Grading
Final Grade Breakdown
| Percentage of Final Grade | Individual Grade Contribution |
|---|---|
| 5 | In-class participation |
| 5 | Quizzes |
| 20 | Homework Assignments |
| 20 | Midterm exam 1 |
| 20 | Midterm exam 2 |
| 30 | Final Project |
Late Homework Policy
All assignments will be accepted up to 2 calendar days late (cutoff 11:59 pm).
- Assignments turned in one day late will be penalized by 10%.
- Assignments turned in two days late will be penalized by 20%.
- After two calendar days, assignments will not be accepted, and you will receive a 0 on the assignment.
Note
The lowest homework score will be dropped.
Final Percentage Score to Letter Grade Conversion
| Final percentage Score | Letter grade | 4.0 Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 93-100 | A | 4.0 |
| 90-92 | A- | 3.7 |
| 87-89 | B+ | 3.3 |
| 83-86 | B | 3.0 |
| 80-82 | B- | 2.7 |
| 77-79 | C+ | 2.3 |
| 73-76 | C | 2.0 |
| 70-72 | C- | 1.7 |
| 67-69 | D+ | 1.3 |
| 63-66 | D | 1.0 |
| 60-62 | D- | 0.7 |
| <60 | F | 0.0 |
Midterm Exam Grading
The midterm exams will be graded on a curve such that the average score is a B. However, I will not truncate the high scores which means that scores higher than 100% are possible. This way, everyone benefits from the grade curving process.
For the midterm letter grade, the same grade conversion applies as above, however scores greater or equal to 97 will receive the A+ grade (unlike for the final grade, where A is the highest grade at Northeastern University).
Final Project Grading
See evaluation criteria on the finals project page.