Review

Wrapping up the term

Your Grades

All marks to date have been posted. Lab 5, Quiz 5, and the final are pending. Today’s iClicker participation are bonus points.

  • You assess your current standing following the syllabus and use this to figure out how you need to perform on the final to get a desired mark
Table 1: Components of your final grade
Points Distribution Percent of Final Grade
iClicker Questions 10%
Lecture Review Quizzes 20%
Lab Assignments 35%
Final Exam 35%

Your Grades

You can adapt this example for yourself:

# Labs
Lab_Score = c(13,14,14,12,13)
Lab_Points = c(15,15,15,14.5,15)
Lab_Weighted = sum(Lab_Score)/sum(Lab_Points)*.35

# Quizzes
Quiz_Score = c(6,8,0,9,10)
Quiz_Points = c(10,10,10,10,10)
# Drop the lowest
Quiz_Score = sum(Quiz_Score)-min(Quiz_Score)
Quiz_Points = sum(Quiz_Points)-min(Quiz_Points)
Quiz_Weighted = sum(Quiz_Score)/sum(Quiz_Points)*.2

# Participation
Participation_Score = 70
Participation_Points = 100
Participation_Weighted = Participation_Score/Participation_Points*.1

# What do you need to get on the final?
Desired_Mark = 80 #(A-)
Current_Total = sum(c(Lab_Weighted,Quiz_Weighted,Participation_Weighted))*100
Final_Score = (Desired_Mark-Current_Total)/0.35
sprintf("To get a Final Mark of %0.1f%%, you need approximately %0.1f%% on the final",Desired_Mark,Final_Score)
[1] "To get a Final Mark of 80.0%, you need approximately 72.8% on the final"
# Calculate your mark from assumed final grade
Final_Score = 70
Final_Points = 100
Final_Weighted = Final_Score/Final_Points*.35

# Total
Total_Mark = sum(c(Lab_Weighted,Quiz_Weighted,Participation_Weighted,Final_Weighted))*100
sprintf("Your Final Mark will be approximately %0.1f%%, if you get %0.1f%% on the final",Total_Mark,Final_Score)
[1] "Your Final Mark will be approximately 79.0%, if you get 70.0% on the final"

The Final

  • Open book and will completed asynchronously over canvas,
  • Available between 8:00 December 14th and 22:00 December 17th
    • You can complete the exam any time during this window
      • One attempt; it will be not be timed
      • Should be completed within 2.5 hours, but will not be timed
      • Must late submissions will not be

The Final

  • The exam will be cumulative.
    • Any lecture or lab material will be fair game
  • A mix of question types
    • ~ 25% Short answer
    • ~ 25% Calculations
    • ~ 50% Fill in the blank, multiple choice questions, etc.

The Final (iClicker)

Questions will be randomly assigned such that each exam is unique.

A. True

B. False

The Final (iClicker)

The exam is open book, this means that you can reference course materials and/or external resources while working on it.

A. True

B. False

Key Themes

  • Earth’s Radiation Budget
  • Energy, Heat, and Fluxes
  • Composition and Properties of the Atmosphere
  • Wind and Weather Patterns

Earth’s Radiation Budget

Energy, Heat, and Fluxes

Composition and Properties of the Atmosphere

Wind and Weather Patterns

Feedback (iClicker)

How did you attend lecture over the term?

A. Mostly in-person

B. Mostly over zoom

C. A mix of both

D. I usually didn’t attend lecture

Teaching Evaluations (iClicker)

Have you filled out an evaluation yet?

  • A Yes
  • B No, but I will
  • C No, and I don’t plan to

About Evaluations

  • They are completely anonymous and they not released to professors until after the final exam.
    • If you’re curious what they look like on the professors’ end, you can see some of my evaluations from previous here
  • I value constructive feedback, I strive to improve my content each time I teach a course. Some things I would like to know:
    • How you felt about the structure of the course
      • What worked/didn’t work for you, how did you feel about the format/pace
    • How do you feel about the course webpage
      • Do you feel it was accessible/user friendly?
      • Would you have preferred everything be provided as static (ie .pdf documents) on canvas?
    • How did you feel about the lecture and lab materials:
      • Did you find any topics/assignments too difficult/easy or too long/short?
      • Anything you wish I’d covered or gone over in more detail?
      • Did you find the participation questions helpful/engaging, or would you prefer the course didn’t have a participation component?
        • If you’ve used TopHat for other courses - How do you feel about iClicker compared to TopHat?

Teaching Evaluations

GEOS 200

Use this link or the QR code below

APBI 244

Use this link or the QR code below

Final Lecture Quiz

  • You may input your answers via the Lecture Quiz 5 on Canvas
  • You may find the quiz questions here
    • Note you must view the questions on the course website
    • They are only listed by number on canvas, so make sure to double check your answers

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