Information about Midterm I — Midterm I will be held in the usual room at the usual class time, on Wednesday February 15. It will start promptly at 12:30, so make sure you are on time. The test will cover sections 3.9, 4.1-4.5, and 5.1.
The test will have four problems, possibly with several parts each. Calculators or other mechanical assistance are not needed and are not to be used.
The following topics are likely to be covered, though the exam is not limited to these topics:
You don't need to know summation formulas like 1 + 2 + ... + n = n(n+1)/2, and you won't need to evaluate limits of Riemann sums algebraically.
Advice: I recommend doing a large number of additional problems from the book. I have lists of recommended problems from each section on this website (click the link on the right). You can check your answers for the odd-numbered ones. If you get one wrong, don't skip ahead, but tackle it right away and find out how it works. There may be a similar example worked out in the section, or you can try getting help. I also recommend the "Concept Check" questions at the end of each chapter as a way of finding out where to focus your efforts. There are extra problems there too that are worth trying out.
When it comes time for the midterm itself, relax and do the best you can. Scan through and decide which problems are easiest for you, and get those out of the way first.
Information about Midterm II — Midterm II will be held in the usual room at the usual class time, on Wednesday March 22. It will start promptly at 12:30, so make sure you are on time. The test will cover sections 5.2-5.5, 6.1, and 6.2*-6.4*.
The test will have four problems, possibly with several parts each. Calculators or other mechanical assistance are not needed and are not to be used.
The following topics are likely to be covered, though the exam is not limited to these topics:
The subsection "The number e as a limit" on page 462 is not covered on the exam.
My advice is the same as for Midterm I. Good luck!
Information about Midterm III — Midterm III will be held in the usual room at the usual class time, on Wednesday April 19. It will start promptly at 12:30, so make sure you are on time. The test will cover sections 6.6, 6.8, and 7.1-7.5.
The test will have four problems, possibly with several parts each. Calculators or other mechanical assistance are not needed and are not to be used.
I will provide a list of trig identities (half-angle, double-angle formulas, etc) on the exam, so you do not need to spend time memorizing them.
The following topics are likely to be covered, though the exam is not limited to these topics:
In section 6.6, you should focus on arcsin(x), arccos(x), and arctan(x). The test will not include the other three inverse functions (inverse secant, inverse cosecant, inverse cotangent). The subsection "Rationalizing substitutions" on page 540 is not covered on the exam.
My advice is the same as for Midterms I and II. Good luck!
Make-up Final Exam — If you have three or more exams on the day of the final exam, you may be eligible to take the make-up exam. This will take place on Friday, May 12, 10:30 - 12:30 in PHSC 108. If this applies to you, please fill out the request form and return it to me by Friday May 5.
Information about the final exam — The final exam will be held in Nielsen Hall room 170, on Thursday May 11, 7:30 - 9:30pm. It will start promptly at 7:30, so make sure you are on time. The test will cover the same material that was covered in Midterms I, II, and III, as well as sections 7.7, 7.8, and 8.1. Some of the new material will certainly show up, so don't neglect it.
However, section 5.4 on Work will not be on the exam. (This is a common final exam, and not all sections of the course covered this topic in the same way.)
See the advice above for topics likely to be covered from the first three exams. For the newer material, the following topics are worth highlighting, though the exam is not limited to these:
As before, I will give a short list of trigonometric identities, so you won't have to spend time memorizing them.
The "Recommended Problems" page gives many practice problems to work with that I recommend. If you prefer a shorter list to help study for the final, click here.
Good luck!
Solutions to the Final Exam (there were two versions, but almost identical, so this should give the idea)