Grading scales for midterms and 30-minute quizzes.
Each column of the table shows the minimum points [raw
points] required on that item for the letter grade in the first column.
| 30 min Quiz I | First Midterm | 30 min Quiz II | Second Midterm | 30 min Quiz III | |
| [Date] | 16 September | 30 September | 19 October | 9 November | 30 November |
| [weight in semester grade] | 7% | 20% | 7% | 20% | 7% |
| A | 20 | 42 | 19 | 40 | 20 |
| A- | 19 | 40 | 18 | 38 | 19 |
| B+ | 18 | 38 | 17 | 36 | 18 |
| B | 17 | 36 | 16 | 33 | 17 |
| B- | 16 | 35 | 15 | 31 | 16 |
| C+ | 15 | 34 | 14 | 29 | 15 |
| C | 14 | 32 | 13 | 26 | 14 |
| C- | 13 | 30 | 12 | 24 | 13 |
| D+ | 12 | 28 | 11 | 23 | 12 |
| D | 11 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 11 |
| D- | 10 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 10 |
The other two elements in your semester grade are the coin-toss quizzes [best seven count 14%] and the final [counts 25%].