Exams:
There will be 2 midterms and a final. All exams will be closed book; the use
of (both sides of) a 3×5 index card of notes (and a calculator) is
permitted. The final is comprehensive, and will be roughly 50% on old material
and roughly 50% on new material.
(The index cards are cumulative: you may bring all previous cards to all
exams. For the final, instead of 3 index cards, you may substitute one side
of an 8½×11 sheet of paper.)
You must bring your OSU ID to each exam. No exceptions!
Excused Absences:
Absence from an exam or quiz will be considered excused if both of the
following conditions are met:
The absence is for a legitimate OSU-related activity (such as intercollegiate
athletics) or due to serious illness, or due to a family emergency.
Appropriate documentation is provided in advance. (In an emergency,
you must contact me as soon as is reasonably possible.) Medical excuses
must provide documentation that medical assistance was sought
before the quiz or exam.
Please note that an excused absence does not entitle you to a makeup
exam or quiz. One excused absence normally results in that score being the
one which gets dropped. For two excused absences, the grading scheme is
slightly changed. For instance, two excused absences from quizzes
(both must be excused) entitle you to drop both. In this case, your
remaining scores will be rescaled appropriately, but you do not get to
drop the lowest remaining score. Two excused absences from exams (or an
excused absence from the final) will normally result in a grade of I
(incomplete) in the course, which would need to be made up by taking the
appropriate exam(s) the next time the course is offered.
Makeups:
Makeup exams will only be given in truly exceptional cases; most situations
are automatically covered by the ability to drop 1 score and/or the excused
absence policy above. There will be no makeup quizzes. (However, it is often
possible to arrange to take a quiz in another section the same day.)