I am taking Calculus 1 and doing great on homework and quizzes, got A’s on those. But I got only C on midterm.
I really want to get an A on my final grade. midterm is 34 % and final is 34% of the final grade.
Can I still pull an A for my final grade?
I heard student who is getting D and F on exams and still pull a C on their final grade.
Meaning if you get C’s, it is possible to get an A?
I also heard that most math courses are curved grade.
If I get C on my midterm, how is that compare to the average student taking Calculus 1?
Because there is only two possible things on this, either I am the highest and the rest are on D or F or I can be at the average and the rest are D or B.
Please help I’m losing my momentum and I wanted to transfer to UCSD, so I need all my math to be A’s.
Midterm grade x 0.34 + homework grade x homework weight + quiz grade x quiz weight + final grade x 0.34 = your grade
For example, if you got 70% on the midterm and 100% on everything else (and if homework and quizzes are weighted the same)
70 x 0.34 + 100 x 0.16 + 100 x 0.16 + 100 x 0.34 = 89.8
Lol ok sorry but this is not the answer I expect.
Sorry about my confusing thread
Ofcourse I know how to do it by calculation.
I was hoping a subjective answers like
“dont worry, calculus is hard and most student fail on exam, but some professor give a extra credit or give you chance to correct your exams so you can pull up to a higher grade”.
or
“the average grade in calculus midterm is C, so if you get B, you are mostly likely to get an A in your final grade”
Only you know how the professor has set up how the different tests and assignments work for grading. So with that information, you should be able to figure out what is POSSIBLE (what if you get the highest grade possible on the final, what will your grade be? No one here can tell you, as every professor has their own rules for grading, curves, etc).
If you are wondering HOW to get that A, I can tell you how I did it back when I took Calc in college after getting a C- on the midterm. I made a flashcard of EVERY homework problem – the straighforward ones (just one of each type), but then every time I tripped on some twist in the homework, I made a card for that, too. I schlepped those cards everyplace – reviewed them in the line for dinner, went over them between classes, etc. until I knew every single nuance of every single homework problem from the second half of the semester (fortunately the final was not cumulative). I got an A on the final – still got a B+ in the course because my grade was low enough going into the final that I couldn’t get it any higher, but (with a huge amount of elbow grease), it worked for me.
Sorry, but there is simply no answer to that. Every professor has their own criteria for grading. It would be impossible to make any generalities like you are asking. You need to be asking your professor this question. FWIW, as a professor I do not really like students asking me, “how can I get an A.” It is usually disclosed in the syllabus how you will be graded and when you ask that question it sounds like you are asking for some special treatment.
@jerberson12 No one here can give you a definitive answer without more info. What’s the grade cutoff for an A? What was your midterm score? Is your course really graded on a curve? You don’t have to answer them here if you don’t want, but knowing that info will make it easier.
That said, do really well on the final and you might be able to earn the A.
Not all calculus classes are created equal. Mine had no curve but the professor would bump you up a grade if he thought you had improved (bringing my A-minus to an A). I can tell you with a fair amount of certainty that most professors don’t do that. And it would make my average calculus grade very different from yours.
You make a formula: