NOTE:  In reporting the averages from the tests we drop
       the lowest scores.  This is because the lowest
       of the five tests will be dropped; i.e.  1/5th 
       (or 20.0%) of all test scores will 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

       SPRING 2020 NOTE: This semester, 1/4 (or 25%) of
       all test scores will be dropped; i.e. everyone
       will drop their lowest score out of 4 tests.

1st test 

          56 students took test 1 Multiple Choice
     
             51 students earned 4.0 or more points

                for those 51 the average was 7.10/10 or 71.0%

       Test 1 MC scores


2nd test

          56 students took test 2 Multiple Choice

             41 students earned 2.5 or more points

                for those 41 the average was 5.48/10 or 54.8%

       Test 2 MC scores


3rd test 

          47 students took test 3 Multiple Choice

             39 students earned 2.5 or more points

                for those 39 the average was 5.14/10 or 51.4%

       Test 3 MC scores 


4th test given remotely in Spring 2020

           46 students took test 4 Multiple Choice

             36 students earned 3.5 or more points

                for those 36 the average was 5.98/10 or 59.8%

       Test 4 MC scores


5th test on FRI 5/01   CANCELLED in Spring 20



FINAL EXAM 

      For the 40 students who took the final, and
      had also earned 800 or more HW points, the
      final exam average is 

                  16.67 out of 40, or 41.7%.

       Final Exam scores



FINAL AVERAGE

   39 students took 3 of the 4 MC tests, plus the
   final exam, and had more than 800 MP HW points.

     For those 39 here are the averages:
 
                       %      points

         HW          82.74    8.27

       Exercises     92.09    2.76

        Quiz         61.50    9.23

         CW          83.30    4.17

         RQ          61.60    3.70

        test         60.30   26.53 
                                   
        exam         40.96    6.96
   _________________________________

     overall                 61.6 ← final average


    The details of the final grade scale were primarily
determined by the presence of gaps in the grade distribution.
Here is that final grade scale.

      below 37.0    E
      37.1 - 44.9   D
      45.0 - 62.3   C  (above 56.7 is C+)
      62.4 - 76.5   B  (below 63.8 is B-, above 73.8 is B+)
      above 76.6    A  (below 80.0 is A-, above 90.0 is A+)

Letter grades were assigned strictly according to this
scale.  The lowest D is 37.1;  the highest D is 42.5,
the lowest C is 45.0;  the highest C is 60.4, the
lowest B is 62.4; the highest B is 75.1, and the
lowest A is 76.7.  The smallest gap between levels
is 1.6 points between B to A. 

You may also like to look at the Fall 2019 Class Averages.