You are highly encouraged to attend class and participate through iclicker
questions and discussion. However, if you have personal reasons for not wanting to join the class,
you can choose not to attend and still receive a perfect grade in the class (however your final exam
will be weighted more). Participation in a lecture is defined by responding to 75% of iclicker
questions in that lecture with you clicker device. If you participate in 80% of lectures, you receive
100% for 5% of your grade (your participation grade). If you participate in fewer than 80% of
lectures, your final exam score replaces that portion of your participation grade. Three examples:
- >=80% lecture participation: You receive 100% for your 5% participation grade and your final exam is worth 35% of your grade.
- 0% lecture participation: Your participation portion of your final grade is 0% and your final
exam is worth 40% of your grade.
- 60% lecture participation: You receive 100% for 3% (60% of 5%) of your final grade for
participation. Your final exam is worth 37% (35%+2%) of your final grade.