Each is worth a point. 24 x 3 = 72; that's my 100%.
This is the ancient "rule of three," discussed by Al-Biruni (it seems to be discovered by the Hindus, great mathematicians in ancient times).
If someone gets 11 wrong, that's 72 - 11 = 61 right answers.
72 --- 100
61 --- X
so, 61 = 84.7 points, ∓ B+
I averaged my Bs down to 20 wrong! Less than that it's a C.
Good deal, right?
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INTEGRITY OF NAMES
Now, this is a HISTORY of PHILOSOPHY class.
History belongs in the Human Sciences, the so-called Geisteswissenchaften which means we pay attention to language and respect language conventions.
A name by definition has two parts: forname or first name, which identifies the person and surname, which indicates family, tribe, and community.
A name is a fundamental reference. We don't identify individuals just by surname (as many of you did in the exam).
Here you apply the GOLDEN RULE (and the most ancient and important law on this earth), TREAT OTHERS AS YOU'D LIKE OTHERS TO TREAT YOU.
For the final exam, I ask you to observe this rule.
name = forname + surname
Now comes the spelling of a name. Are we not a "diverse" society? Well, in a diverse society, we respect the integrity of a name. John Kennedy is neither Kenedy nor Quennedy nor Chennedy.
Do you like when someone, who addresses you, misspells your name? Sure, you may forgive an incidental misspelling (it happens to everybody), but not as a matter of habit.
Not as a why-do-I-have-to-spell-this-weird-name-in-Russian kind of attitude?
So, please ALSO observe this rule for the final exam.
