Exams

EXAMS

For each exam, you should bring a #2 pencil, a calculator for numerical calculations (graphing calculators are permitted) and a picture ID.

There will be four 50 min midterm exams. The exams will be closed book, but you may bring one 8-1/2 x 11 inch or smaller sheet of hand-written notes and equations (you may cover both sides of the sheet). These sheets cannot be shared. Midterm exam questions will be both numeric and conceptual, such as with true/false answers.

There will be no make-up exams. However, each in-class exam will be followed by a partial-credit exam solved under Loncapa. By solving the partial-credit exam, a student can increase his midterm score by 30%*(partial-credit score - in-class score).

A midterm will be on material read up to and including the week that preceeds the midterm. The emphasis will be on the new not yet tested material.

There will be one comprehensive 2 h final exam. This will be again a closed-book, but this time you may bring two 8-1/2 x 11 inch or smaller sheets of hand-written notes and equations (you may use both sides of the sheets). Again, the sheets cannot be shared. There will be no partial-credit exam following the final.

If you are living far from the MSU campus at the time of the exam, beyond a reasonable commuting distance, or if you are traveling within an MSU-sponsored program, you may be able to arrange a proctored off-campus exam. Arrangements must be made well in advance of the exam. Requests made after the respective deadline will not be accommodated and you will have to take the exam on the MSU campus. Click here for deadlines and details for arranging an off-campus exam.