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. GBA

1st test 

          114 students took test 1 

           25 made below 26

           89 scored 26 or more

       for those 89 the average was  49.4

       test 1 grades


2nd test 

         114 students took test 2

          24 made below 39

          90 scored 39 or more

       for those 90 the average was 59.1

       test 2 grades


3rd test 

          95 students took test 3

          21 made below 38

          74 scored 38 or more

       for those 74 the average was 65.5

       test 3 grades


4th test 

           88 students took test 4

           17 made below 39

           71 scored 39 or more

       for those 71 the average was 61.6

       test 4 grades


5th test 

          80 students took test 5

          17 made below 20

          63 scored 20 or more

       for those 63 the average was 41.8

       test 5 grades


You may also compare with Fall 2001 grades.


Overall Pre-Exam Average  


  86 students have taken four or more tests and have more
     than 100 HW points.  For these 86 students, the
     overall averages are

        test         55.4  (multiply by 0.6 to get # of points)

        HW            7.3

        QUIZ          6.6
   ________________________

     overall         47.1 points out of 80 possible pre-exam points

                or   58.9%  <-- Pre-Exam Average

    Assuming an average of 65 on the final, or 13 out of
20 points, results in a predicted overall average of 60.1.
With this predicted average a possible breakdown of grades
would be:

                44.7 - 54.6   D
                54.7 - 65.6   C
                65.7 - 75.6   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.


FINAL EXAM

      Of the 86 students who had taken four or more tests and 
      had more than 100 HW points, 86 took the final exam.
      For those 86 students the final exam average is 

            24.3 out of 40, or 60.7%.

FINAL AVERAGE

 86 students took 4 or more tests plus the final exam

       for those 86 here are the averages:

         HW     7.3  (out of 10)
         quiz   6.6  (out of 10)
         test  55.4  (multiply by 0.6 to get #points)

         exam  24.3  (out of 40 - divide by 2 to get #points)

      overall  59.3  (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:

                    42.8 - 52.7   D
                    52.8 - 65.7   C
                    65.8 - 75.7   B

Letter grades were assigned strictly according to this
scale.  The highest E is 41.7, the lowest D is 43.1;  the
highest D is 51.7, the lowest C is 52.8;  the highest C
is 65.1, the lowest B is 66.7;  the highest B is 74.9,
and the lowest A is 76.2.  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 the best time to see me is
Tuesday afternoon or Thursday morning between 10:30 and 11:30 AM.  
After that time any change of grade requires a change of grade 
form.  For information on how to figure your final grade see

              HOW TO FIGURE YOUR FINAL GRADE.

Here is the final grade distribution for the 86 students
who took four or more tests plus the final exam.

You may also view this column of grades as a text file.
 131 grade distribution