101 Quiz Policies

Quizzes will be given during the first 10-12 minutes of each 
recitation according to the schedule.  If our recitations
were being held in-person, here is how the Quizzes would be
delivered: 

  The quiz paper would be face down on your desk when you
arrive.  At the appointed time for the recitation to begin,
your TA would say "You may begin;" then, after about eight
minutes (if it were a 10-minute quiz), or 10 minutes (if it
were a 12-minute quiz), your TA would say, "You have two
minutes remaining."  Finally, about two minutes later, your
TA would say, "Please stop working and pass your papers to
the front."

  Since our recitation meetings will all be remote, our
Quizzes will be given at WebAssign, and will require a pdf
submission.  During the week before the first quiz, there
will be a Practice Quiz Upload Assignment available for you
at WebAssign, which you can use to practice making a pdf
upload that is appropriate for WebAssign.  NOTE: Names of
pdf submissions at WebAssign may not contain spaces,
commas, etc.  Always make a simple filename for your 
WebAssign pdf submission (such as "quiz1", or "quiz2", for
example, for the letters preceding the ".pdf" file suffix).

 Five minutes is deemed to be sufficient time to photograph,
convert, and submit your work; therefore, the time limit for
our remote, synchronous quizzes will be 15-17 minutes.  If
you were taking the quiz in an in-person class, you would be
required to stop working after 10-12 minutes and turn in your
quiz paper, whether complete or incomplete.  You should do
the same in a remote class.  When your TA says (via Zoom),
"You should stop working now and submit your pdf file", be
sure to stop working, whether your work is complete or
incomplete, and prepare your pdf submission.  After
submitting, always double-check that you have submitted a
readable pdf file.  Please don't risk getting a zero by
trying to make your pdf submission in the final minute of
the 15-to-17-minute quiz period. 

  It is your responsibility to submit a pdf file that is
readable at WebAssign.  If the file that you have submitted
is NOT readable at WebAssign, then you will receive a ZERO
for that quiz; there is no relief provided.  Be sure to use
the Practice Quiz Upload assignment available at WebAssign
during the week before Quiz 1 to practice submitting a
readable pdf file.  Thanks, GBA.

  You should NEVER use the "save work" feature of WebAssign
for submitting pdf answers; as long as time has not expired
you may always re-submit your pdf file.  Only the last pdf
submission will be seen by the grader.  If you SAVE your
pdf submission at WebAssign, but do not successfully submit
it, then you will receive a zero for that quiz; therefore,
NEVER use the "save work" feature for a pdf-submission 
question at WebAssign.

There are a total of 7 quizzes during the semester.  Quiz
topics are given in the schedule.  You will need a small
hand calculator for the quizzes.

         What can you do if you must miss a recitation
                 in which a quiz is given?
                 Read the paragraph below.

THERE ARE NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES FOR ANY REASON.  Exception:
ONCE (and only once) during the semester, you may arrange
with your TA to attend your TA's recitation at a different
time during the week.  To see what recitation times your
TA is teaching, look at the list of 101 recitations.

The highest 6 quiz scores will be counted.  If you take all 
seven quizzes, your lowest quiz score will automatically be 
dropped at the end of the semester.  If you miss a quiz, FOR 
ANY REASON, that quiz will be your drop.  Your quiz average 
will account for 10% of your final grade.

              AMENDMENT FOR SPRING 2021
IN SPRING 2021, two recitation quizzes will be dropped
instead of one.  If you miss a quiz, FOR ANY REASON, that
quiz will be one of your two drops.

                   QUIZ GRADING APPEALS

Quizzes will be graded by a grader.  Your graded quizzes will
appear at WebAssign approximately 1-2 weeks after you have
made your pdf submission for that quiz. If you wish to appeal
the grading of one of your quizzes, you must follow these
procedures:

(1) Please DO NOT try to discuss the grading of the quiz with 
    your TA immediately after recitation.  Your quiz was not 
    graded by your TA.

(2) If you think you deserve more points on a graded quiz,
    submit an appeal IN WRITING, following the instructions
    in Section (3) below.  Explain carefully exactly why
    you deserve more points, and ask for as many points
    as you think your answer deserves.

(3) Send your written appeal, in PDF form, to Dr. Adams by
    email within two school days of receiving
    your graded quiz at WebAssign.  

(4) I will pass your appeal to the grader, who must give you
    a written reply, which will be emailed to you either
    through Dr. Adams or through your recitation TA.  If you
    are not satisfied with the grader's response to your
    appeal, then you may ask Dr. Adams to consider your
    appeal; in such cases I reserve the right to regrade
    your entire quiz.