I am a college student who took a summer calculus class?

Question

Here are two students grades and their weights. Please tell me what grade should be given to Student A and Student B. An A is 94-100, A- is 90-93, B+ is 87-89.

Weights:
Quiz: 25%
Test 1: 10%
Test 2: 15%
HW (total): 15%
Final Exam: 35%

Student A Scores:

Quiz: 100%
Test 1: 76%
Test 2: 90%
HW (total): 56%
Final Exam: 94%

Student B Scores:

Quiz: 90%
Test 1: 76%
Test 2: 88.75%
HW (total): 93.8%
Final Exam: 88.5%

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I am one of the students. I received a higher calculated grade than the other student, but the other student received a higher final grade which I believe is due to favoritism. Please let me know what you think or any advice. Thanks, everyone.

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I am Student B and I am trying to logically figure out how Student A received an A- while I received a B+.

If the professor gave the higher grade to Student A because he did well on the

final, for example, where did the weight come from? Would it be from the HW or perhaps from the entire distribution of the other exams and HW?

Answer 1

Please stop asking the same question over and over again. If you took a calculus class you know how to do this math, and if you have an issue with your grade you need to follow the correct chain to find a solution or come to an understanding. Talk to the professor first, discuss your issue. You should know as a student what chain of people to follow in situations like this and if you dont speak to your counselor who will be able to assist you.

Answer 2

First -- you deserve a B+ -- so what the other kid got shouldn't concern you.

Second -- the other kid probably deserved an A- -- because the only thing that brought down his grade was the homework -- and the professor probably knows that the grade on the homework is not so important. It is not within his rights to count homework less if someone does well on it -- but it is within his rights to count it less if it is in the student's favor. He may well have had a rule like "I will give a 70 in HW to any student who gets below a 70."

It is always tough to figure out what grade to give to people on the border. I think your professor did the right thing. The other student got an A on the quiz, one test and the exam. You got an A on the quiz but failed to get an A on either test or the exam.

Bottom line -- you don't deserve an A and it isn't any of your business that the other kid got one -- but in my opinion, he deserved an A-.

Answer 3

But if you are a calculus student and got a B, then you have checked this and done the math far better than I could and I have to ask, why are you complaining about a B? I would have been proud to have received a B in calculus.