NOTE: In reporting the averages from the test we drop
the lowest scores. This is because 20% (1 out
of 5) of all scores will eventually be dropped.
In comparing your average with the class average
you need to compare with an average which is
representative of the final average. Dropping
the lowest scores before reporting the average
is one way of ESTIMATING the effect of the final
drops. These posted test averages are not used
in any way in computing the final overall class
average. GBA
1st test
159 students took test 1
40 made below 38
119 scored 38 or more
for those 119 the average was 68.0
test 1 grades
2nd test
148 students took test 2
30 made below 38
118 scored 38 or more
for those 118 the average was 60.9
test 2 grades
3rd test
127 students took test 3
27 made below 44
100 scored 44 or more
for those 100 the average was 67.7
test 3 grades
4th test
119 students took test 4
24 made below 46
95 scored 46 or more
for those 95 the average was 69.7
test 4 grades
5th test
108 students took test 5
26 made below 25
82 scored 25 or more
for those 82 the average was 47.8
test 5 grades
Overall Pre-Exam Average
109 students have taken four or more tests and have more
than 600 HW points. For these 109 students, the
overall averages are
% points
test 63.09 37.86
HW 81.59 6.53
QUIZ 66.12 4.63
PRS 77.09 3.85
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overall 52.9 out of 80 possible pre-exam points
or 66.1% <-- Predicted Pre-Exam Average
Assuming an average of 65 on the final, or 13 out of
20 points, results in a predicted overall average of 65.9.
With this predicted average a POSSIBLE breakdown of grades
would be:
50.6 - 60.5 D
60.6 - 71.0 C
71.1 - 81.0 B
You should figure your pre-exam total then figure how many
exam points (out of 20 possible) you need to get the grade
that you want. Remember that the true final grade scale
ultimately depends on overall class exam performance. Also,
the final grade scale will be selected so as to find gaps
in the final grade distribution.
FINAL EXAM
115 students took the final exam. For those 115
students the final exam average is
24.28 out of 40, or 60.70%.
final exam grades
FINAL AVERAGE
108 students took four or more tests plus the final exam
and had more than 600 HW points (there were 7 students
who took the final exam who either did not take four
or more tests or else who had less than 600 HW points).
for those 108 here are the averages:
% points
test 63.65 38.19
HW 79.32 6.35
QUIZ 66.70 4.67
PRS 77.58 3.88
EXAM 61.76 12.35
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overall 65.4 (out of 100) <-- Final Average
The final grade scale was selected so as to find gaps
in the grade distribution. Here is that final scale:
44.3 - 58.1 D
58.2 - 70.8 C (above 68.0 is C+)
70.9 - 81.9 B (below 72.1 is B-, above 76.9 is B+)
82.0 and up A (below 84.8 is A-, above 92.3 is A+)
Letter grades were assigned strictly according to this
scale. The highest E is 42.7, the lowest D is 44.3; the
highest D is 57.1, the lowest C is 58.2; the highest C
is 69.2, the lowest B is 70.9; the highest B is 80.6,
and the lowest A is 82.0. The smallest gap between
levels is 1.1 points between D to C.
Be sure to check your TA's computation of your final grade.
If you find a significant error please send an email to both
your TA and myself. For information on how to figure your final
grade see
HOW TO FIGURE YOUR FINAL GRADE.
Here is the final grade distribution for the 108 students
who took four or more tests plus the final exam, and had
at least 600 HW points.
You may also view this column of grades as a text file.
121 grade distribution