Prelecture and in-Class Quizzes (optional)

Prelecture -Quizzes (optional)  - due at 8:30 AM on the day of the lecture session - single attempt

The pre-lecture quizzes, which are closely related to Prof. Lumetta's lecture notes and recording, are due by 8:30 am CST for the lecture covered by the lecture notes (posted in the detailed schedule) on that day. You will take the pre-lecture quiz on PrairieLearn. Links to an external site. Prelecture-Quizzes will be graded on correctness. It can earn you extra credit towards Exams (2% of the overall grade without going over the 60% Exams cap). The extra credit will be calculated based on the overall quiz score (i.e. your overall quiz score on PrairieLearn). The First pre-lecture quiz (i.e. Quiz 2, named based on the lecture number) is due on 1/24/2025.

In-class - Quizzes (optional) - during the lecture session - single attempt

The quiz is intended to determine if the student understands the basic concepts covered in the class/lecture while encouraging attendance.  There is a marked negative correlation between those who do not attend class and do poorly in the course. The pop quizzes will be administered during lecture time. They are paper-based (for AL, AL2, and AL5 sections) and via web tools or a google form for online section, AL4; the exact number of quizzes will be determined throughout the semester.

In-class pop quiz policies:

  1. We may announce the week of the pop quiz in advance.
  2. The pop quiz is expected to take an average 5 mins.  We expect to have approx. 5-6 mins quizzes during the semester.
  3. In-class quizzes will be graded on correctness.
  4. These quizzes can earn you up to 1% extra credit towards your overall grade, independent of the exam cap.
  5. There will be no make-up quizzes.