Your overall score in this class will be a weighted average of your scores for the different components, with the following weights:

16% for the lecture exercises (divided equally among the 16 out of 19 lectures)

1% for the Homework 0

12% for the homeworks (divided equally among 4 (out of 5) homeworks)

2% for the Project 0

36% for the Projects (divided equally among 4 (out of 5)

13% for the Midterm exam (timed)

20% for the final exam (timed)

To earn a verified certificate for this course, you will need to obtain an overall score of 60% or more of the maximum possible overall score.

Lecture Exercises, Problem Sets, and Projects

• The lowest 3 scores among the 19 lectures will be dropped, so only 16 out of 19 lectures will count .
• The lowest 1 scores among the 5 homeworks (excluding homework 0) will be dropped, so only 4 out of 5 homeworks will count .
• The lowest 1 score among the 5 projects (excluding project 0) will be dropped, so only 4 out of 5 projects will count .

This policy is to accommodate for scheduling conflict, illness, or events which might deter you from completing the work before the deadline with the best grades you can. However, we still fully expect you to learn the material for any dropped assignments, and the exams will cover everything.