Summary and Curve
Lab Report Normalization Curve
Individual Section Comparison
Normalized Lab Reports Curve
Normalized Lab Reports Distribution
Midterm Exam Curve
Midterm Exam Distribution
Practical Exam Curve
Practical Exam Distribution
Notebook Curve
Notebook Distribution
Final Exam Curve
Final Exam Distribution
Summary and Curve
Last update: 12/9/2009
The summary will be updated occasionally, particularly after exams and when TA's turn in new lab report grades. The normalization average and standard deviation will not be determined for each section until after the final exam. Until then, each section is arbitrarily normalized to a 70% average and 15% standard deviation. The summary statistics such as GPA, grade distribution and class curve are only rough estimates. These values with not be absolutely determined until all grades are entered after the final exam.
Lab Report Normalization Curve
The lab report average was normalized to a 70% for the section with the lowest combined average of the Midterm Exam, Practical Exam and Final Exam. The lab report average was normalized to 80% for the section with the highest combined average of the Midterm Exam, Practical Exam and Final Exam. All other sections were fitted to the resulting curve according to their combined exam average.
Individual Section Comparison
Last update: 12/9/2009
Normalized Lab Reports Curve
Last Updated: 12/9/2009
Below is the approximate curve for the normalized lab reports. Each section is normalized to a 70% average during the semester. If you would like to know your normalized lab report score, see me during office hours. You may also estimate your normalized score by determining the difference between your TA's average from 70% and then adding that difference to your score. For example, if my lab report average was 54% and my TA's section average was 65%, I would add 5% (70-65=5) to my average. My estimated normalized score would be 59% (54+5=59).
Normalized Lab Reports Distribution
Last Updated: 12/9/2009
Below is the distribution of scores for the normalized lab reports. Each section is normalized to a 70% average during the semester. If you would like to know your normalized lab report score, see me during office hours.
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Midterm Exam Curve
Below is the approximate curve for the midterm exam. Because the final course score is the sum of the individual component scores and not an average of letter grades, the curve below is only approximate. Only the final course is technically curved.
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Midterm Exam Distribution
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Practical Exam Curve
Below is the approximate curve for the practical exam. Because the final course score is the sum of the individual component scores and not an average of letter grades, the curve below is only approximate. Only the final course is technically curved.
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Practical Exam Distribution
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Notebook Curve
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Notebook Distribution
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Final Exam Curve
Below is the approximate curve for the final exam. Because the final course score is the sum of the individual component scores and not an average of letter grades, the curve below is only approximate. Only the final course is technically curved.
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Final Exam Distribution
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