Tests/exams

Tests/Exams

We will have two in-class skills tests and two evening examinations during the semester and a two-hour final examination at the end. They are scheduled as follows:

Skills test 1	Wednesday, September 19	10:30-11:20 or 11:30-12:20
Exam 1	Wednesday, October 10	5:30-7:20 in Olin 321 7:30-9:20 in Olin 321
Skills test 2 (postscript) (pdf) (html) Last year's test (ps) (pdf) (html) lacked implicit differentiation. This year's test will include it. Solutions are posted at Olin 307.	Wednesday, October 31	10:30-11:20 or 11:30-12:20
Exam 2	Monday, November 19	5:30-7:25 or 7:30-9:30
Final exam Review	Monday, December 17	3:30-5:30 NHS 201

Suggested exam study tactics

Look over your old homework assignments.
Look over worksheets and in-class exercises.
Do a few of the unassigned review problems at the end of the chapter. Answers are posted outside your instructor's office.
For each section of the text that will be covered on the exam, write a paragraph in your own words that describes the main ideas in the section, why these ideas are important, and how you can use the ideas to solve problems.
Review concepts and problems from the GNAW perspectives:
- Graphical/geometric
- Numerical
- Algebraic/analytic
- Words