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Exams
Three "Hour Exams" will
be given throughout the semester, covering 3 - 4 chapters each. The dates of these are scheduled in advance,
and will not be subject to change. If
you have a known conflict with an exam, you must notify me before the exam to
request an excused absence. One exam
grade may be dropped with a valid excuse.
Excuses will be granted after a missed exam only in the event of a
documented unforeseen emergency. If you
are too sick to take an exam, you may contact me the day of the exam, if
possible.
The exams are designed
to test your acquisition of problem solving skills and your conceptual
understanding of the material, and do not reward memorization. Basic equations will be provided for each
exam, but you will need to know how to use them. Expect a combination of both familiar and new
situations to be analyzed in each exam.
The best preparation for an exam is practice. If necessary, do more than the assigned
problems. Every odd-numbered problem has
an answer in the back of the textbook, and can be used for additional practice.
You must bring a
scientific calculator to the exams, and may not share them. The calculator should have trigonometric
functions, logarithms, and powers, but need not have advanced features for
solving equations or calculus. Advanced
calculators may be used on exams, but the advanced functions, beyond trigonometry,
logarithms, and powers, may not be used. Cell phones must be off and not
visible during exams.
2008 Exams
These copies of last year's exams may help you to prepare for this year's
exams, although the chapters covered are sometimes different, and
the questions asked reflect last year's homework and in-class problems, which may differ from this
year's assignments. There will be no fourth exam this year. The equation
sheets shown were provided for use during the exam, except for the final
exam, when students were asked to bring their own equations.
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