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The grades are based on the following components:

Quizzes (drop lowest 1 of 5)	60%
Computer assignment	15%
Final exam	25%
Total	100%

Please note that the grades will be based on a curve and will not use the absolute grading scale.

Of the 5 quizzes that will be offered during the term, you may drop the lowest one of them.  There will be no makeup quizzes so be sure not to miss more than you absolutely have to.  In addition there will sometimes be 'bonus' questions on the quizzes which are for the students who have extra time.   Before each of the quizzes you will be given practice problems from which to study.  The quizzes will sometimes take most of the 80 minute class, others times we will use only half that. Each quiz is different and they are sometimes longer or shorter. For this reason I reserve the right to deviate from the announced times as necessary.

There will be a computer assignment which I expect to make due towards mid April.  This does not involve programming.  It is a web based assignement where you will be asked to run a computer program to break a ciphertext which will be e-mailed to you.

Click here to see the quiz grades for the course as we have them recorded. I will only update these once after each quiz so if I change the grade watch for the update online much later. They will be posted under the last four digits of your student id number. If they are not correct then please e-mail me and let me know the problem. They are under the same password protection that the handouts are kept under. For a few students, either I didn't have your name or your student ID number when I recorded the grade. I need to know one or the other when I record them so let me know if the grade belongs to you.

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