------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: CSE 191 Final Grades ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have graded the exams, and I have submitted final grades for the course, as you may already know. ======================================================================== I AM OUT OF TOWN FOR THE BREAK, BUT I WILL RETURN IN JANUARY. AT THAT TIME, PLEASE STOP BY TO PICK UP YOUR FINAL EXAM. CALL FIRST TO MAKE SURE I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE (see phone & office # below). IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO MAIL YOUR EXAM TO YOU WHEN I RETURN IN JANUARY, PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS. IF WOULD LIKE ME TO E-MAIL YOUR FINAL EXAM SCORE OR YOUR FINAL GRADE, PLEASE SEND ME AN E-MAIL REQUEST. ======================================================================== Some statistics: Final exam: range of points = 67 to 201 (out of 207) range of letters = D to A average = 148 = C+ Course: range = D+ to A average = B- For the course, there were 20 grades of A/A- (6 A, 14 A-) 52 grades of B+/B/B- (15 B+, 19 B, 18 B-) 22 grades of C+/C/C- (13 C+, 7 C, 2 C-) 2 grades of D+ The only students who received "F" grades were those who did not take one or both of the exams. Here is the algorithm for computing the final grade: ======================================================================== 1. A recitation grade (REC) was computed as follows: There were 12 numbered HWs, of which 2 were "virtual" HWs (#6 & #12), leaving 10 graded HWs, each with a letter grade. Take the average of the highest 9 grades. (that should be the equivalent of dropping the lowest HW grade & replacing the lowest remaining HW grade by a quiz grade if the quiz grade is higher than some HW grade) If student missed more than 3 recitations without an official excuse, drop the above average by 1/3 letter (e.g., A- becomes B+, etc.) 2. The final course grade (G) was computed as follows: if FinalExamGrade > MidTermExamGrade, then G = 0.4*REC + 0.6*FinalExamGrade else G = 0.4*REC + 0.2*MidTermExamGrade + 0.4*FinalExamGrade > > ======================================================================== > > When converting between numbers and letters, use these conversions: > > > > A 4.00 > > A- 3.67 > > B+ 3.33 > > B 3.00 > > B- 2.67 > > C+ 2.33 > > C 2.00 > > C- 1.67 > > D+ 1.33 > > D 1.00 > > F 0.00 > > > > Then you can convert back from decimals to letters as follows: > > > > 3.86-4.0 A > > 3.51-3.85 A- > > 3.16-3.50 B+ > > 2.86-3.15 B > > 2.51-2.85 B- > > 2.16-2.50 C+ > > 1.86-2.15 C > > 1.51-1.85 C- > > 1.16-1.50 D+ > > 0.51-1.15 D > > 0 -0.50 F ------------------------------------------------------------------------ William J. Rapaport Associate Professor of Computer Science Affiliated Faculty, Philosophy and Linguistics Member, Center for Cognitive Science Associate Director, SNePS Research Group (SNeRG) 201 Bell Hall (office: 214 Bell) | 716-645-4736 Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering | fax: 716-645-3464 University at Buffalo (SUNY) | rapaport@buffalo.edu Buffalo, NY 14260-2000 | www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comp. Sci. & Eng'g: www.cse.buffalo.edu/ Cognitive Science: www.cogsci.buffalo.edu/ SNePS Research Group: www.cse.buffalo.edu/sneps/ vocabulary research: www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/CVA/ Buffalo Restaurant Guide: www.cse.buffalo.edu/restaurant.guide/ Good Things about Buffalo: www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/buffalo.html How to Study: www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html