Physics I Grading System

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Grading System

This page describes the grading system to be used in the course. It will be very similar to the system which I used at San Jose City College in the Spring Semester of 1999, although the weights of some of the grade components will be changed slightly. Here is the grades web page from the SJCC course at the end of the semester:

Ray Kronquist
June 21, 1999
San Jose, California

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SJCC Physics 2A, Spring Semester 1999, Grade Compilation
as of
June 2, 1999

This web site gives the current grade compilation for San Jose City College Physics 2A which meets at SJCC on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:30pm.

As described in the class syllabus, the course grade will depend on a number of activities as follows:

Homework 10%
Lab Reports 15%
Discussion Groups 10%
Midterm Exams 30%
Final Exam 25%

Total 90%

Note: As you all know, we did not do the chat sessions, so the weighted totals of the other grade components are divided by 90 instead of 100.

This web site gives the following grade information:

Grading criteria for each activity.
Method of calculation of Final Grade
Tables which show student grades earned to date and average grades for each activity
Compilation table which shows average grades for each activity and the weighted averages for all activities. This weighted average is the course grade to date. At the end of the course, when the grades for the Final Exam have been entered, this weighted average will be the Final Grade for the course.

To convert the numerical grades for each of the activities to a letter grade the following table will be used.

Points Letter Grade

81-100 A
71-80 B
61-70 C
51-60 D
below 51 F

Grading criteria for each activity:

Homework: The grade for a particular homework assignment will be the % of correct answers compared to the total number of questions or problems. In some cases, where grading time is limited, credit may be given for all questions answered or problems done, regardless of the answer obtained.

Lab Reports: Points will be allocated according to the quality and completeness of the presentation of each of the sections below:

Statement of Objective 10
Description of Experiment 20
Discussion of Problems 20
Display of Data (Tables and/or Graphs) 20
Conclusion-What was Learned? 30

Discussion Groups: Points will be allocated according to the quality of participation described below:

Signs onto group but does not make meaningful comments: 51-60 points total, D
Signs on and posts some comments and/or questions: 61-70 points total, C
Signs on and is an active participator: 71-80 points total, B
Signs on, participates and significantly; helps other students learn the material: 81-100 points total,A

Chat Sessions: Same criteria as Discussion Groups above, but not used this semester.

Midterm Exams: The grade for each midterm exam will be the % of correct answers compared to the total number of questions or problems. There will be four midterm exams, but the lowest score will be dropped. The three remaining midterms will count 10% each for a total of 30%

Final Exam: The grade for the final exam will be the % of correct answers compared to the total number of questions or problems. It will cover all the material presented in the course.

GRADES AS OF June 2, 1999

Homework counted is:

HW1 Text Questions in Chapter 2
HW2 Text Questions in Chapter 3
HW3 Text Problems in Chapter 2
HW4 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 2
HW5 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 3
HW6 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 4
HW7 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 5
HW8 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 6
HW9 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 7
HW10 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 8
HW11 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 11
HW12 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 13
HW13 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 14
HW14 Practice Questions from Giancoli Web Site, Chapter 15

Lab Reports counted are:

LAB1 Free Fall Experiment
LAB2 -Projectile Experiment

Midterm Exams counted are:

First Midterm Exam, Feb. 25 (Earlier grades have been replaced by Retake grades if Retake was higher)

Second Midterm Exam, Mar. 25 (Earlier grades have been replaced by Retake grades if Retake was higher)

Third Midterm Exam, April 15, 20 and 22. (The highest grade was taken of the three versions of the exam.)

Fourth Midterm Exam, May 13 and May 18. (I have taken the highest of the two exams as your grade for this midterm. )

Note: As you can see in the tables below, I have dropped your lowest midterm grade and averaged the remaining three midterm grades.

Discussion Group Assignments counted are:

DG1, Closed March 4.
DG2, Closed March 12
DG3, Closed March 19
DG4, Closed March 25
DG5, Closed April 8
DG6, Closed April 15
DG7, Closed April 23
DG8, Closed April 30
DG9, Closed May 6
DG10, Closed May 13
DG11, Closed May 20

All the discussion groups have been closed for grading purposes. Your grade for each discussion group includes increases due to your participation in the new discussion groups which I have set up for you to use in studying for the final.

Final Exam: As you know, we have had two versions of the final exam. We held the first one on May 27, and the second one on June 1. I have taken the higher of the two grades as your grade for the final exam.

