Grade Scales for Exams
MAP 2302, Section 1G33
Elementary Differential Equations
Fall 2018

The exam-grade cutoffs given below are the bottom for the "flat" grade, not the minus-grade. (For example, if the cutoff listed for a B is 50 points, then 50 is a B; 49 is a B-.) The A- cutoff is 1/3 of the way down from the A cutoff to the B cutoff; the B+ cutoff is 1/3 of the way up from the B cutoff to the A cutoff; the B- cutoff is 1/3 of the way down from the B cutoff to the C cutoff, etc. (except that I do not give D-'s; anything lower than the D cutoff is an E).

Each exam's average and median below was computed from the scores of only those students who took that exam and did not have a cheating-penalty imposed. For example, zeroes for students who missed an exam without an acceptable excuse are not averaged-in.

Hour Exams

A B C D class
median		 class
average
Exam 1 (104 points)
88
(85%)
75
(72%)
58
(56%)
42
(40%)
75
(72%)
64
(62%)
list of scores
Exam 2 (103 points + 6 EC)
94
(91%)
82
(80%)
60
(58%)
43
(42%)
86
(83%)
82
(80%)
list of scores
Exam 3 (108 points)
94
(87%)
80
(74%)
59
(55%)
44
(41%)
81
(75%)
79
(73%)
 list of scores

Final Exam (259 points)

A B C D class median class average
223
(86%)
192
(74%)
141
(54%)
99
(38%)
187.5
(72%)
173
(67%)
 list of scores

Course (1000 points: each hour-exam counts for 200; final exam counts for 400)

A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D E
Points needed 870 830 789 748 684 619 555 503 451 399 NA
Number of students receiving grade 5 0 5 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 2

The class GPA was 2.67. This average includes an E for a student who did not show up for third midterm or the final, but was still on the class roster at the end of the semester. Not counting this student, the class GPA was 2.80. The class GPA for the last non-honors MAP 2302 section I taught (Spring 2017) was also 2.67.

I will not be holding any office hours until next semester. If you have a question about your grade, or would like to look at your graded exam, please DO NOT EMAIL ME THE QUESTION; please see me in my office after Jan. 7 (check my home webpage after Jan. 5 for my schedule). I will not send or discuss grades by email, and will delete, without responding, any email requesting a response related to grades or exam-scores.

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