Online Homework - placeholder, due dates for Mastering next week

[Zellmer, Robert]

I've added a placeholder to the Online Homework assignment group.  This should allow
it to show up in your gradebook and manipulate it to see where you stand going into the
final exam.  It's set for 100 pts (not the actual points you'll get from Mastering once it's
synced).  Take your Mastering Score and use that percentage to add the points in.  For
example, if you have 85% total as your Mastering Score, enter 85 points for this
placeholder in your gradebook.  That will change your course percentage.  I will delete
this place holder right before I sync the Mastering, sometime at the end of next week.

To find your score (percentage) in Mastering, go into Mastering and then click on
"Scores" in the menu.  You should then see a page with "Scores" at the top.  Below
that you'll see "Recently Completed" on the left and "Mastering Score" on the right.
That's your total percentage score.  Click on "Show Calculation" and a table shows
up with three categories, "Homework", "practice" and "tutorials".  The "practice" one
has a category weight of 0% and no score (these were the Exam Prep practice which
were not for credit and had zero points associated with them).  For the "Homework"
and "tutorials" you'll see your Score and the Category Weights of 53.98% and 46.02%,
respectively.  The Category Score on the right is determined by multiplying the
Score by the Category Wt.  The Category Scores then add up to give the overall
Mastering Score which his above the table on the right-hand side.  It's doing a weighted
average, like you did for atomic weights.

There is no placeholder for the final exam and since I'm not in charge of the exams I
don't feel comfortable adding one.

Honestly, there's really no point in "playing" around with your scores to see what you
have to "shoot" for on the final.  When you decide to "shoot" for a particular score you
then might not make it.  I'm not sure how you "shoot" for a score.  Just do the best
you can possibly do.  If you're going to "shoot" for a particular score, make it a 100%.
Just do the best you can do and don't waste time playing with your scores.

I will try to upload the scores from Mastering on Fri, Dec. 9 or Sat, Dec. 10.  Remember,
the last days to get the Mastering done for Ch 11e (11.6) and all
the Ch 12 sets is Tue, Dec 6 for the Tutorials and Wed., Dec 7.
for Homework Reviews.  You can see the due dates in Mastering.


Dr. Zellmer
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