Exams and Quizzes

EXAMS

For each exam, each student should bring a #2 pencil,a calculator for numerical calculation (Graphing calculators are permitted) and a picture ID.

There will be three one hour midterm exams. The exams are closed book, but you may use one 8-1/2 x 11 inch or smaller sheet of hand-written notes and equations.

Midterm exam questions will be both numeric and conceptual, e.g. true or false. Approximately half of the exam will be numeric and the remainder will be conceptual. Your score on each midterm exam will be calculated relative to 90% of the possible points on the exam (scores over 100% are allowed). At least one fourth of the midterm problems will be modified* homework problems. One problem on the second midterm will be a modified* problem from the first exam. Two problems on the third midterm will be modified* problems from the first two exams.

There will be one cumulative 2 - hour final exam. Approximately half of the exam will be numeric and the remainder will be conceptual. Your score on the final exam will be calculated relative to 90% of the possible points on the exam (scores over 100% are allowed). At least one fourth of the final exam problems will be modified* midterm problems.

Grading scales for exams will not be curved unless there was a mis-wording or error.

*-- Modified could mean that if the original problem gave x and asked for y, the modified problem might give y and ask for x.

Last updated Thursday March 31, 2005