I'm DONE. Letter Grades are IN

Check your letter grade via UTDirect.

I bent as far as I could for many of you. Some will be pleasantly surprised and others will unfortunately be disappointed. Oh well. Over all, there isn't really a big change in the traditional break down on grades. This new book really hasn't decreased the number of A's, B's, etc...

Oh yeah, I managed to ASSIGN all the grades WITHOUT really reading any emails, therefore whether you emailed me or not had no bearing on your final letter grade. Remember, I assign grades based on your SCORES, not on how desparately you need a particular grade. NOW, I WILL go read those emails. Hope there are some nice ones in there...

Happy Holidays! See MANY of you next semester in CH302!

Final Exam class average is a 73 (curve now at 2 points)

I am now pretty sure we have all the scores for this final exam fixed and into the homework service. I've decided that I can go 2 points for the final exam curve. Yes, I know many of you have already emailed me begging for more than that. Sorry, but 2 points is the best I can do.

Also, a reminder to hit your RELOAD button on many of our pages here. I've reworked some of them and you might want to see the latest.

All the curves and grade breaks are given in the "Calculating your Grade" link in the margin.

I've already got emails from students who have "calculated" their grade. Somehow many of those grades are MUCH higher than they should be. Make sure you apply the proper percentages to each of the 3 categories (homework, exams, and final). BTW, no student ever gets bumped up a grade just because they email me some desparate plea for a grade. You do NOT need to plead for a higher grade - I'll assume all students want the highest grade possible.