> True, but I suppose it depends "how" wrong. If one were to write kW
> instead of kWh it could simply be an ommission of a single character,
> and wouldn't warrant a "C".
>
> OTOH, if it's clear the person had no concept of what units were to be
> used then yes, I think it's a good idea. TTYL

I couldn't disagree more.  Writing kW when you are asked for, for instance,
the amount of energy require to boil 1-L of water, DOES demonstrate
that the person has no concept of what units are to be used.

It's like saying "Why did I get this wrong?  The answer was -1024 and
I wrote 1024.  Don't I deserve partial credit?  It's only off by the negative
sign."  No, the answer is off by over 2000.  If you wrote 12 and the
answer was actually 2017, would you expect credit?

Wrong is wrong.  The ONLY exception I could see is if a transcription
error occurs- on my worksheet, the final answer is clearly written with
kWh as the units, but I copied it over wrong.  That's worth something,
maybe.

This attitude of "just one letter" or "just the negative sign" leads to sloppy
workmanship which will ultimately get one into trouble.

Mike H.
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