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CALCULATING YOUR GRADE

These worksheets are provided to insure you know exactly how your grade is calculated. If you have any questions, please ask!

Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Quiz Average Labs & Assignments Sum of points equals

Your grade (%) ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ your final grade

Weight x 0.17 = x 0.17 = x 0.17 = x 0.35 = x 0.14 =

Points towards final grade ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Exam grades are rounded to one decimal place. Suppose you get an 85.4% on the first exam.

85.4 x 0.17 = 14.5

This shows that when you get an 85.4 on an exam, that grade is worth 14.5 points out of a maximum of 17 points towards your final grade. Since each exam is worth 17% of your final grade, this is equivalent to 17 points out of 100.

Lab quizzes are worth 35% of your final grade (or 35 points out of 100). Your average quiz grade equals the sum of your quiz grades divided by 5:

Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Sum of your grades =

Your grade (%) ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Average quiz grade           ÷ 5 = ____________

Lab exercises and assignments are worth 14% of your final grade (or 14 points out of 100). Sum the total number of labs and assignments you successfully completed. Divide this sum by the total number of activities assigned, and then multiply by 100. This equals the percent of labs and assignments successfully completed. Enter this percent in the worksheet at the top of the page.