The Final Exam will be held in the usual room on Tuesday December 10, 1:30-3:30 pm. It will start promptly at 1:30, so make sure you're on time. The test will cover the same material that was covered in exams I - III, as well as section 9.6. Section 9.7 will not be covered. The format of the exam will be similar to the previous exams, but with more problems (of a similar style). Calculators or other mechanical assistance are not needed and are not to be used.

See first exam, second exam, and third exam for topics to be covered from the first three exams. For section 9.6, you might want to look at the following items:

• determining the wave equation solution corresponding to an initial position function f(x), using Fourier coefficients of f(x)
• the d'Alembert form of the solution, when the string has zero initial velocity

I will provide a list of Laplace transforms and basic power series, similar to the one given in exam 3.

Advice: Below is the usual advice I give. However, I also recommend reviewing your returned homework to see if there are problem areas that need work. I will note that the first problem on exam 3 was a homework problem, but for some reason hardly anyone was able to solve it correctly.

I recommend practicing many problems of each type, much more than the number I assigned for homework. For each type of problem you should try to reach the point where you have completely mastered it, and will be happy when you one on the exam. The only way to reach this point is by extensive practice. Remember, if you're uncomfortable now about a certain kind of problem, it may be even more difficult under the pressure of an exam situation.

When it comes time for the test itself, relax and do the best you can. Because you have studied, you know which topics you know best, and can get those problems out of the way quickly. Then you'll have plenty of time to spend on the remaining ones.