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gradeScale = {            
            'exam1':100./1000.,
            'exam2':100./1000.,
            'final':400./1000.,
            'quizzes':100./1000.,
            'clickers':200./1000.,
            'aleks':100./1000.
            }

passingGrade = 700.0/1000.

exam1Score = 0.750
exam2Score = 0.550
#finalScore = 0.
quizzesScore = [1.00,7./15.]
clickersScore = 0.300
aleksScore = [0.,0.,0.910,1.000,1.000,0.550,0.730,1.000]

PointsPossible = (gradeScale['exam1'] + gradeScale['exam2'] + gradeScale['quizzes'] + gradeScale['clickers'] + gradeScale['aleks'])

def getExam1Points(score,scale):
    points = score * scale['exam1']
    return points

def getExam2Points(score, scale):
    points = score * scale['exam2']
    return points

#def getFinalPoints(score, scale):
#    points = score * scale['final']
#    return points

def getQuizzesPoints(scores, scale):
    grade = sum(scores) / float(len(scores))
    points = grade * scale['quizzes']
    return points

def getClickersPoints(score, scale):
    points = score * scale['clickers']
    return points

def getAleksPoints(scores, scale):
    grade = sum(scores) / float(len(scores))
    points = grade * scale['aleks']
    return points

def getClassGrade(scale):
    exam1 = getExam1Points(exam1Score,scale)
    aleks = getAleksPoints(aleksScore, scale)
    exam2 = getExam2Points(exam2Score,scale)
    quizzes = getQuizzesPoints(quizzesScore, scale)
    clickers = getClickersPoints(clickersScore, scale)
	
    
    
    return exam1,exam2,quizzes,clickers,aleks

totalPoints = getClassGrade(gradeScale)

print "First Exam Points: ",totalPoints[0]
print "Second Exam Points: ",totalPoints[1]
print "Quizzes Points: ",totalPoints[2]
print "Clickers Points: ",totalPoints[3]
print "ALEKS Points: ",totalPoints[4]

print "Current Grade:", sum(totalPoints)
print "Points Possible: ", PointsPossible

def neededOnFinal(currentStanding, scale):
    pointsNeeded = passingGrade - currentStanding
    percentage = pointsNeeded / scale['final']
    return percentage

print "Needed on Final:", neededOnFinal(sum(totalPoints), gradeScale)

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