interesting extra credit #3

§EXTRA CREDIT #3

You begin with a certain number of points. This number of points is equal to the score that you received on the second midterm (if you missed the second midterm, then the number is equal to your score on the first midterm; if you missed both, the number of your points is equal to 10).The points are worth extra credit such that each point is worth 0.1% extra credit towards your POL 101 course grade.

Your task is to contribute some, or none, of your points to the public pool. Also, you cannot contribute more points than you have.

If the sum of all contributions is equal to or greater than 2500 points: then your extra credit is equal to whatever points you saved (i.e., did not contribute).

If the sum of all contributions is less than 2500: no one gets extra credit.

In addition: if you get A or A- on the final exam, I will subtract 5 points from the target (which is initially 2500). That is, getting A/A- on the final exam makes it easier for everyone to get extra credit.

If you get F on the final exam, I will add 5 points to the target (which, again, is initially 2500). That is, getting F on the final exam makes it more difficult for everyone to get extra credit.

For example, 30 students get A/A- on the final exam and 20 students get F. Thus, the extra credit target that must be reached changes to 2500 - 30*5 + 20*5 = 2450.

On the other hand, if 20 students get A/A- on the final exam and 30 students get F, the extra credit target that must be reached changes to 2500 - 20*5 + 30*5 = 2550.

For your information: There are 200 students in the class. The total number of points that the students have is between 5000 and 5500.

Please, think carefully about your choice and enter the number, which corresponds to your contribution. You will not be able to change your contribution once it is submitted. If you fail to answer the question, your contribution is assumed to be zero. The deadline to submit your answer is the last day of classes.

Good luck,

Oleg Smirnov