Grade Scales for Quizzes and Exams
MAP 2302, Section 3149
Honors Elementary Differential Equations
Spring 2001

Hour Exams

A B C D class median class average
Exam 1 (100 points) 86 75 60 49
86
83
Exam 2 (100 points) 89 79 66 56
92
87
Exam 3 (100 points) 88 77 63 52
87
85

Quizzes

A B C D class average
Quiz 1 (30 points) 26 23 19 16
25
Quiz 2 (30 points) 27 23 19 15
27
Quiz 3 (30 points) 26 23 19 16
24
Quiz 4 (30 points) 27 24 21 18
27
Quiz 5 (30 points) 27 24 20 17
25
Quiz 6, if given (30 points)
Quiz 7, if given (30 points)
Quiz 8, if given (30 points)
Quiz 9, if given (30 points)
Quiz 10, if given (30 points)
Quiz totals 133 117 98 82
Note: At the end of the semester, students who qualify for the worst-quiz drop will have their final quiz totals computed by adding their un-dropped scores together, then multiplying by n/(n-1) where n is the number of quizzes eventually given. There is no point doing this computation before the last day of class since until then you will not know n, the grade scales for future quizzes, or whether you will qualify for the quiz-drop.

Final Exam (200 points)

A B C D class median class average
174 152 124 102
170.5
163
Click here for the list of scores .

Total points needed on 1000-point scale for each final grade

(based on weighting each midterm 17%, quizzes (total) 16%, final exam 33%)

A B+ B C+ C D+ D E
Points needed 876 822 768 699 630 577 523
Number of students receiving grade 13 5 3 2 1
The class GPA was 3.56, which among my classes is a record by a large margin. For purposes of comparison, GPA for my MAP 2302 (non-honors) class last semester was 2.86. Yours is the first class I've had in which more than half of my students received A's (it may even be the first in which half the students got B+ or higher).

If you have a question about your grade or would like to look at your graded exam, please stop by my office. I will not discuss grades by email, but email is a good way to set up an appointment with me (groisser@math.ufl.edu). You may also call me at 392-0281 ext. 261 to see if I'm in. I'll be available for appointments from May 7-14 and (I currently expect) from June 4 onward. If you'll be away all summer, we can set up a telephone appointment.

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