Astronomy 104:
Stellar Astronomy

Spring Semester 2009

Cabanela Lecture Final Exam Results

The final exam solutions are not available online. They can be obtained by contacting your professor.

The 118 people who took the Astronomy 104 final exam got an average score of 74/100 (corresponding to a C+) with a standard deviation of 13.1. The high score was 95/100 and the low score was 41/100. For determining exam grades, I assumed a score of 95 was 100% on this exam. However, I used the raw percentage in comparing to previous midterms.

NOTE: Multiple Choice problems number 11 and 41 were dropped from the Final Exam as being unclear. Everyone got two free points.

To access your scores, enter your modified Dragon ID (MDI). Your MDI consists of the last 4 digits of your Dragon ID plus the middle initial of your name (if available). Try first with the middle initial. If your score doesn't come up, try just the last 4 digits of your Dragon ID. If it still doesn't come up, check with your lecturer.

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The distribution of scores are shown in the plots below:

Histogram of Scores

Final Score Percentiles


Roughly the following percentiles were seen:

Grades Score Percentage of Class Percentile String
A >=83.6 24.6% 75.4% (24.6% of the class got an 'A')
B >=74.1 33.1% 42.4% (57.6% of the class got at least a 'B')
C >=61.75 23.7% 18.6% (81.4% of the class got at least a 'C')
D >=47.5 14.4% 4.2% (95.8% of the class passed)
F   4.2%