Requirements for Assessment
Attendance at all tutorials is mandatory. In addition students are required to participate in all 3 intermediate tests.
Important: The tests are mandatory, personal participation in all three tests is a prerequisite for awarding assessment without exception. These tests are on computers in the computer lab out of exercises. Students register themselves individually through the internet connection for each test via the Department of Mathematics website and they are required to have registered login and logout for each test. Instructions for operating the testing system are in English. Exercise teachers are persons in charge of all matters related to the tests and the assessment.
Additional criteria for the assessment may be determined by the tutor, who then decides whether to award the assessment or not.
A condition for the assessment is to achieve at least 24 points (including negative points) from the intermediate tests (see below) and if a student satisfies the additional criteria by the tutor, then the assessment is awarded.
If a student reaches from all tests only 9 points and less the assessment is not awarded.
If a student satisfies the additional criteria by the tutor and the combined total is between 10 and 23 points inclusive the assessment is not awarded, but a student may take part in an additional written exam, which will be offered after the completion of all three tests at the end of the semester. This exam shall consist of simple problems to be solved (not multiple-choice results) and the assessment will be awarded on the basis of minimum 70% of success. However, no additional points will be awarded for success in this exam.
Intermediate Tests
These tests are scheduled approximately in the 6-th, 9-th and 12-th week
of the semester and last 30 minutes.
No
calculators, no watch, mobile phones or any other means of communication are allowed during the tests,
as well as any other supporting materials.
In the event of an illness a student will be required to present a doctor's
certificate. For any other valid reason for absence a student must present
supporting documents. In both cases, a student should apply for a place in a
deferred test which is to be arranged by the tutor immediately after the end of
a regular test.
Test Content:
Test No. 1 & 2: Differential calculus
Test No. 3: Linear algebra
Marking of Tests:
Each test consists of 4 problems. Each problem is a multiple-choice question with 1 correct and 4 wrong answers. Depending on the answer selected the number of points awarded for each problem is as follows:
right answer: 4 or 8 points (as stated in the question)
wrong answer: -1 point
no answer: 0 points
In each test the maximum number of points a student can
gain is 24; i.e. 72 points in total.
A student can take each test only once; tests cannot be re-sat to achieve a
higher point score.
The total points score achieved in the intermediate tests is then used to calculate the Test Mark.
Total points score Test Mark
10 1
11-17 2
18-24 3
25-31 4
32-38 5
39-45 6
46-52 7
53-59 8
60-66 9
67-72
10
The Test Mark is taken into account for assessment of the final grade award (for details, see Final Exam-Grading).