MIDTERM AND FINAL  EXAMS:  DONE IN CLASS!

ARE 2 HOURS LONG BASED ON CHAPTERS COVERED. AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL COVERED IN THE LECTURES AS WELL AS THE ONLINE HOMEWORK AND EXAM ASSIGNMENTS.  THE FINAL EXAM MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMPREHENSIVE- THESE EXAMS  CARRY THE MOST WEIGHT FOR YOUR GRADE AND THE REST OF THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE  DESIGNED FOR YOU TO LEARN THE MATERIAL AND TO DO WELL IN THIS COURSE. 

On-line GRADED Chapter HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS :   THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH CHAPTER  COVERED IN CLASS. FROM THE MASTERING ASTRONOMY WEBSITE WHERE MY ONLINE ROLL BOOK WILL KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SCORES. YOU DO THIS ASSIGNMENT AFTER YOU FINISH THE READING ASSIGNED IN A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT (SEE "ASSIGNMENT" LINK ON PREVIOUS WEBPAGE).  THE ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IS FOUND ON THE "CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF THE ONLINE COURSE ON THE MASTERING ASTRONOMY WEBSITE: THESE ARE LISTED FOR EXAMPLES: "HW1","HW2"..  STANDING FOR "HOMEWORK CHAPTER 1","HOMEWORK CHAPTER 2", ETC.

YOU WILL HAVE SEVERAL TRIES AT PICKING AN ANSWER ON THE ONLINE HOMEWORK. EACH ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT HAS A GRADING POLICY LINK AT THE TOP. USUALLY IF YOU GET AN ANSWER IMMEDIATELY YOU WILL RECEIVE BONUS POINT BUT IF YOU HAVE TO TRY AGAIN OR USE HINTS POINTS ARE DEDUCTED. THE LATTER IS TO PREVENT JUST PLAIN GUESSING WITHOUT DOING THE READING AND USING YOUR TEXTBOOK WHILE DOING THE ASSIGNMENT

 WARNING YOU DO THE ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT AFTER YOU FINISH THE READING IN THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEWED THE CHAPTER TUTORIAL MATERIAL FOUND ON THE MASTERING ASTRONOMY WEBSITE AND ON THE "ASSIGNMENT" LINK.

 GRADED ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS HAVE TO BE DONE TIMELY AND WILL HAVE DUE DATES!   AFTER THE DUE DATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ARE PENALIZED AT 4% PER DAY OR 28% A WEEK LATE.

THE ANSWERS FOR A GRADED ONLINE HOME ASSIGNMENT  WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE DUE DATE IS PAST . GRADES ON THE ASSIGNMENT ARE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY EXCEPT THE FULL GRADE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE IF THERE ARE ANY "ESSAY" TYPE QUESTIONS WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE GRADED BY THE TEACHING ASSISTANT. SO NOTE THE VALUE OF ANY ESSAY TO GET A SENSE OF HOW YOU DID ON THE ASSIGNMENT. 

REMINDER: THE ON-LINE ASSIGNMENTS  TAKEN AFTER YOU DO THE READING HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT ARE DESIGNED FOR YOU TO DO WELL IN THE FORMAL CLASSROOM MIDTERM  AND FINAL:

SEE THE LINK TO THE ACTUAL ASSIGNMENTS ON THE LAST WEB PAGE

On-line GRADED EXAM :   PART OF EACH ASSIGNMENT IS TO TAKE AN EXAM ON THE CHAPTER USUALLY CONSISTING OF 20 TO 30 SHORT ANSWER, MATCHING OR TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS. 

YOU HAVE ONLY ONE ATTEMPT AT SUBMITTING AN ANSWER. BE SURE TO HAVE DONE THE READING AND ONLINE HOMEWORK,AS WELL AS, THE SUGGESTED TUTORIALS BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS EXAM TO MAXIMIZE YOUR PERFORMANCE.

FINAL GRADES WILL BE VISIBLE WHEN YOU FINISH ALL PARTS OF THE EXAM.