Grading Policy


Midterm: 20%  (probably split over 2 days)

Final: 20%

Projects:  50%

Project 1:     15%     Design due one week after assignment is given out.
Project 2:     10%     Design due one week after assignment is given out.
Project 3:     20%     Design due one week after assignment is given out.
Project 4:     10%      

Quizzes and Miscellaneous: 5%

The project percentages reflect the difficulty of the projectsIn addition, Project 2 will build on Project 1 and Project 3 will build on Projects 1 and 2. If your design for Project 1 is poor then Project 2 and Project 3 will be next to impossible to receive credit.

All projects will be written in C++ and will run under UNIX.

If the design is not turned in, you will lose 10% of the project grade.

A -- 90% - 100%
B -- 80% - 89.99%
C -- 70% - 79.99%
D -- 60% - 69.99%

How to achieve success in this course: