Your grade will be based on the better of a curved grade
and an absolute grade.   Since I made MT3 too hard, I decided to
lower the absolute scale by 5% relative to the first scale.
I also put together a more generous curve, which is more typical of
that used in ECE120.  

The new grading scales are based on
the first eleven discussions, the first ten homeworks, the first four labs,
and the first three midterms (a total of
65% of the final grade).<P>

The curve includes only A's and B's (40% A's, and 40% B's), and the 
numbers are based on the number of people in the class (78).<P>

<PRE>
grade # students (cumulative) points
  A       20         (20)       85
  A-      11         (31)       80
  B+       8         (39)       75
  B       16         (55)       70
  B-       8         (63)       65
  C+                            60
  C                             55
  C-                            50
  D+                            45
  D                             40
  D-                            35
</PRE><P>

Interpret the table as follows: the top 16 students will get
A's, as will anyone getting 90+ of the 100 possible total
points. The top 24 will get A- or better, as will anyone
getting 85+ of the total, etc.<P>

You're still nearly all on the absolute scale.
Relative to the last grade estimate, more than half of the class 
has exactly the same estimate.  Of the remaining students, half went
up, and half went down.  As of now, I estimate 40% As and 47% Bs.<P>

You can find your estimated grade in Blackboard.<P>

The <A HREF="120gs-v1.html">previous scales</A> are still available, if you
want to see them.<P>

--SL