updating some course policies

courselogistics/index.html

@@ -138,16 +138,9 @@ <h2 id="grades"><a name="lettergrades"></a>Grades</h2>
 each)</li>
 <li><strong>Final Exam:</strong> 15 percent</li>
 </ul>
-<p>Homeworks will be graded on a traditional percentage scale. Quizzes
-will be graded on a traditional percentage scale as well. However, I
-believe that once a quiz grade reaches a certain level, a student has
-clearly mastered the material and does need any incentive to retake that
-quiz. Thus, <strong>any first attempt quiz grade that exceeds 90 percent
-(strictly greater than 90 percent) will be automatically rounded up to a
-perfect score</strong>. Quiz retakes will not round up (as it is the
-final attempt and the incentive to retake is not present anymore).</p>
-<p>Your final letter grade will be determined by the traditional decade
-curve. The table for which is shown below:</p>
+<p>Homeworks and quizzes will be graded on a traditional percentage
+scale. Your final letter grade will be determined by the traditional
+decade curve. The table for which is shown below:</p>
 <table>
 <thead>
 <tr>

courselogistics/index.md

@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ Your letter grade will be calculated using a traditional weighted average. The w
 - **Quizzes (modules 1-5):** 60 percent (12 percent each)
 - **Final Exam:** 15 percent
 
-Homeworks will be graded on a traditional percentage scale. Quizzes will be graded on a traditional percentage scale as well. However, I believe that once a quiz grade reaches a certain level, a student has clearly mastered the material and does need any incentive to retake that quiz. Thus, **any first attempt quiz grade that exceeds 90 percent (strictly greater than 90 percent) will be automatically rounded up to a perfect score**. Quiz retakes will not round up (as it is the final attempt and the incentive to retake is not present anymore).
-
-Your final letter grade will be determined by the traditional decade curve. The table for which is shown below:
+Homeworks and quizzes will be graded on a traditional percentage scale. Your final letter grade will be determined by the traditional decade curve. The table for which is shown below:
 
 | Letter Grade | Percentage Average |
 |:--------------:|:---:|

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courselogistics/syllabus.tex

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ \section*{Coursework and Grading}
 \item \textbf{Final Exam:} 15 percent
 \end{itemize}
 
-Homeworks will be graded on a traditional percentage scale. Quizzes will be graded on a traditional percentage scale as well. However, I believe that once a quiz grade reaches a certain level, a student has clearly mastered the material and does need any incentive to retake that quiz. Thus, \textbf{any first attempt quiz grade that exceeds 90 percent (strictly greater than 90 percent) will be automatically rounded up to a perfect score}.
+Homeworks will be graded on a traditional percentage scale. Quizzes will be graded on a traditional percentage scale as well.
 
 
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@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ \section*{Collaboration Policy}
 
 Plagiarism, though, is strictly not allowed and will result in a penalty (see below).
 
-\textbf{Penalty:} Assignments or quizzes where violations of this policy occur will receive a penalty of \textbf{one FULL letter grade (e.g., A- drops to a B-)} on the student's \textbf{Final course grade} for the first offense. For second offenses, the student's \textbf{Final course grade} will be set to an \textbf{F}.
+\textbf{Penalty:} Assignments or quizzes where violations of this policy occur will receive a penalty of \textbf{a zero on the assignment in question} plus \textbf{one letter grade (e.g., A- drops to a B+)} on the student's \textbf{Final course grade} for the first offense. For second offenses, the student's \textbf{Final course grade} will be set to an \textbf{F} and a reference to the honor committee will be made.
 
 \section*{Additional Information}