Exercise procedure

My apologies if these rules and penalties seem a little harsh. But please remember that with nearly 300 students submitting exercises, we must all do what we can to get them graded smoothly and efficiently.

Submission format: Students must adhere to the following guidelines. Each violation will result in a 10% penalty.

• Students must put the following at the top of each separate page:
  • Their name
  • The course number (Astro. 1102 will suffice)
  • Their section number
  • The assignment (e.g. Exercise 1)

  e.g.:		Virginia Woolf
  		Astro. 1102, Sec. 202
  		Exercise 1

• Separate pages must be stapled together.
• All submissions must be on 8 1/2 x 11" loose-leaf paper. Don't use paper torn from spiral notebooks (we can't stack it).

Late policy:

• All work should be submitted in Section when it is due.
• After the end of Section, all submissions are late and will be penalized 10% per day late. Weekends and vacations do not count as days late.
• Submissions will not be accepted for any score once the exercise has been graded and returned to class, which will usually be Monday at 1:25 pm following the due date.
• Students should submit late exercises to their TA's office. Keep in mind that the Space Sciences building closes at 4:30 pm each day.

Dropped grades:

• The lowest exercise grade (or two) will be dropped before determining a student's average. The exact number will depend on the number assigned over the semester.
• No grades will be replaced or made up for any reason.

Academic integrity

Clickers

Students will need to bring their Clickers (aka "personal response systems") to every class. We will use the University-recommended clicker system manufactured by iClicker.

Cornell Deadlines

Date		Deadline for
28 Jan		adding or dropping a course
9 Feb		the S/D/F option
30 Mar		withdrawing with a "W"
30 Mar		revoking the S/D/F option

Last modified 14 January, 2009.