Final Exam Information
Tuesday, Deccember 17, 2019 11:30am-2:00pm (Section 1 - TuTh)
Friday, Deccember 13, 2019 11:30am-2:00pm (Section 2 - MW)
Concepts Study Guide
“Practice” Exam
Above, you have questions that simulate an exam.Note: because this semester I am changing the order of content, this is not an actual exam given in the past. I have merged some questions from different exams and may have altered the structure of questions. Regardless, all questions were actual exam questions.
Use it to get a sense of what questions are asked, the format, and how many. Questions draw from topics in Unit 2, and note that just because topics or questions were not in the practice exam does NOT mean they may not show up on your exam.I hope that this is obvious. I write this to ensure there is no misunderstanding.
Aside from minor extensions, no mathematical problem on any exam should be something you have not seen in some form before.
Look at the practice exam before our Review day. After each class has had its review day, I will post the answer key to its mathematical problems only. I am happy to discuss other individual answers and strategies during Office Hours.
Exam Information
The exact number and type of questions may change. Since there are two sections of this course taking the exam on multiple days, there will be different exam questions.
You may not have anything with you for the exam (no notes, etc) except a calculator. I write questions such that you can get a perfect score without a calculator, and answers should typically be simple whole numbers. However, I understand that if nothing else, calculators are moral support and you can use them. I will provide simple calculators if you need to borrow one, as well as extra paper.
Students that require accommodations and students that know they will be absent must confirm with me any arrangements at least a week in advance of the Exam.
My Advice
Make sure you do all of the homework problems and learn from the answer keys to the homeworks, as well as the in-class practice problems. All of the math problems are largely in the style of the homework questions. While some of the questions should be novel applications, conceptual questions on homeworks will get you in the right headspace to think about answering a question on an exam.The point of exams is to apply what you’ve learned, not to literally regurgitate it! Or, at least, it should be.