7.014

Final Exam Grades

Hi all,

You should now be able to see your final exam score on Stellar. The average was 151 with a standard deviation of 20. Here is the breakdown of the grades:
Grade Range % of class
A 170+ 24%
B 150 to <170 32%
C 130 to <150 28%
D 110 to <130 13%
F <110 3%

Seniors: If you have not gotten an email from us saying otherwise, then you have passed and can make your plans for commencement accordingly :)

Graded final exams will not be handed back. If you would like to look at your graded exam, please come to my office (68-120C) on Monday morning, May 23rd between 9 am and 12 pm. If that time doesn't work, please email me, but note that I will be submitting the final grades shortly thereafter. I will be away with little or no email access for the weekend until Sunday evening, so I will reply to any emails then.

Congratulations to finishing the semester from all of us, and thanks for a good term! I hope that during the final you were able to take a moment to realize the huge breadth of topics you learned about this semester. We enjoyed working with you, and hope that you have enjoyed the class and have a deeper appreciation for the biology of life.

Thanks,
The 7.014 team

Announced on 20 May 2016  7:34  p.m. by Holly Louise Johnsen

Typo in Extra Ecology Problems Question 1B

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the inconvenience, but I want to acknowledge a small typo in question 1B of the extra ecology problems. In the question while describing the effect of one species on the other, I meant to write that the effect of R. cruzei on R. huckabus is 0.75, and the effect of R. huckabus on R. cruzei is 0.5. This sentence switches the numbers in the version currently posted, and all of the answers in the key reflect the problem as worked out using the numbers in this message.

Again sorry for the inconvenience. Good luck with the rest of your studying and with the exam tomorrow.

Rohan

Announced on 18 May 2016  10:49  a.m. by Rohan Jonnalagadda

Final Exam information

You will have your final exam on THURSDAY, 5/19 from 9.00 AM-12.00 NOON at JOHNSON TRACK. The exam will start at 9 am exactly, so please arrive ahead of time to get settled. There will be other classes also testing in that room, so please make sure you sit in the right section. Please bring your MIT PICTURE ID and keep it on your desk throughout the exam time. This exam is comprehensive.

You WILL NEED A CALCULATOR for this exam. Phone or computer calculators are not permitted, so please bring a standard scientific calculator.

The exam's last page will include the formulas and information listed on the last two pages of the practice exam that was posted last week.

Remember that there are 2+ hours of office hours each day this week to help you study.

Good luck, and see you Thursday!
-The 7.014 team

Announced on 17 May 2016  1:43  p.m. by Holly Louise Johnsen

Extra ecology problems posted

Hello,

The TAs have written three more problems for you to practice material from the later ecology sections of the course. They are now posted in the materials section.

Thanks to the 50% who have filled out course evaluations!

The locations are now all set for next week's office hours. I'm posting them again for your convenience:
Monday: 1-2 Jason in 68-121; 2-3 Holly in 68-120C; 3-4 Rohan in 68-164
Tuesday: 2-3 Holly in 68-120C; 3:30-4:30 Rohan in 68-121; 4:30-5:30 Peter in 68-121
Wednesday: 2-3 Holly in 68-120C; 4:30-5:30 Peter in 68-121; 6-7 Jason in 56-169

Announced on 15 May 2016  12:38  p.m. by Holly Louise Johnsen

Practice exam, review slides posted and office hours info for next week

1. Practice problems for the final exam are posted, along with a solution key. The review slides from today's recitation are also posted. The TAs are working on some more questions for you for the newer material, since you didn't have a problem set covering it. These bonus problems will be posted over the weekend. Note that there are a lot of practice problems, so don't worry if this takes you longer than the 3 hours you'll have on the final.

2. Office hours next week:
There are three hours of office hours each day next week. The tutors are also available-- see your course description for their contact information (simply email one to set up a meeting). If you cannot make any office hours or make an appointment with tutors but have a question, get in touch with me or your TA.
Remember that you can attend anyone's OHs, not just your own TA's!
Monday: 1-2 Jason in 68-121; 2-3 Holly in 68-120C; 3-4 Rohan in 68-164
Tuesday: 2-3 Holly in 68-120C; 3:30-4:30 Rohan in 68-121; 4:30-5:30 Peter in 68-121
Wednesday: 2-3 Holly in 68-120C; 4:30-5:30 Peter in 68-121; 6-7 Jason in 56-169

3. Don't forget to submit your course evaluations (7.013 is beating you guys!!) Thanks to the 35% of you who already have.

Announced on 12 May 2016  4:55  p.m. by Holly Louise Johnsen