This page contains a summary of the results of the Physics 5B midterm and final exams for the Winter, 2008 academic quarter at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
FINAL EXAM (Tuesday March 18, 2008)
The final exam and its solutions can be found on the Physics 5B website. Graded tests can be picked up in my office starting on Monday April 7. Here are the relevant exam statistics. First, a histogram of the test scores is shown below:
Horizontal axis labels correspond to the upper value of a bin which is 10 grades points wide. For example, the 170 label refers to grades from 161--170, the 160 label refers to grades from 151--160, etc. The total number of points available was 175. Here is the final exam statistical summary:
              exam mean: 108               exam median: 108               high grade: 166               low grade: 33
Approximate grade equivalents of the test scores: A+ (164--175); A (150--163); A- (136--149); B+ (122--135); B (108--121); B- (94--107); C+ (80--93); C(66--79); F (0--65). Keep in mind that the grade equivalents apply only to this exam, and take into account the distribution of final exam scores.
MIDTERM EXAM #2 (Friday February 29, 2008)
The second midterm exam and its solutions can be found on the Physics 5B website. Graded tests have been deposited to the student boxes adjacent to Thimann, Room 111D. Here are the relevant exam statistics. First, a histogram of the test scores is shown below:
Horizontal axis labels correspond to the upper value of a bin which is 5 grades points wide. For example, the 95 label refers to grades from 91--95, the 90 label (not explicitly shown) refers to grades from 86--90, etc. The total number of points available was 100. Here is the midterm exam statistical summary:
              exam mean: 58               exam median: 59               high grade: 96               low grade: 16
Approximate grade equivalents of the test scores: A+ (92--100); A (84--91); A- (76--83); B+ (68--75); B (60--67); B- (52--59); C+ (44--51); C(36--43); F (0--35). Keep in mind that the grade equivalents apply only to this exam, and take into account the distribution of midterm exam scores.
MIDTERM EXAM #1 (Friday February 1, 2008)
The first midterm exam and its solutions can be found on the Physics 5B website. Graded tests have been deposited to the student boxes adjacent to Thimann, Room 111D. Here are the relevant statistics. First, a histogram of the test scores is shown below:
Horizontal axis labels correspond to the upper value of a bin which is 5 grades points wide. For example, the 95 label refers to grades from 91--95, the 90 label refers to grades from 86--90, etc. The total number of points available was 100. Here is the midterm exam statistical summary:
              exam mean: 66               exam median: 67               high grade: 95               low grade: 11
Approximate grade equivalents of the test scores: A+ (96--100); A (88--95); A- (80--87); B+ (72--79); B (64--71); B- (56--63); C+ (48--55); C( 40--47); F (0--39). Keep in mind that the grade equivalents apply only to this exam, and take into account the distribution of midterm exam scores.
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Last Updated: March 22, 2008