ASTR 305
Life in the Universe

Letter grades are not provided because your letter grade in this class will be determined by the overall distribution of points at the end of the semester. However, here you can see where your exam 1 score falls within the distribution of exam 1 scores. In my grading system, those students near the class average usually end up with a grade in the low "B" range. The average is 73 (a very high average!) and the std dev is 15. According to the curve I usually apply, for this exam score distribution, I would roughly assign letter grades as 50-69.9 is a "C-" to a "C+", 70-84.9 is a "B-" to a "B+", and 85 and above is an "A-" to an "A+". But as I said, those letter grades mean very little at this time. So, do NOT think that because you have a 60 that you get a "D" or that below 60 is an "F". That is not the case for this course. However, if you scored below 60 on this exam, I would strongly urge you to "modify" your study habits.