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Grades will be updated every couple of weeks, as work is graded.
FINAL GRADES POSTED
All work has now been graded.
The mean score on the Final Exam was 184/225 (82%).
There were 629 points possible on the three examinations, 25
points possible on the Constellation Quiz ("CQ"), and 46 points
possible on the in-class Puzzlahs ("PZ"), for a maximum possible
score of 700.
If you did any of the optional laboratories, then you received
extra credit (labeled "XC" on the grade web site) equal to the
sum of the points achieved on the labs.
"TOT" is the combined score on all your work. It equals
M1+M2+FX+PZ+CQ+XC.
The final letter grades are curved, as explained on the syllabus.
The grade breaks for A-, B-, and C- were set at TOT
values of 638, 580, and 480, respectively. The A- and C- breaks
were adjusted downward from the guaranteed values announced at the
beginning of the semester.
You may look over your final exams in my office, but I am required
to keep the papers.
Have a great summer! ---- R. W. O'Connell
Here is the meaning of the column headings:
TOT: Total numerical score
LET: Final letter grade
M1 : First midterm exam score (200 max)
M2 : Second midterm exam score (204 max)
FX : Final exam score (225 max)
PZ: Total of "Puzzlah" credit (46 max)
XC : Total of extra credit points (60 max)
CQ : Constellation quiz score (25 max)
L1 : Optional Telescope Observing Lab (20 max)
L2 : Optional Orbit of Mars Lab (20 max)
L3 : Optional Satellites of Jupiter Lab (20 max)
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