Math 246 Discussion, Spring 2018

There will be 14 discussion meetings, each of which will include group work activities worth a total of ten points. These group work activities will be posted beforehand along with the quiz solutions on the class website under Quizzes . Your ten best discussion scores will count toward your course grade. No make-up group work will be given.

"Tens Digit" Rule
Scores for missed discussions and any discussion score that is lower than the "tens digit" of your score on the in-class exam covering the same material will replaced by that digit. For example, if you score 83 on the first in-class exam then the score of any of the first three discussions that is lower than 8 will be raised to 8. Notice that this policy does not apply to discussions after the last in-class exam.
WARNING: Because it rounds down, if you rely on this policy for most of your discussions then your net discussion score could be one letter grade lower than your average in-class exam score! This policy is intended to provide a safety net that can be used a few times, not as something that should be used often.

University Closures
If the University closes on the day of a scheduled discussion before the last in-class exam then your discussion score for that day will be the "tens" digit of your score on the associated exam. If the University closes on the day of a scheduled discussion after the last in-class exam then there will be no score replacement.