be distributed and collected each week by the Teaching Assistants in section. Completion of these homeworks is MANDATORY. Their total weight is equivalent to one exam (100 points; see table below).
For A101 students the lab grade is the equivalent of ONE additional exam.

You may use a "simple" scientific calculator for exams (+,-,/,* and trig functions, logs, etc). However, it must NOT be able to store text. If you are in doubt, ask well before the exam. Text storing calculators are allowable if the memory has been cleared before taking the exam.

FINAL EXAM:

Tuesday, Dec. 12 from 9:00 - 11:30 am (Barton East).
Makeup final:

Thursday, Dec. 14 from 7:00 - 9:30 pm in SS 105.
A make-up final exam will be given only under exceptional circumstances.
You must get prior approval from the instructor (not a TA) before 1:00 PM on the last day (Friday) of classes in order to take the makeup final exam.

GRADING:

CATEGORY	A101	A103
2 of 3 in-class exams	200	200
Section Grade	100	100
In-class Grade	30	30
Lab Grade (A101 only)	---	100
Final Exam	200	200
Total Points	530	630

A101/103 will provide you with a Letter Grade or an S/U at the end of the semester.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

As you know, Cornell University has well-defined standards of academic integrity that you have all agreed to uphold. There is a thin boundary between collaboration, allowed and encouraged in this class, and plagiarism. Remember that whenever you turn in your work, you are signing it with your name. This certifies that you are the author of the submitted work (group assignments will be signed by all members of the group) and we assume that it is an expression of your original ideas. Even if you have discussed your work with others, you should not have copied it or let others copy your work.

Any breach of the academic integrity code listed in the college handbook will be considered grounds for failure in the course. A primary hearing with be held, and a letter will be put in your record in Student Services.