Where your grades stand, as of today

You are probably wondering about where your semester grade is heading. Here is a short blurb about how to estimate the state of your grade, as of today.

1. Add up your two exam scores, total points possible = 96.
2. Add your semester subtotal of participation points, total points possible = 40.
3. So the total available right now is 136 points.
4. Next, calculate your percentage: (your points)/136.
5. Then look up your grade estimate on this table:

   Estimated grade	Points as of 11/3	Percentage
   A	123 or more	0.90
   B	102	0.75
   C	82	0.60
   D	68	0.50
   F	fewer than 68	< 0.50

The grades chart here rhymes with the grade scale in the Syllabus handout page except for the baseline pointage. Here the baseline is 136 points; for the true semester grade, the baseline is 288 points. We still have a lot of pointage ahead of us! You can still make a dent in a low grade.