<p>The question is above, but more importantly, are the math tests curved?</p>
<p>You can break this down into 2 categories: classes like Math 110/140, Chem 110, Phys 211, etc. And the rest. In The classes like Math 140, the math department heavily regulates what goes on, despite having multiple professors teaching it. The math department will set a threshold of what it wants the average score of the exams to be, and will create the exam to get to that average, and they’re usually pretty spot on. Say for example they set the average to be a 75 on an exam. If the class takes the exam and the average is a 74, they may leave it alone or give everyone an extra point. What professors stress is there is NOT a “set number” of points that they intend to curve the test - they write the tests with the hopes they dont have to mess with the grades. </p>
<p>For most other classes in which the teacher is less tangled up by their department they have much more freedom in determining their grading, curving, etc, and will be much more likely to listen if the class feels the exam was too difficult. </p>
<p>Short answer: the classes you want to be curved, probably wont be. Study hard for exams!</p>
<p>Whether or not an exam is curved is determined per exam by the instructors. I can only speak for engineering classes. If I recall correctly, chem 110 never received a curve. Physics-wise, the department decided that if the average exam score were below 70, then every exam receives 70 - Avg score. If the average were 65, then everyone would receive a 5 point boost.</p>
<p>As for Math, take Math 140E. You will not be disappointed.</p>