Scores in PHYS 3656

PHYS 3656: Introduction to Astrophysics I
J. H. Simonetti

Check your Scores!

This page explains how you can see a listing of your Homework and Exam scores. Furthermore, histograms of the class's Exam scores will be posted on this page (look toward the bottom of this page).

To see a listing of your Homework and Exam scores, login to Blackboard at Virginia Tech.

In Blackboard, under My Courses, select this course from the courses you are enrolled in. Select the Tools button on the left of the screen that then appears. Then select the Check Grade link on the next screen that appears.

You should see a listing of your Homework and Exam scores for this course. You will also see a Class Average for each Homework assignment and Exam. (Ignore the Average Point/Assessment, Assessment Average, and Total Points shown at the top of the listing. Also ignore any weights displayed along with each score. These bits of information added by Blackboard are meaningless in this course.)

Note that you cannot see anyone else's scores.

Histogram for Exam 1

Each question on the exam was worth 18 points, so the highest possible score would be 54.
Class average = 39.0
Standard deviation = 10.3
Median = 40.5
Highest score in the class = 52

Results for Exam 2

Each question on the exam was worth 3 points, so the highest possible score would be 54 (but I added 5 points to all scores, so 59 is possible).
Class average = 41.5
Standard deviation = 11.2
Median = 42.5
Highest score in the class = 56

Results for Exam 3

Each question on the exam was worth 3 points, so the highest possible score would be 54.
Class average = 41.8
Standard deviation = 5.3
Median = 42
Highest score in the class = 56

Final Course Scores (includes extra credit)

Highest possible score = 54 (not including extra credit)
Class average = 42.1
Standard deviation = 8.9
Median = 44.9
Highest score in class = 52.14

The distribution of course grades is as follows.
A, A-: 12 students
B+,B,B-: 16 students
C+,C,C-: 1 students
D+,D,D-: 4 students
F: 0 students