40% Mid-semester Assessments

(4 of these at 10% each)

These will be in-class (50 min) assessments.  You will have an opportunity to improve your score by in-person make-up.

15% Poster Project

Students will work in small groups to produce a poster for presentation toward the end of semester.  Here are examples of student math posters.  You will research a topic related to the course.  More details under Posters.

25% Daily Tasks / Participation

Daily tasks (see The System) can be collaborative, and this grade will be based on daily task effort/completion and attendance and productive participation in groupwork in class, participating in the creation of a collegial atmosphere, etc.  I will excuse up to 6 absences and 8 missed daily tasks without need for justification.  You will track and assign this grade to yourself using a worksheet.

20% Final Exam (Sunday December 15th, 7:30 pm – 10 pm)

6% is the last few weeks of material and 14% is a comprehensive review of the entire course.  (Which adds up to 20%.)  Details under Tests.

Math 5440 Grading

Students taking 5440 instead of 4440 will write an individual final project (instead of a poster) which is an in-depth exploration (~8 pages written project, or a 25 minute class/video presentation) of a related topic.

Illness and Interruption

Students who are seriously ill or otherwise facing difficult circumstances should contact the instructor for help in keeping up with the course or grading adjustments.  Allowances will be made.

Academic dishonesty

I take this very seriously.  The rules for academic integrity on daily posts will be explained on the worksheet page.   Module assessments in class are to be taken without aids (besides basic arithmetic calculators, no phones or internet connections).