Grading Criteria

Final grade = (Exam average) x (0.60 - 0.06 x (clicker grade/100)) + (Clicker quiz average x 0.10) + (Weather notebook average x 0.10) + (Homework average x 0.20) + (Clicker grade x 0.06)

Each exam will count for 15% of your final grade.

Your clicker quiz score will count for 10% of your final grade.

Each homework and weather notebook assignment will count for 10% of your final grade.

The clicker score will replace up to 10% of your exam grade and can count for a maximum of 6% of your final grade.

The following criteria will be used to assign the final letter grades for the course:

A: Final grade greater than or equal to 95.0%

A-: Final grade from 90.0% to 94.9%.

B+: Final grade from 86.7% to 89.9%

B: Final grade from 83.3% to 86.6%

B-: Final grade from 80.0% to 83.2%

C+: Final grade from 76.7% to 79.9%

C: Final grade from 73.3% to 76.6%

C-: Final grade from 70.0% to 73.2%

D+: Final grade from 67.5% to 69.9%

D: Final grade from 65.0% to 67.4%

F: Final grade less than 65.0%

The final grade will be calculated to one decimal point, and will not be rounded up or down (so a grade of 94.9% will result in an overall class grade of an A-).