The subject total grade will be determined as follows:
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Homework: 20% of the subject total grade with each homework being worth 4%
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Projects: 40% of the subject total grade with each project being worth 10%.
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Mid-term Oral Exam: 15% of the subject total grade.
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Final Oral Exam: 25% of the subject total grade. Note: the final exam will cover all of the subject material.
For the subject letter grade, I adhere to the M.I.T. grading guidelines which give the following description of the letter grades:
A: Exceptionally good performance demonstrating a superior understanding of the subject matter, a foundation of extensive knowledge, and a skillful use of concepts and/or materials.
B: Good performance demonstrating capacity to use the appropriate concepts, a good understanding of the subject matter, and an ability to handle the problems and materials encountered in the subject.
C: Adequate performance demonstrating an adequate understanding of the subject matter, an ability to handle relatively simple problems, and adequate preparation for moving on to more advanced work in the field.
D: Minimally acceptable performance demonstrating at least partial familiarity with the subject matter and some capacity to deal with relatively simple problems, but also demonstrating deficiencies serious enough to make it inadvisable to proceed further in the field without additional work.
In terms of the percent of the subject total grade, letter grades for 16.901 will be determined as follows: A (90-100%), B (80-90%), C (70-80%), D (60-70%), F (0-60%).
