Test 1 Averages
Based upon the statistics that I have available,
namely CPS grades, WebAssign grades, dates of
completion of WebAssign HW, and Quiz grades, the
best estimate I can make for which students are
following my tips for success would be those
students who have at least an 80% CPS average,
a 90% WebAssign average, a 50% quiz average, and
who have completed at least 75% of their WebAssign
HW at least 12 hours before the deadline. For
these students, the Test 1 average is
93.4 out of 125 or 74.7%.
Students who are giving themselves little or no
chance of success would include anyone with a
CPS average of less than 75% and a WebAssign
average of less than 80%. For these students,
the Test 1 average is
38.6 out of 125 or 30.9%.
My best estimate for those students who are getting
the minimum amount of practice required to have a
reasonable chance of success in PHY111 would be
those students who have at least an 80% CPS average,
a 90% WebAssign average (without looking at the
completion date of the assignments), and at least a
25% quiz average. For those students, the Test 1
average is
75.7 out of 125 or 60.6%.
At minimum, your work will be compared against the
average work of this group of students. GBA
Test 2 Averages
For students who have an 80% CPS average, a 90%
WebAssign average (without looking at the completion
date of the assignments), and at least a 25% quiz
average, the Test 2 average is
80.9 out of 125 or 64.7%.
At minimum, your work will be compared against the
average work of this group of students. GBA
Students who are giving themselves little or no
chance of success would include anyone with a
CPS average of less than 75% and a WebAssign
average of less than 80%. For these students,
the Test 2 average is
42.6 out of 125 or 34.1%.
Finally, for those students who have at least an
80% CPS average and a 90% WebAssign average as well
as a 50% quiz average, and who have completed at
least 75% of their WebAssign HW at least 12 hours
before the deadline, the Test 2 average is
95.2 out of 125 or 76.2%.
I was glad to see that the number of students in
this category has increased since Test 1. These
are the students who, as best as I can determine
based on the stats I have available, are following
the tips for success in PHY111.
Test 3 Averages
For students who have an 80% CPS average, a 90%
WebAssign average (without looking at the completion
date of the assignments), and at least a 25% quiz
average, the Test 3 average is
61.0 out of 125 or 48.8%.
At minimum, your work will be compared against the
average work of this group of students. GBA
Students who are giving themselves little or no
chance of success would include anyone with a
CPS average of less than 75% and a WebAssign
average of less than 80%. For these students,
the Test 3 average is
34.9 out of 125 or 27.9%.
Finally, for those students who have at least an
80% CPS average and a 90% WebAssign average as well
as a 50% quiz average, and who have completed at
least 75% of their WebAssign HW at least 12 hours
before the deadline, the Test 3 average is
79.3 out of 125 or 63.4%.
Since Test 2, we lost one student from this category,
but also added one. These are the students who, as
best as I can determine based on the stats I have
available, are following the PHY111 tips for success.
Test 4 Averages
For students who have an 80% CPS average, a 90%
WebAssign average (without looking at the completion
date of the assignments), and at least a 25% quiz
average, the Test 4 average is
68.6 out of 125 or 54.9%.
At minimum, your work will be compared against the
average work of this group of students. GBA
Students who are giving themselves little or no
chance of success would include anyone with a
CPS average of less than 75% and a WebAssign
average of less than 80%. For these students,
the Test 4 average is
44.3 out of 125 or 35.4%.
Finally, for those students who have at least an
80% CPS average and a 90% WebAssign average as well
as a 50% quiz average, and who have completed at
least 75% of their WebAssign HW at least 12 hours
before the deadline, the Test 3 average is
89.6 out of 125 or 71.7%.
We lost five students from this category since Test 3,
probably because we are getting near the end of the
semester, and also because many of these students
already had three good test scores and so decided not
to work so hard for Test 4. The students who are still
in this category are those who, as best as I can determine
based on the stats I have available, are following the
PHY111 tips for success.
Final Exam Averages
All 53 Final Exam Scores Average is 22.11 or 55.3%
For students who have an 80% CPS average, a 90%
WebAssign average (without looking at the completion
date of the assignments), and at least a 25% quiz
average, the Final Exam average is
26.44 out of 40 or 66.1%.
Students who are giving themselves little or no
chance of success would include anyone with a
CPS average of less than 75% and a WebAssign
average of less than 80%. For these students,
the Final Exam average is
18.60 out of 40 or 46.5%.
Finally, there are those students who, as best as
I can determine from the stats I have available, are
following the PHY111 tips for success.
In this case, I included any student who had made
this category for two of the four tests. The basic
requirements were a 80% CPS average and a 90% WebAssign
average as well as a 50% quiz average, and completion of
at least 75% of their WebAssign HW at least 12 hours
before the deadline. For this group of students,
the Final Exam average is
31.0 out of 40 or 77.5%.
FINAL AVERAGE
53 students took 3 or more tests plus the final exam
and had more than 600 HW points.
for those 53 here are the averages:
average points
TEST 66.21/125 26.48
HW 1339.5/1500 8.93
QUIZ 17.73/20
EXERCISES 8.95/10
RECITATION 89.05% 8.90
CPS 96.8/110 8.80
EXAM 22.11/40 11.06
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overall 64.17 <-- Final Average
The final grade scale was selected so as to find gaps
in the grade distribution. Here is that final scale:
42.8 - 53.1 D
53.2 - 67.8 C (above 65.7 is C+)
67.9 - 78.8 B (below 73 is B-, above 76.9 is B+)
above 78.8 A (below 80.4 is A-, above 88 is A+)
Letter grades were assigned strictly according to this
scale. The highest E is 39.2, the lowest D is 42.8; the
highest D is 51.2, the lowest C is 53.2; the highest C
is 66.1, the lowest B is 67.9; the highest B is 76.9,
and the lowest A is 78.9. The smallest gap between
levels is 1.8 points between C to B.
For information on how to figure your final grade see
HOW TO FIGURE YOUR FINAL GRADE.
Here is the final grade distribution for the 53 students
who took three 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.
111 grade distribution