Room assignments for the exams are based on your last name.
Last Name begins with A - M ---> Salomon 101
Last Name begins with N - Z ---> MacMillan 117
You may use hand-held models on the exams.

Grading
Final grades will be based on a total of 600 points, which are broken down as follows: 3 two hour exams (100 points each), final exam (200 points), and laboratory (100 points). The laboratory must be passed in order to receive credit for the course, and you must do all of the labs to receive lab credit.

HISTORICAL GRADE BORDERS
Historically, the A/B border for the three exams and the final has fallen in the range of 75 - 79%. The B/C border on the exams and quizzes has fallen in the range near 57-60%. The C/NC border on the exams and quizzes has fallen in the range 45-48%. The average score for the laboratory (reports, quizzes and TA assessment) will be 87 (out of 100). The distribution of lab scores is usually fairly narrow (65% of students will be within 5 points of the average).

Using Historical Exam & Quiz Grade Borders with an average lab score, gives tentative grade borders

The A/B border (total points) may be somewhere between 462 - 482 out of 600
..............................................500*(0.75) + 100*(0.87) = 462
The B/C border (total points) may be somewhere between 372 - 387 out of 600
..............................................500*(0.57) + 100*(0.87) = 372
The C/NC border (total points) may be somewhere between 312 - 327 out of 600
..............................................500*(0.45) + 100*(0.87) = 312

Picking Up Your Exams After They Have Been Graded
Once your professor indicates that exams have been graded, they may be picked up from Amanda Figgins in Geochem 439. They will be available for pick-up during the hours of 10:30 AM – Noon and 1:30 – 3:00 PM for three days after they have been released. You must pick-up your exam in person, you cannot have a friend do it for you.

Regrade Procedure
Do not write on or erase anything on the original exam. Read over the answer key FIRST. The point count is indicated in detail. If you feel a mistake was made in grading your exam or in totaling your exam score, submit the exam to Amanda Figgins in GeoChem 439 with a note that clearly explains how your answer is consistent with the answer key. This explanation should be no longer than one page. WRITING THAT YOU DESERVE MORE POINTS IS NOT A USEFUL STRATEGY. Be sure to indicate which section you are in. Regrade requests will be accepted up to one week after the date that the exams are available for pick-up. Regrades can be picked up in Geochem 439.

No regrades will be granted for exams or quizzes that appear to have been altered. Altering an exam prior to regrade constitutes grounds for a forced NC in the class.

Office Hours
Both Professors will hold problem sessions throughout the semester. Feel free to attend any problem session. Individual appointments may be scheduled by e-mail.


Missed Exams and Quizzes
•There will be no make-up exams given.
•The only valid excuses that will be accepted for missing an exam are:
1) family related crisis;
2) serious health problems.
You must bring your professor a note from an appropriate Dean or University Health Services official which verifies your excuse. In these cases, the exam will be averaged out of your course grade.
•If you cannot take an exam during the regularly scheduled time because of a class conflict or travel associated with a Brown athletic team, you must contact your professor at least two weeks prior to the exam. We will make accommodations for these circumstances on an individual basis. We will also require that you bring a note from your coach or have them send your professor an email that verifies your travel plans.
•If you miss more than one exam, you will receive an NC for the course. If you miss an exam due to an unexcused absence, you will receive 0 points for that exam. If other emergency situations arise, contact your professor as soon as possible and we will work things out on an individual basis.