Homeworks				30\%\\
Article/ Product Reviews	25\%\\
Exams/Projects			45\%\\
Total 					100\%\\	
Homework: 3 Sets \\
Article/Industry Review: 1-2 Presentations (5-10mins.) +\\
Exam:  1 Written Exam (2 hours and 30 minutes)\\
Final Exam: Written Exam (2 hours and 30 minutes)\\

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Letter grade scale: A(93--100), A--(90--92), B+(87--89), B(83--86), B--(80--82), C+(77--79),\\
C(73--76), C--(70--72), D+(67--69), D(63--66), D--(60--62), F(<60)
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*Notes will be provided\\
\#Exams for DL sections will be available on the Blackboard site.\\

+Article /Industry Review\\
One student per class session will present a recent magazine article or current product relevant to your technical interests and to one of the topics covered in this course (i.e. free space optical communication, source, detectors, etc.).\\
•	Provide appropriate description/illustration and discuss device applications or technical relevance. \\
•	Presentation should be 5 minutes long and include 2-3 Power point slides. \\
•	DL section: telephone conferencing or audio-recorded slides are acceptable.  \\