ASTR 333/433 Course Work

Course Work

Course work will consist of

Problem sets (at least 4)
2 exams: a midterm and a final
Students enrolled in 433 will enounter additional problems on the homeworks and exams over and above what is required for 333.

Assignments will be posted on the course web page http://astroweb.case.edu/ssm/ASTR333/.
You are welcome and encouraged to discuss assignments with your fellow students. However, your submitted work must be your own original work - no copying, plagiarizing, or utilizing oracles such as Chegg or AI like ChatGPT. Please, no sacrifices to religious dieties, major or minor. Demons are surprisingly bad at math.

Late Homework Policy

Don't be.: Late homeworks suffer a minimum 20% mark down.; Further arbitrary and capricious penalties will apply to homeworks that are more than one day late.

Missed Exam Policy

Don't.: If there is an extraordinarily good reason to miss the scheduled exam, arrangements must be agreed with Prof. McGaugh prior to the exam date.

Grades

Course grades will be based on the weighting scheme in the table:

Problem Sets	50%
Midterm	20%
Final	30%

Final grades will be curved: there is no absolute standard. Those who score highest according to the tabulated weighting scheme will get the highest grades, and vice-versa.

Grades for ASTR 333 will be whole letter grades.
Grades for ASTR 433 will have +/- values.

You will receive the grade that you earn.