===== Master Pieces of Scientific Writing - Spring 2017 ===== **Grading scale:** ^ Assignments ^ Points ^ Percentage ^ |Ten weekly papers | 250 | 50 | |Research paper | 150 | 30 | |Topic selection | 20 | 4 | |Bibliography | 30 | 6 | |Attendance/preparation | 50 | 10 | ^ Total points ^ Final Grade ^ Percentage ^ |475 - 500 | A+ | 95.0 - 100 | |450 - 474 | A\_ | 90.0 - 94.9 | |425 - 449 | A- | 85.0 - 89.9 | |400 - 424 | B+ | 80.0 - 84.9 | |375 - 399 | B\_ | 75.0 - 79.9 | |350 - 374 | B- | 70.0 - 74.9 | |325 - 349 | C+ | 65.0 - 69.9 | |300 - 324 | C\_ | 60.0 - 64.9 | |275 - 299 | C- | 55.0 - 59.9 | |250 - 274 | D+ | 50.0 - 54.9 | |225 - 249 | D\_ | 45.0 - 49.9 | |200 - 224 | D- | 40.0 - 44.9 | |0 - 199 | F\_ | 0.0 - 39.9 |