How I determined your midterm grade

• I calculated your score

- From 0-75 including much partial credit
• Everyone 5 points extra credit
• Then I curved it around a B
• Then I gave everyone a boost of one-third of a grade
- I’m sorry it’s late, and this is my make-up gift to you
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 Distribution of Midterm scores & grades
avg: 45
8
stdev: 11 D’s C’s B’s A’s

60-70: A+
6

55-59: A
Frequency

52-54: A–
4

46-51: B+
42-45: B
39-41: B–
2

35-38: C+
33-34: C
30-32: C–
0

20 30 40 50 60 70

22-28: D mtscore
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 I bombed the exam. What now?

• I am happy to let bygones be bygones if:

• You make a clear effort to turn the term around
- You could come to office hours
- You could also email me questions
- You can do all these things ... and more!

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 Regrade Policy
• Sometimes I make arithmetic errors
• You can ask for a regrade, but:
- I will look at your entire exam
- I will correct all mistakes I find
- Your score may go up or down
based on what I find

- Beware
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