Grading Scale for Math 111, Winter 2011
NOTE: I typically grade on a straight scale, as listed below. I will only "curve" the grades if the class performance is too low, for instance if the median is below 2.7.
| % of pts earned | Corresponding grade | <continued> | ||
| 95% and above | 4.0 | |||
| 91-94% | 3.9 | % of pts earned | Corresponding grade | |
| 90% | 3.8 | 69% | 1.9 | |
| 89% | 3.7 | 68% | 1.8 | |
| 88% | 3.6 | 67% | 1.8 | |
| 87% | 3.5 | 66% | 1.7 | |
| 86% | 3.4 | 65% | 1.6 | |
| 85% | 3.4 | 64% | 1.6 | |
| 84% | 3.3 | 63% | 1.5 | |
| 83% | 3.2 | 62% | 1.5 | |
| 82% | 3.1 | 61% | 1.4 | |
| 81% | 3.0 | 60% | 1.3 | |
| 80% | 2.9 | 59% | 1.3 | |
| 79% | 2.8 | 58% | 1.2 | |
| 78% | 2.7 | 57% | 1.1 | |
| 77% | 2.6 | 56% | 1.1 | |
| 76% | 2.5 | 55% | 1.0 | |
| 75% | 2.5 | 54% | 1.0 | |
| 74% | 2.4 | 53% | 0.9 | |
| 73% | 2.3 | 52% | 0.8 | |
| 72% | 2.2 | 51% | 0.8 | |
| 71% | 2.1 | 50% | 0.7 | |
| 70% | 2.0 | 49% or below | 0.0 |
Same information, but in formula form:
|
Percentage |
Corresponding Grade |
| 95% or above | 4.0 |
| 91-94% | 3.9 |
| 70-90% | 0.09 x (percentage) - 4.3 |
| 69-50% | 0.063 x (percentage) - 2.45 |
| 50% | 0.7 |
| less than 50% | 0.0 |