Physics 322:
Elementary Modern Physics

Spring Semester 2009

MidTerm Exam #2 Results

(Here is the MidTerm Exam #2 Solution Key)

Of the 12 people that took the first Midterm Exam, the average score was 75.7 out of 100 and the standard deviation was 15.1. Scores ranged from 43.5 to 99.5. Plots of the histogram of the scores and the Percentile versus score grade are shown below:

The averages on each problem are listed below:

Question Possible Average Std. Dev. Max Min Attempts
1a 8.00 6.04 2.16 8 1 12
1b 8.00 6.04 2.91 8 0 12
1c 14.00 11.00 3.79 14 4 12
1 Extra Credit 5 Extra Credit 2.56 0.88 3 1 9
2a 10.00 9.38 1.15 10 7 12
2b 20.00 16.83 2.79 20 10 12
3a 12.00 6.91 4.18 12 0 11
3b 14.00 8.22 4.47 14 0 9
3c 14.00 7.33 4.27 13 0 6
4a 10.00 7.50 1.22 9 6 6
4b 10.00 6.67 4.08 10 0 6
4c 10.00 4.17 2.56 8 2 6
4d 5.00 4.92 1.28 7 3 6
4e 5.00 3.33 2.25 5 0 6
TOTAL 100.00 75.67 15.13 99.5 43.5 12