Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Final grades have posted!

Final grades have posted!  The only news I have (since I posted previously about my Cal II and Programming grades) is that I made a B in Physics.  I had (have?) mixed feelings about it because I'm pretty sure I was one of the top students in the class (it had dwindled down to about 6 people by the time the drop date came around), but that doesn't seem to be saying much, unfortunately.

The professor told me that a lot of people were struggling this semester.  He re-opened homework over spring break because basically no one was doing it besides me.  He also re-opened it up at the end for one other student that I know of.  This person went from an F to a C (somehow) right at the end of the semester so I'm not sure how that happened.  My thought is that if he scaled everyone the same my B should have turned into an A.

So on the one hand I feel like I should have gotten an A for effort (and also the reason above) because I consistently tried my best all semester.  But on the other hand I messaged him after he updated Blackboard and I had a B and he told me that was before any scaling and that I definitely earned it so I do feel accomplished.

Though I have some friends and family who are annoyed that I didn't come out with an A I feel like I'm just going to mind my business and take what I earned.  Also, I have given enough time and energy to spring semester so I'm not trying to fight about it.  😂  Physics is hard and I did a good job.  I may not have had the best test scores, but consistent, on-time hard work does count for something, apparently.

Also, I did better on the Thermodynamics test than I did on any other.  Heat engines and all that?  Really interesting stuff.  Who knew?  🙂  All in all, this was one of the most interesting and challenging classes I've ever taken.  I feel like there was so much to learn that I might like to take it again one day, but I can't focus on that right now.  Onward!  😃

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