Tuesday Dec. 6, 2016

Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, Dharohar Project "Meheni Rachi" (5:02), "Devil's Spoke" (6:24)

The class average was about 83.5% with the lowest quiz grade dropped.
What would you need to score on the Final Exam to raise that grade to an A? 



The final exam score is 40% of your overall grade in a case like this where it raises your grade.
We'll substitute in 90% for the grade desired and 83.5% for the current grade


99.8% would be tough but possible (there will be extra credit on the Final Exam).

What if you're happy with a B?  How low could you score on the final exam and keep the grade you currently have?



In this case the final exam counts for only 20% of your overall grade, we try to minimize the damage that it can cause.

Here are the details of the calculation