M 360M/396C, Fall 2005

SECOND GRADING RUBRIC

10 points:

Same as for First Grading Rubric: Problem is completely solved and solution is completely and clearly explained, appropriately for the "audience" as described in the handout "Guidelines for Written Homework"

8 points:

Paper shows that problem is well understood (as described in First Grading Rubric) and that appropriate strategies have been used, resulting in a plan that would give a solution, but plan is not completely carried out. In particular, all of the following which fit the problem have been done in a manner appropriate to the problem:

•   Appropriately chosen special cases have been examined.
•   Appropriate simplifications have been made (exploiting symmetry, reducing to special cases as appropriate.)
•   Auxiliary elements have been introduced if appropriate.
•   Subgoals have been identified if appropriate.
•   Problem has been broken up into suitable cases if appropriate.
•   The method or result of suitable previously solved problems has been exploited if appropriate.

4 points:

Paper shows that student has obtained a good understanding of the problem, as described in the first grading rubric.