INSTRUCTOR
Professor (Dr.) Gary M. Hardegree
Office: 363 Bartlett Hall
Office Hours: TuTh by appointment
Phone: 545-5788
EMail: gmh@philos.umass.edu
Webpage: http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~gmhwww/
TEXT
Hardegree, Symbolic Logic: A Second Course. An on-line version is available on this web site.
IN-CLASS EXAMS
There are five in-class exams. For dates, see Schedule.
FINAL PERIOD EXAMS
In addition to the five regular-period exams, there are two one-hour exams to take place during the officially scheduled final exam period. For exact date, time, and place, see the University Final Exam Schedule, published later in the semester. Also, stay tuned to this web site (see Schedule) for updates.
DROPPING LOWEST SCORES
There are seven exams total. In calculating your final numerical score, I drop the two lowest scores. A missed exam counts as a zero.
MAKE-UP EXAMS
There are no make-up exams, except as provided for in the previous item. (However, contact me about official University absences.)
USING THE OPTIONAL EXAMS TO IMPROVE YOUR GRADE
Besides serving as make-up exams, Exams 6 and 7 can be used to improve your grade, in case you are not satisfied with your grade after the first four exams. Note that there is no risk in taking these optional exams.
FINAL LETTER GRADE
Each of the 7 exams is worth 100 points. Your final grade is calculated by dropping your two lowest scores, then adding up the scores of the remaining 5 exams, then adding your partipation score, and finally comparing that total with the following scale.
SCALE (cut-offs)
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
F
475
450
425

400

375
350
325
300
275
250
0