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Astronomy 104: Stellar Astronomy
Spring Semester 2008

Cabanela Lecture MidTerm #1 Results

MidTerm #1 Solutions are now online here.

These exam scores take into account giving everyone credit for multiple choice problem #5 which was not completely clear.

The 106 people who took the first Astronomy 104 midterm got an average score of 39.9/50 (a middle "B") with a standard deviation of 6.1. The high score was 50/50 and the low score was 18/50.

The distribution of scores are shown in the plots below:

Histogram of Scores

Mid-Term #1 Score Percentiles


Roughly the following percentiles were seen:

Grade

Score

Percentage of Class

Percentile of class with score below this

A
>=44 (88%)
28.0%
72% (28% of the class got an 'A')
B
>=39 (78%)
39.3%
32.7% (67.3% of the class got at least a 'B')
C
>=32.5 (65%)
19.6%
13.1% (86.9% of the class got at least a 'C')
D
>=25 (50%)
11.2%
1.9% (98.1% of the class passed)
F
<25 (50%)
1.9%

Below are the actual scores (and incorrect choices on the multiple choice) sorted by Modified Dragon ID (MDI), which is the last 4 digits of your Dragon ID plus your middle initial (if you have no middle initial, then its just the last 4 digits of your Dragon ID).

MDIMCEssay1Essay2Essay3TotalGradeRankPercentileIncorrect Responses
0081R17710742.5B4062%13 15 20
0104R197101048.5A496%16
0265L13610635.5C8421%4 10 13 15 16 19 20
0422A172101045.5A1586%7 10 11
0492A176101045.5A1586%7 11 16
0500J14810639B6737%2 9 11 14 16 18
0512O14110839B6737%3 4 9 11 14 19
0805R1376733.5C8916%2 11 13 14 16 18 19
1195N16910843B3567%10 11 15 20
1224J14010839B6737%3 9 11 13 15 16
1301J161101044A2775%1 10 11 18
1314J15610739.5B6341%4 7 11 13 14
1351T1538033.5C8916%2 7 10 11 18
1447L151010742.5B4062%9 11 13 17 18
1470L922520.5F1051%1 4 6 8 9 12 13 14 18 19 20
1518J151091042.5B4062%7 10 11 15 16
1575L18081045A2180%9 16
1627N19010846.5A1388%11
1631H15110033.5C8916%4 13 14 16 18
1817J1205629D1006%2 4 7 11 13 14 16 20
1832M88101032D9411%2 3 4 7 9 11 13 14 15 16 18 19
1980A14810940B5944%2 8 11 14 16 20
2024R180101047A892%6 11
2031R19910947.5A694%11
2081J14610940B5944%1 7 10 11 13 16
2085M13661035.5C8421%10 11 14 15 16 18 20
2124T1698841B4954%2 10 18 20
2145E1729036.5C7826%2 9 16
2305R19110947.5A694%16
2413T16810943B3567%4 9 11 12
2515L17010843.5B3171%3 11 14
2531R18610744A2775%11 18
2573M19710045.5A1586%11
2630C17381043.5B3171%2 9 16
2648N140101041B4954%2 10 11 13 14 15
2678A9710030.5D969%3 4 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 18 19
2798W1239030D988%4 6 7 9 11 15 16 17
3083C1628941B4954%2 6 11 18
3117R11010733.5C8916%4 7 11 13 14 15 16 18 20
3241B13391038.5C7331%3 4 10 11 14 15 16
3271N1478736C8124%7 9 11 12 15 20
344312310634C8817%3 4 6 11 13 14 15 20
353318910646A1487%15 20
3546W186101047A892%11 20
3643J16901043B3567%1 7 13 18
3807A12310836C8124%4 6 7 9 13 14 18 20
3825D181091047A892%
3854E1810101047A892%11 18
4162J2010101050A199%
4164D1738036.5C7826%10 16 18
4250M1539839.5B6341%4 11 18 19 20
4253K1670738C7529%11 14 15 16
4409R15710941.5B4756%13 14 15 18 20
4453M207101050A199%
4719A14310839B6737%3 9 11 13 16 20
4870151010942.5B4062%11 14 15 18 20
4932K1610101044A2775%7 10 11 18
5045J16781042B4657%9 15 16 18
5239C16710943B3567%10 13 14 16
5319M1147027.5D1042%3 4 6 9 11 13 15 19 20
5422D154101042.5B4062%9 11 15 17 20
5871M1538838.5C7331%4 10 11 13 19
5910M1910101048.5A496%3
5912L16701041B4954%4 17 18 20
5929M14010839B6737%7 9 10 14 15 20
5942M15310840.5B5548%6 7 13 15 19
5994P14191040B5944%6 7 10 11 16 20
6002N16771041B4954%13 15 16 20
6142E159101042.5B4062%7 11 14 17 18
6531T1760839.5B6341%11 14 15
6560M17210944.5A2378%11 13 14
6660R186101047A892%3 11
6665J161101044A2775%9 11 15 20
6675B14091040B5944%9 11 14 15 19 20
6825C17810843.5B3171%9 11 14
6858J178101045.5A1586%7 15 20
6898J14110637C7727%3 7 9 11 13 20
7175A1400829D1006%3 7 10 11 13 18
7222P172101045.5A1586%2 15 17
7253M17810843.5B3171%9 10 11
7384D968728.5D1033%2 3 7 9 10 11 13 14 16 18 20
7521N17901044.5A2378%7 16 18
7618J1008629D1006%1 2 4 6 9 11 12 13 15 18
7917C170101045.5A1586%9 14 20
7951D17901044.5A2378%11 13 20
8140C11810034.5C8619%2 4 6 7 10 15 17 18 20
8155J16210036C8124%2 11 15 16
8343A146101041B4954%4 9 11 13 19 20
8347E10610732D9411%3 4 9 10 11 13 15 18 19 20
8350J18810745A2180%7 20
8394J208101050A199%
87118410830D988%2 3 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 20
8747M15410840.5B5548%9 11 13 14 16
8848J125101038C7529%2 3 4 7 9 11 14 18
89051308734.5C8619%2 4 6 10 14 15 16
8958G11710033.5C8916%2 4 6 10 11 13 14 15 18
9043A16091043B3567%
9064A1003018F1060%2 6 7 9 11 13 14 16 18 20
9123A17971044.5A2378%7 11 20
9130B15081040.5B5548%4 7 9 11 19
9303E70101030.5D969%3 4 6 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 18 19 20
9360R1309836.5C7826%6 7 11 14 17 18 19
9585R14281039B6737%1 10 14 15 16 18
9681J15610941.5B4756%3 9 11 15 20
9698A17501040.5B5548%11 14 18
9941M1539839.5B6341%2 3 11 13 17

 


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