<p>I just took my first quiz in Calc II with Morley. It was pretty easy, but basically if you get one question wrong you pretty much get a 70 or 80. Do they have some different system of grading or is it just what you earn. </p>
<p>Sorry if this is a stupid question, is that at my old school sometimes we had some amnesty if the quiz was short. Thanks.</p>
<p>Isn’t Morley the guy who teaches at 8:00 am? If so he’s supposed to be the easy ‘A’ teacher. I would think the syllabus will tell you if there is a curve. If you look at course critique his gpa average is 3.16… The prof DS has for calc II has a gpa average of 2.13.
Given that I wouldn’t worry about the quiz.</p>
<p>I hear you, my question is that how do most people get As when if you get one question wrong its automatic 70 or 80. Most people don’t get 100’s on quizzes?</p>
<p>Look at the syllabus. Maybe he curves?</p>
<p>Most calculus professors do curve a bit. However, Morley typically was not one of them. Most students could earn an A or B in his course without any curve, and traditionally his quiz problems were directly from the homework. But it’s been several years since I took calculus at Tech, and I never actually had Morley, so I suppose things could have changed. When I was there, a lot of students did earn 100s on his quizzes.</p>
<p>In my calc classes an 85+ was usually an A and a 70+ was a B. However, this varies greatly from professor to professor, and I knew friends who had to get a 90+ for an A and an 80+ for a B, but who could earn a C with anything above a 50… If a professor did not spell out how he or she grades, you can always ask during office hours, although I would suggest showing up with at least one question about the course content as well… You could also ask your TA.</p>
<p>Don’t get too concerned about one quiz grade. If you are doing and understanding the homework, it will likely be fine in the end. And don’t be afraid to go get tutoring if you need it.</p>