Math 135 Exams, Winter 2015
There will be one in-class midterm exams and a three-hour final exam.
These exams are the only Major Scheduled Grading Events for this
course.
These exams are scheduled as follows.
- In-Class Midterm Exam:
- Friday, 6 February
- Review: 7:00pm - 8:50pm, Wednesday, 4 February in MS 5127
- We will go over the solutions to some of the sample problems.
- Final Exam:
- 11:30am - 2:30pm, Thursday, 19 March in MS 5127
- Please arrive by 11:25am and bring your University ID.
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Sample Problems for the Final Exam.
(pdf file)
Corrections to the last two problems were posted
about 7:00pm on 14 March.
A correction to problem 11 was posted
about 4:00pm on 15 March.
Problem 18 was changed about 5:25pm on 18 March.
- Review Session to go over the Sample Problems:
5:00pm - 6:50pm on Sunday, 15 March in MS 5127
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Solutions to Sample Problems for the Final Exam.
(pdf file)
The most recent version was posted about 5:25pm on 18 March.
They correct a mistake in the earlier solution to Problem 9
and improves the explanations in many of the solutions.
The solutions to all problems except 8 are now complete.
No further revisions are expected.
- Review: 5:00pm - 6:50pm, Sunday, 15 March in MS 5127
- We will go over the solutions to some of the sample problems.
No calculators, books, or notes may be used during these exams.
All items except pens, pencils, and erasers must be off the desktops.
Midterm Exam: The midterm exam will be worth 100 points.
Make-up exams will only be offered to those with a legitimate excuse.
If the University closes on 6 February, the midterm exam will be
given the next lecture time the class meets. You may appeal the
score you receive on the midterm exam by submitting your exam plus
a note stating which problems you wish to have regraded to Professor
Levermore. An appeal must be made by February 20.
Final Exam: The Final Exam will be worth 200 points.
It will be based on the entire course. If you miss the Final Exam,
and if by the next day you present a legitimate, well-documented
excuse showing that for reasons beyond your control it was absolutely
impossible for you to take the Final Exam, and if you have taken the
midterm exam and have a C or better at the time of the Final Exam,
then you will receive a grade of I for the course. In all
other cases a score of zero will be assigned for the Final Exam and
your course grade will be evaluated accordingly. If the University
closes on the day of a scheduled final exam, then it will be given
whenever the University reschedules it.
Study Advice: The best way to study for in-class exams is
(in order of importance):
- work the Sample Problems,
- do the assigned homework,
- study examples in the text.
The best way to study for the Final Exam is
(in order of importance):
- work the Sample Problems,
- study the midterm exam (solutions are on-line),
- do the assigned homework,
- study examples in the text.
Solutions to the sample problems will be posted on this web page
shortly before the midterm exam. The sample problems for an exam
can help you in several ways:
- They give you a relatively compact yet comprehensive set of
problems upon which you can focus your study. They cover
most of the material that might be on the exam, so serve as
a good review of everything. This is why they are "sample
problems" rather than a "sample exam".
- They use the wording of questions that will be used on the
exam.
- The posted solutions will show what is expected of you.
This leaves little room for excuses like you "did not
understand a question" or "did not understand how far to
carry out an answer".