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	Note that problems with writing are problems, period. Perhaps you got a low grade but you feel you know the material enough for a high grade only you didn't write everything you know or you didn't it write well enough or the silly graders simply didn't get what you wrote (and it isn't a simple misunderstanding - see "appeals" below). If this describes you, don't underestimate your problem. If you don't process and resolve it, it is likely to recur.		Note that problems with writing are problems, period. Perhaps you got a low grade but you feel you know the material enough for a high grade only you didn't write everything you know or you didn't it write well enough or the silly graders simply didn't get what you wrote (and it isn't a simple misunderstanding - see "appeals" below). If this describes you, don't underestimate your problem. If you don't process and resolve it, it is likely to recur.

			====Appeals.====
	~~'''Appeals.'''~~ Remember! Grading is a difficult process and mistakes '''always''' happen - solutions get misread, parts are forgotten, grades are not added up correctly. You '''must''' read your exam and make sure that you understand how it was graded. If you disagree with anything, don't hesitate to complain! Your first stop should be the person who graded the problem in question, and only if you can't agree with him you should appeal to {{Dror}}.		Remember! Grading is a difficult process and mistakes '''always''' happen - solutions get misread, parts are forgotten, grades are not added up correctly. You '''must''' read your exam and make sure that you understand how it was graded. If you disagree with anything, don't hesitate to complain! Your first stop should be the person who graded the problem in question, and only if you can't agree with him you should appeal to {{Dror}}.

	Problem 1 and 2 were graded by Dmitry Donin, problem 3 was graded by {{Dror}} and problems 4 and 5 were graded by Paul Lee.		Problem 1 and 2 were graded by Dmitry Donin, problem 3 was graded by {{Dror}} and problems 4 and 5 were graded by Paul Lee.

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	* If you got something like 35, most likely you are not gaining much from this class and you should consider dropping it, unless you are convinced that you fully understand the cause of your difficulty (you were very sick, you really couldn't study at all for the two weeks before the exam because of some unusual circumstances, something like that) and you feel confident you have a fix for next time. If you do decide to drop the class, don't feel too bad about it. It is the hardest first year algebra class at UofT and of the thousands of students taking math here, very few come with sufficient preparation to do well in it.		* If you got something like 35, most likely you are not gaining much from this class and you should consider dropping it, unless you are convinced that you fully understand the cause of your difficulty (you were very sick, you really couldn't study at all for the two weeks before the exam because of some unusual circumstances, something like that) and you feel confident you have a fix for next time. If you do decide to drop the class, don't feel too bad about it. It is the hardest first year algebra class at UofT and of the thousands of students taking math here, very few come with sufficient preparation to do well in it.

			Note that problems with writing are problems, period. Perhaps you got a low grade but you feel you know the material enough for a high grade only you didn't write everything you know or you didn't it write well enough or the silly graders simply didn't get what you wrote (and it isn't a simple misunderstanding - see "appeals" below). If this describes you, don't underestimate your problem. If you don't process and resolve it, it is likely to recur.
⚫	Remember! Grading is a difficult process and mistakes '''always''' happen - solutions get misread, parts are forgotten, grades are not added up correctly. You '''must''' read your exam and make sure that you understand how it was graded. If you disagree with anything, don't hesitate to complain! Your first stop should be the person who graded the problem in question, and only if you can't agree with him you should appeal to {{Dror}}.

		⚫	'''Appeals.''' Remember! Grading is a difficult process and mistakes '''always''' happen - solutions get misread, parts are forgotten, grades are not added up correctly. You '''must''' read your exam and make sure that you understand how it was graded. If you disagree with anything, don't hesitate to complain! Your first stop should be the person who graded the problem in question, and only if you can't agree with him you should appeal to {{Dror}}.

	Problem 1 and 2 were graded by Dmitry Donin, problem 3 was graded by {{Dror}} and problems 4 and 5 were graded by Paul Lee.		Problem 1 and 2 were graded by Dmitry Donin, problem 3 was graded by {{Dror}} and problems 4 and 5 were graded by Paul Lee.

