Your grade will be based on a weighted average of the following scores. Roughly speaking, an overall score of 90%will get you a 4.0, 45%a 1.0, and grades in between will be linearly interpolated. Any grade below 1.0 will be considered failing.
10%    Homework assignments
15%    Quizzes (only your best 7 scores count)
25%    Midterm exam
50%    Final exam