Exams and Grades
Detailed course grade information is available here
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Overall course scores:
Your own grade is available on CULearn. They have been submitted to SIS.
Here is a histogram of total course scores. The grade cuts ended up being pretty much exactly as described in the detailed grade information page
Roughly 2/3 of the class got A's and B's, congrats to all of you. I know the course was a lot of work, but you have done well and earned your high grades!
Final Exam: Solutions are on CULearn
Here is a histogram of how the class did. The average was 72%, better than the previous two midterms. Standard deviation was 14.5, median was 74% (half did better than this, half did worse)
MidTerm Exam 3: Solutions are on CULearn
Here is a histogram of how the class did. The average was 67% (compared to 68% on the second midterm). This was almost identical performance (average and median) to the previous exam - the class performance is overall just fine!
- The average on the multiple choice section alone was 8.6 out of 13 questions (which becomes 52 out of the 78 possible exam points from the multiple choice portion) Note that 78 out of the 110 total points comes from multiple choice, and 32 comes from the "long answer" part.
- The average on the long answer section alone was 22 out of 32 possible points. The 2nd question was the harder one for a lot of people.
- The average on the exam overall was over 67%
- Over 20% of the class got total scores of 84% or higher, nice! Congrats to all of you, that's a very strong performance. We don't assign letter grades to individual exams, only your total combined course score matters.
MidTerm Exam 2: Solutions are on CULearn
Here is a histogram of how the class did. The average was 68% (compared to 73% on the first midterm). This was just a slightly harder exam than the first, the class performance is overall just fine!
- The average on the multiple choice section alone was 8.8 out of 13 questions (which becomes 53 out of the 78 possible exam points from the multiple choice portion) Note that 78 out of the 110 total points comes from multiple choice, and 32 comes from the "long answer" part.
- The average on the long answer section alone was 21.4 out of 32 possible points. The 2nd question was the harder one for a lot of people.
- The average on the exam overall was 68%
- 20% of the class got total scores of 84% or higher, nice! Congrats to all of you, that's a very strong performance. We don't assign letter grades to individual exams, only your total combined course score matters.
- On the other side, if you are unhappy with your score , don't panic. Please take a look at my advice, comments, and suggestions . There is no universal answer, but we have lots of general thoughts there that might help you turn things around. (Also, note the "I need help" link above left). After reading those, if you'd like to come see Prof. Pollock OR Becker, check out the "Help Room hours " link, or just email us or visit us before or after class!
MidTerm Exam 1: Solutions are on CULearn
Here is a histogram of how the class did on midterm #1. By and large, we're very happy, lots of people did great!
- MidTerm 1: Tuesday, February 3, 7:30 - 9:15 pm, location TBA
- MidTerm 2: Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 - 9:15 pm, location TBA
- MidTerm 3: Tuesday, April 7, 7:30 - 9:15 pm, location TBA
- Final: Tuesday, May 5, 10:30 am - 1 pm, location TBA
The grade weighting will be as follows:
- 3 Midterms (each): 12%
- Final exam: 24%
- Lab: 15%
- CAPA: 15%
- Written homework: 10%
If you miss more than 2 labs, or the final, you can't receive a passing grade!
We will use iClickers during lectures, to help you learn the material. Your iClicker responses count only as bonus (extra credit) points: they REDUCE exam weight by up to a max of 14% of midterm exam total (i.e. 5% of your course grade).
Detailed course grade information is available here
For further information, please see the Syllabus.