Exam 1 results

I normally do not give out letter grades on exams, only for semester grades, but if I did give letter grades, the average on Exam 1 would be about C-, a little low. (I usually like the average to be about a C.)

Here is the histogram:

There are a lot of C's, as usual, but too many F grades relative to A grades.

So I took a look at the amount of study time that the A students and the F students logged in Webcourses for the first week (last week) and for this week up to 10 AM Friday, just before the exam. Here are the relative proportions of study time.

Can you see a difference between A and F groups? What does that tell you about modifying your own study methods?

Exam 1 is running.

Students are now taking Exam 1. Webcourses is GO for Exam 1. Get in there as soon as you can and get the exam squared away.

Exam 1 today

Your first midterm exam is today, available at 10:05 AM, must finish before 11:59 PM. You will have 60 minutes to complete it.

Bonus points opportunity, next 18 hours

Bonus point opportunity:

Every semester, I initiate a study activity for bonus points: post a question for a midterm or final exam.

In this case, you create a question for out Exam 1 tomorrow (Friday), based on your notes, readings or other materials.

Here are the rules:

1. Create a multiple choice question with four or five options.
2. Indicate the correct option with an * asterisk.
3. In the Subject box, type in a short phrase that decries your question.
4. Below your question's options, skip a few lines and type in the page in the textbook where another student can study up on the correct concept.
5. Dr. Brueckner will comment or maybe ask you to revise the question.
6. Only if your question is good enough to use on the exam, you will earn one bonus point.
7. Take a look at the example question on friction and work.

The bonus questions can make a nifty study guide, too.

GO! GO! GO!

Exam 1 tomorrow

You have a one-hour exam tomorrow covering modules A, B and C.

1. 40 points
2. About 40 questions -- sometimes a few less than 40 if I use some 2-point questions.
3. One hour to complete it, about the same as a regular lecture section has on a midterm exam.
4. Available at 10:05 AM, must be submitted by 11:59 PM, so find a one hour block of time that
   1. fits your schedule and
   2. starts after 10:05 AM and ends before 11:59 PM
5. 
   Make sure your computer is working like a champion, and
6. also make sure that, wherever you are, the internet services is solid,
7. because if your computer or ISP flakes out on you, your exam is complete and utter TOAST, nothing I can do to help you. So be paranoid about your computer and ISP.
8. All the mini-quizzes go off the air at 9:30 AM until midnight.
9. Grades usually will be released on Saturday morning, first thing.

Mini-quiz B on the books, now, too.

You now have pointage set from taking mini-quiz B.
For those of you who have not taken it yet,

1. you can still take it for study purposes, but
2. because it is now past the deadline, you cannot get points from it for your semester grade.

Your "N/A" will compute as a zero in the semester grade total.

For some of you, this is the second mini-quiz deadline you have missed.  If your plan is to receive an F for the semester, this is definitely one way to go.  But if you plan to pass and graduate, get in and follow the syllabus schedule carefully.