Grades for CHEM 151 are earned according to the following
scale of total points (not percentage). The total available points will be 1000 points or greater.
Assigned for each chapter, homework helps focus your studying and prepares
you for each quiz. Homework is due at the beginning of the lecture period;
see schedule for due dates.
When a quiz or homework assignment calls for a calculated answer, you must
show a clear, step-by-step solution for the answer to receive full credit.
This usually means that you need to show the units (dimensions) on each number
and the conversion factor or equation used in each calculation.
All work must be original and your own. Penalties, such
as automatic grades of zero or immediate course failure, will result from
cheating, copying, plagiarism, or deceit of any kind. (Cheating includes use
of pre-written hints or notes, looking at another student's paper, or use
of a programmable calculator.) You may work together outside of class, but
the work you submit on homework assignments must be your own. It may not be
copied from another student's work. If you cheat on a quiz or assignment,
you and the person from whom you copied will both earn a zero on the assignment
and/or be dropped from the class with a failing grade without notice or exception.
Miramar College may also wish to pursue expulsion and/or legal proceedings.
Please be fair.
(1) Make-up quizzes are not available, even if your absence
is excused. So if you miss a quiz, you get a zero. Note that only your best
5 quiz scores will count toward your grade. (2) Late homework will be accepted
at any time, with a grade reduction of 20% for each class period late. (3)
Make-up labs may be available, with written permission from me prior to the
scheduled lab activity date AND written permission from the Instructor
in charge of the lab where you plan to work. Never assume that you can
make up a lab activity.