update grading, add links to topics

index.html

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ <h3>Schedule and Learning materials</h3>
 <a href="../logistics.html">Course logistics</a> 
 web page provides links to software (GRASS GIS and ArcGIS Pro) and data used in the assignments and
 describes the structure of assignment papers.
+</ul>
 
 <h4>Textbooks</h4>
 No required textbook, on-line material is used.
@@ -132,8 +133,10 @@ <h4>Textbooks</h4>
 </ul>
 
 <h3>Grading policy</h3>
-40% homeworks, 20% midterm, 40% project (10% proposal + 5% progress report and title submission on wiki + 10% presentation + 15% paper),
-100% is the maximum number of points (total + extra credits) achieved in class.
+40% homeworks, 20% midterm, 40% project. 
+100 points is the maximum number of points (total + extra credits) achieved in class.
+Extra credits are given for innovative solutions, 
+creativity in problem solving and extensions to given tasks.
 Points are taken off for late submissions.
 <table>
   <tr><th>Grade</th><th>Course and each HW</th></tr>
@@ -147,11 +150,11 @@ <h3>Grading policy</h3>
   <tr><td>C+</td><td>77</td></tr>
   <tr><td>C</td><td>73</td></tr>
 </table>
-Extra credits are given for innovative solutions, creativity in problem solving and extensions to given tasks.
 
 <h3>Topics</h3>
 <ul>
-<li><b>Geospatial data acquisition</b>
+<li><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/topics/data_intro.html">
+<b>Geospatial data acquisition</b></a>
 <ul>
     <li>mapping natural phenomena, concept of continuous fields and discrete sampling</li>
     <li>units, projections, coordinate transformations, georeferencing</li>
@@ -163,7 +166,9 @@ <h3>Topics</h3>
     relational and object oriented geodatabase, structured query language (SQL) basics</li>
 -->
 </ul></li>
-<li><b>Data display and visualization</b>
+<li>
+<a href"=https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/topics/data_models_visu.html">
+<b>Data display and visualization</b></a>
 <ul>
     <li>display of
     continuous and discrete data, use of color, shading, symbols, to
@@ -173,7 +178,8 @@ <h3>Topics</h3>
                 cutting planes, animations)</li>
 <!--    <li>view/create maps/post your data on-line (Google Earth/Maps, GPS visualizer)</li>-->
 </ul></li>
-<li><b>Geospatial Analysis</b>
+<li><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/topics/raster_analysis.html">
+<b>Geospatial Analysis</b></a>
 <ul>
     <li>foundations for analysis of continuous and discrete phenomena</li>
             <li>neighborhood operations and buffers,</li>