Mathematics 115, Sections 19609 and 19585

Mathematics 115, sections 19609 and 19585

I assume that everyone can use Adobe Acrobat viewers for .pdf files. If not, please let me know immediately. Otherwise, here are the syllabi for sections 19609 and 19585.
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Final:

The final exam will be in Budig 130, from 4:30-7pm, Thursday, December 18, 2003. Bring #2 pencils. We will be sitting in exactly the same part of Budig 130 as we did for the midterm. The course coordinator, Weizhang Huang, has put up a sample final in Adobe Acrobat format. It is likely that the actual final exam will bear a strong resemblance to the sample. That's how it worked in the case of the midterm, as you may remember.

Review sessions:

There will be a review session in 452 Snow Friday, Dec. 12, from 1-3pm. There will be another one on Tuesday, 554 Snow, 4-6pm.

Extended office hours:

Monday, 1-3; Tuesday, 10-11:30; Wednesday, 2-4, Thursday 10-11:30am.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

I was in possession of incorrect information, and thus gave you incorrect info. I apologize. The fact is, the final exam will cover material up to and including section 6.5! As a result, Monday Dec. 8 will not be a review session. Instead I will present sections 6.4 and 6.5 on Fri Dec. 5 and Mon Dec. 8.

Time off:

Class will be cancelled Wednesday, October 22. Enjoy your Fall break!

Midterm:

Answer key:DCCBA BCADC BCDCD CBACD ADCBC

Curve: The curve is a line, and it is set by the course coordinator, not by me. I was incorrect. Anyway, you calculate the score as follows: if you got a raw score of x, then f(x) = 8x + 14.5 is the number of points (out of 200 possible) you will receive in the midterm portion of your grade. Divide this by two to get the adjusted percentage, if you wish. For example, a raw score of 20 would give you 8(20) + 14.5 = 174.5 points, or an adjusted percentage score of 87.25%.

Second in-class exam:

Review:

Here is a sheet of answers to even numered problems in the review sections of the book from chapters 4 and 5. As you go through them, do not panic; the problems I give you on the test will, by and large, be quite a bit simpler. However, if you can do the problems they give in the book, you will be able to do the ones I give you. Note: the emphasis will be a bit different. For instance, the book does not give many logarithmic differentiation or optimization word problems, and I will almost certainly give you at least one of each. Otherwise, happy studying! Here are links to outlines of material covered from chapters 4 and 5, on the course coordinator's web site. Also, note that we will have a review session (optional, of course) in 452 Snow, Sunday, November 23, from 6:30 until 9pm.

The curve:

If your raw score (written in red on your exam sheet) is s, then the number of points you get, out of 100, is p(s) = (3s/4) + 25. If this turns out to be more than 100, the residual amount is extra credit. Happy holiday season.

Key:

An answer key, with almost all problems worked out fully, is available in pdf format (the prettier version), or in html (in case you have trouble reading the pdf).