The Law of Gigantic Numbers of Test Problems

First coined by Professor Michael R. Gustafson on October 7th, 2012, "The Law of Gigantic Numbers of Test Problems" refers to the fact that large tests, when multiplied by a large amount of students, create a large number of problems to be graded by professors. First used in reference to the Fall 2012 EGR 103 skills quiz, this term is often confused with procrastination. In fact, the term was created to explain the difference between procrastination, and having too many papers to grade. This law is the cause for delays in test results and constant stressing of students as they anxiously await to see their scores.

History

The first known usage of the term (from Facebook).

This term has only one known usage. It is expected that this law applies to all tests that are not done by Scantron, or some other means of automatic grading.

Known tests that this law has applied to will be listed below:

• 2012 EGR 103 Skills Quiz (October 5th)
• 2015 EGR 103 Skills Quiz (September 28th)