The final grade tables are given below. Your grade for the course is given in the last table. It is the letter grade in the column to the right of the column, "Final Grade". You can identify your grades by the last four digits of your social security number:

Physics 2A SJCC					GRADE STATUS
																HW
	SS #				HOMEWORK											AVE
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

1	2290	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
2	2597						92									6.571
3	2154	80	64	100	88	92	92	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	94
4	5753	100	94	85	96	100	100	100	100	100	96	100	100	100	100	97.93
5	8624	80	82	85	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	96.21
6	6587	100	94	100	100	96	96	92	92	100	92	100	96	100	100	97
7	9345	55	82	100	100	84	76	92	88	96	100	100	100	96	92	90.07
8	6893	90	82	95	100	96	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97.36
9	1332	98	76	100	96	100	96	100	100	100	96	100	100	100	96	97
10	190	80	88	94	90	90	90	92	100	100	92	100	96	96	92	92.86
11	1733	90	94	100	100	100	96	100	96	100	100	100	100	100	100	98.29
12	9468	85	79	94	100	96	92	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	96.14
13	7918	95	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99.43
14	7690	85	70	85	100	92	100	100	100	84	92	100	100	100	96	93.14
15	4224	73	88	90	100	100	100	92	96	100	96					66.79
16	7901	95	82		92	80	92	88	80	88	92	100	92	96	92	83.5

Physics 2A SJCC					GRADE STATUS
																LAB
	SS #				LAB REPORTS
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	AVE

1	2290	90	90													90
2	2597		70													35
3	2154	85	90													87.5
4	5753	90	90													90
5	8624	70	90													80
6	6587	95	95													95
7	9345	85	95													90
8	6893	85	70													77.5
9	1332	95	90													92.5
10	190	90	95													92.5
11	1733	90	95													92.5
12	9468	90	70													80
13	7918	95	90													92.5
14	7690	90	95													92.5
15	4224	85	70													77.5
16	7901	40	80													60

Physics 2A SJCC					GRADE STATUS
																DG
	SS #		DISCUSSION GROUP													AVE
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

1	2290	90	90	85	85	90	85	90	85	90	85	75				86.364
2	2597											65				5.9091
3	2154	90	95	85	60	75	90	70	85	70	75	80				79.545
4	5753	70	75	70	65	75	65	80	70	75	70	70				71.364
5	8624	90	80	70	90	85	85	70	70	80	85	65				79.091
6	6587	80	90	85	85	65	80	80	80	65	70	90				79.091
7	9345	75		70	65			70		65	65					37.273
8	6893	90	95	95	90	90	85	80	80	75	85	90				86.818
9	1332	70	60	70	65	95	70	65	70	70	60					63.182
10	190	65	90	85		65	65	80	75	85	85	100				72.273
11	1733	60	90	90	90	95	70	85			80					60
12	9468	90	95	65	70	80	80					70				50
13	7918	90	90	80	90	80	95	90	80	80	90	100				87.727
14	7690	71		90	95	100	85	100		80	80	95				72.364
15	4224	70	95													15
16	7901	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60				60

Physics 2A SJCC					GRADE STATUS
						MIDTERM EXAMS
	SS #
		1	2	3	4	AVE

1	2290		75	80	70	75
2	2597		25	40	35	33.33333
3	2154		45	55	60	53.33333
4	5753	70		65	65	66.66667
5	8624		70	85	80	78.33333
6	6587	75	80	85		80
7	9345	55		65	60	60
8	6893		70	85	95	83.33333
9	1332		80	80	80	80
10	190		75	80	70	75
11	1733	65	75	60		66.66667
12	9468	75	75		65	71.66667
13	7918		75	85	75	78.33333
14	7690	95	100		100	98.33333
15	4224	65	30	45		46.66667
16	7901	25	25		25	25

Physics 2A SJCC
		FINAL EXAM
	SS #
			GRADE

1	2290		80
2	2597		24
3	2154		44
4	5753		64
5	8624		60
6	6587		80
7	9345		64
8	6893		76
9	1332		80
10	190		68
11	1733		92
12	9468		84
13	7918		100
14	7690		100
15	4224
16	7901		20

Physics 2A SJCC			TOTAL GRADE STATUS
							FINAL	FINAL
	SS #	HW	LAB	D.G.	CHAT	MID	EXAM	GRADE
		10%	15%	10%	10%	30%	25%		100%

1	2290	100	90	86.4		75	80		82.93	A
2	2597	6.57	35	5.91		33.3	24		25	F
3	2154	94	87.5	79.5		53.3	44		63.87	C
4	5753	97.9	90	71.4		66.7	64		73.81	B
5	8624	96.2	80	79.1		78.3	60		75.59	B
6	6587	97	95	79.1		80	80		84.29	A
7	9345