REDEMPTION

For those of you who didn't do so well on the first hour test and are wondering what has to be done to pull your grade up, I've prepared a table for each course grade of A, B+, B, and C listing some hour test grades and what grade average is needed on the remaining course work with that first grade. What's needed depends of course on whether you take the final examination. I recommend doing that, naturally, but I've listed grades in case you don't.

Some of the averages are above 100. It's possible to score that provided that there's a curve, which is usually the case. However, there's also some question of whether you can average such high grades if you bombed the first test. You'll have to answer that one yourself.

There's some time after the second test before the deadline to drop the course, so if you're thinking about dropping I suggest that you wait to see how that test comes out. In that case you should definitely meet with me to discuss this test.

GRADE AVERAGE NEEDED FOR COURSE GRADE OF C
Grade on first hour test Grade average needed
with final without final
55 74 77
58 73 76
60 72 75
63 71 73
66 71 72
69 70 70
72 69 69

GRADE AVERAGE NEEDED FOR COURSE GRADE OF B
Grade on first hour test Grade average needed
with final without final
55 86 92
58 85 91
60 85 90
63 84 88
66 83 87
69 82 85
72 82 84

GRADE AVERAGE NEEDED FOR COURSE GRADE OF B+
Grade on first hour test Grade average needed
with final without final
55 92 100
58 92 98
60 91 97
63 90 96
66 90 94
69 89 93
72 88 91

GRADE AVERAGE NEEDED FOR COURSE GRADE OF A
Grade on first hour test Grade average needed
with final without final
55 99 107
58 98 106
60 97 105
63 97 103
66 96 102
69 95 100
72 94 99

Of course if you have any questions about this feel free to contact me.