Final Exam: Friday, May 2nd, 2008

General Information

The final exam will be on Friday, May 2nd from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM in Ford Auditorium in Allen Library. It will be cumulative; that is, it will test all the material test we've covered in class. More details will be available closer to the date of the exam.

Formula Sheet & Normal Table

For the exam, you will be given a formula sheet and this Standard Normal Distribution Table. You will not be allowed any other notes. The final version of the formula sheet is now available.

Review Sheet

A review sheet (posted Tuesday April 22, 3:00 PM) may help you study. There are also two old final exams: Spring 2006 and Spring 2007 that you might find useful. Solutions to all of these will be posted next week. You might also want to review your old quizzes and exams; most of these are posted on-line with solutions.

It should be noted that the review problems have four least squares problems but only two normal distribution problems. This should not be taken as a predictor for the final exam (that somehow least squares problems are more important than normal distribution problems). This collection of problems is really just a sampler to aid in your study and it should not be seen as a blueprint for the final exam.

Review Sheet & Old Exam Solutions

Some solutions are available:

Please email me if you find any mistakes or typos.

Math Gala – Tuesday, April 29th

The SIs have organized the Math Gala, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Tuesday, April 29th in the Thwing Center Ballroom. In particular, the Math 126 SIs are having sessions in the Spartan Room on the various sections of the course:

Time SI Topic
3:00–3:30 Becca Integration
3:30–4:00 Jason Probability: Exp. Value, Bernoulli, Binomial
4:00–4:30 Ashley Probability—Normal, Continuous
4:30–5:00 Avni Matrices
5:00–5:30 Matt Differential Equations
5:30–6:00 Alex New Material

In addition to the SIs, the two instructors (Terri Contenza and Peter Garfield) will also be at the Gala for almost all the five hours.

Exam One: Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

The first midterm exam will be during class on Tuesday, February 5th. It will cover Chapter 15 (except for Section 15.7) and Section 16.2.

Review Materials

There are several things available to help you study: a review sheet, an old exam one (from Spring, 2006), and another old exam one (from Spring, 2007). Solutions are now available: review sheet solutions and old exam one solutions: Spring 2006 and Spring 2007. Please email me if you find any errors or typos.

Formula Sheet

A draft version of the formula sheet for exam one is now available. You will be given a copy of this for use during the exam. No other notes will be allowed. Please email me with suggestions or requests for changes to this formula sheet.

The Exam

The exam and solutions are now available.

Exam Two: Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

The second midterm exam will be during class on Tuesday, March 4th. It will cover improper integrals (section 16.1), sections 8.2 through 8.5, means and variances from sections 9.4 and 9.5 (although not the grouped data material), section 16.3, and section 9.6.

Review Materials

There are several things available to help you study: a review sheet, an old exam two (from Spring, 2006), and another old exam two (from Spring, 2007). Solutions are now available: review sheet solutions and old exam two solutions: Spring 2006 and Spring 2007. Please email me if you find any errors or typos.

Formula Sheet and Table of Normal Distribution

A draft version of the formula sheet for exam two and the Normal Distribution Table are now available. You will be given a copy of these for use during the exam. No other notes will be allowed. Please email me with suggestions or requests for changes to the formula sheet.

The Exam

The exam and solutions are now available.

Exam Three: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The third midterm exam will be during class on Tuesday, April 8th. It will test all the material we cover on linear algebra (matrices — this is Sections 2.1 through 2.6) and differential equations (the notes, through the section on second order equations).

Review Materials

There are several things available to help you study: a review sheet, an old exam three (from Spring, 2006), and another old exam three (from Spring, 2007). Solutions are now available: review sheet solutions and old exam three solutions: Spring 2006 and Spring 2007. Please email me if you find any errors or typos.

Formula Sheet

A draft version of the formula sheet for exam three is now available. You will be given a copy of this for use during the exam. No other notes will be allowed. Please email me with suggestions or requests for changes to this formula sheet.

The Exam

The exam and solutions are now available.

General Exam Information:

The point of a quiz or an exam is to prove to the grader that you know how to solve the problems asked. Thus the final answer is not the most important part of the exam; rather it is the work or reasoning behind the answer. You should show your work or explain your thinking in order to receive full credit.

Calculators:

You may use a calculator on all homework, quizzes, and exams; we will expect that you have one. Your calculator should have (at least) the ability to deal with trigonometric functions, exponentials, and logarithms. (Most simple calculators are fine; we will not require a graphing calculator.) It is in your best interest to learn how to use the full capabilities of your calculator, especially if it is a sophisticated graphing calculator. Ask for help (before quiz day or exam day) if needed.

Makeup Exams:

Makeup exams will generally not be given without the written permission of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. If you miss an exam, you should meet with me or a Dean (or both) as soon as possible.