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	==The Results==		==The Results==
	~~<div style="float:right"><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[06-240/Results of the Term Test\|print]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></div>~~Excluding a few late exams and before appeals, 63 students took the exam; The average grade was 67.46 and the standard deviation was 24.52.		Excluding a few late exams and before appeals, 63 students took the exam; The average grade was 67.46 and the standard deviation was 24.52.

	The results are quite similar to what I expected them to be. The easiest questions (on average) were the computational ones, the hardest were the ones involving proofs.		The results are quite similar to what I expected them to be. The easiest questions (on average) were the computational ones, the hardest were the ones involving proofs.

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	<div ~~align~~=right>[ [[06-240/Results of the Term Test\|print]] ]</div>Excluding a few late exams and before appeals, 63 students took the exam; The average grade was 67.46 and the standard deviation was 24.52.		<div style="float:right"><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[06-240/Results of the Term Test\|print]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></div>Excluding a few late exams and before appeals, 63 students took the exam; The average grade was 67.46 and the standard deviation was 24.52.

	The results are quite similar to what I expected them to be. The easiest questions (on average) were the computational ones, the hardest were the ones involving proofs.		The results are quite similar to what I expected them to be. The easiest questions (on average) were the computational ones, the hardest were the ones involving proofs.

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	<div align=right>[ [[06-240/Results of the Term Test\|print]] ]</div>		<div align=right>[ [[06-240/Results of the Term Test\|print]] ]</div>Excluding a few late exams and before appeals, 63 students took the exam; The average grade was 67.46 and the standard deviation was 24.52.
	Excluding a few late exams and before appeals, 63 students took the exam; The average grade was 67.46 and the standard deviation was 24.52.

	The results are quite similar to what I expected them to be. The easiest questions (on average) were the computational ones, the hardest were the ones involving proofs.		The results are quite similar to what I expected them to be. The easiest questions (on average) were the computational ones, the hardest were the ones involving proofs.

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	Excluding a few late exams and before appeals, 63 students took the exam; The average grade was 67.46 and the standard deviation was 24.52.		Excluding a few late exams and before appeals, 63 students took the exam; The average grade was 67.46 and the standard deviation was 24.52.

Drorbn at 00:26, 26 October 2006

2006-10-26T00:26:54Z

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==The Results==

Excluding a few late exams and before appeals, 63 students took the exam; The average grade was 67.46 and the standard deviation was 24.52.

The results are quite similar to what I expected them to be. The easiest questions (on average) were the computational ones, the hardest were the ones involving proofs.

How should you read your grade?

* If you got 100 you should pat yourself on your shoulder and feel good.
* If you got something like 95, you're doing great. You made a few relatively minor mistakes; find out what they are and try to avoid them next time.
* If you got something like 80 you're doing fine but you did miss something significant, probably more than just a minor thing. Figure out what it was and make a plan to fix the problem for next time.
* If you got something like 60 you should be concerned. You are still in position to improve greatly and get an excellent grade at the end, but what you missed is quite significant and you are at the risk of finding yourself far behind. You must analyze what happened - perhaps it was a minor mishap, but more likely you misunderstood something major or something major is missing in your background. Find out what it is and try to come up with a realistic strategy to overcome the difficulty!
* If you got something like 35, most likely you are not gaining much from this class and you should consider dropping it, unless you are convinced that you fully understand the cause of your difficulty (you were very sick, you really couldn't study at all for the two weeks before the exam because of some unusual circumstances, something like that) and you feel confident you have a fix for next time. If you do decide to drop the class, don't feel too bad about it. It is the hardest first year algebra class at UofT and of the thousands of students taking math here, very few come with sufficient preparation to do well in it.

Remember! Grading is a difficult process and mistakes '''always''' happen - solutions get misread, parts are forgotten, grades are not added up correctly. You '''must''' read your exam and make sure that you understand how it was graded. If you disagree with anything, don't hesitate to complain! Your first stop should be the person who graded the problem in question, and only if you can't agree with him you should appeal to {{Dror}}.

Problem 1 and 2 were graded by Dmitry Donin, problem 3 was graded by {{Dror}} and problems 4 and 5 were graded by Paul Lee.

The deadline to start the appeal process is Thursday November 2 at 4PM.