Category: Exams (Page 1 of 2)

A reminder that the final exam is available on OpenLab Files, and is due Wednesday (May 26). You must submit the final exam to pass the course!

You may find it useful to review the recording of Monday’s class session (Class #30), since I briefly went through the exam exercises at the end of class.

You may also find it useful to study the solutions to some of the midterm exam exercises. Solutions to Exams #1-3 are also available on OpenLab Files.

Final Exam Instructions: The instructions are similar as for the previous exams:

1. Set up a spreadsheet: You will be asked to do spreadsheet calculations for some of the exam exercises. Please include your name in the title your spreadsheet (e.g., “[Your Name] – MAT1372 – Final Exam”).
2. Write out your solutions: If you have access to a printer, you can print out the Final Exam and write your solutions in the spaces provided; or write out your written responses on blank pieces of paper.
3. Scan your written solutions to a single pdf file (i.e., not a jpeg!). Please arrange your exercise solutions in order, and scan to a single pdf.
4. Submit your pdf and spreadsheet to the Final Exam Assignment on Blackboard. You can submit your spreadsheet as an additional attached file, or by including the sharing link if you use Google Sheets (the latter is preferred).

The last midterm exam is again a take-home exam, due Sunday (May 23). You can download the pdf with the exam exercises from OpenLab Files.

As I discussed in class, since I will drop the lowest of your 3 midterm exam scores, you can consider this exam optional if you are satisfied with your first two exam scores.

We will have our last class session Monday, during which I will discuss and distribute the Final Exam (which will be due Wednesday).

Exam #3 Instructions: The instructions are similar as for the previous exams:

1. Set up a spreadsheet: You will be asked to do spreadsheet calculations for some of the exam exercises. Please include your name in the title your spreadsheet (e.g., “[Your Name] – MAT1372 – Exam #3”).
2. Write out your solutions: If you have access to a printer, you can print out the Exam #3 pdf and write your solutions in the spaces provided; or write out your written responses on blank pieces of paper.
3. Scan your written solutions to a single pdf file (i.e., not a jpeg!). Please arrange your exercise solutions in order, and scan to a single pdf.
4. Submit your pdf and spreadsheet to the Exam #3 Assignment on Blackboard. You can submit your spreadsheet as an additional attached file, or by including the sharing link if you use Google Sheets (the latter is preferred).

You may find it useful to review the recording of Wednesday’s class session (Class #29), since I briefly went through the exam exercises at the end of class.

As you saw on the last exercise on the exam, 20% (10/50) of your exam score will be based on individual conferences, where we will have a chance to discuss your work on the exam. Here is the procedure/plan:

• Sign up for a 10-minute time slot on Thursday or Friday (9a-12p or 1-2p) in this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OPlAHvfzQ35zgqfHFa1pylBjFluQj7bcTRBkkI1hxNo/edit?usp=sharing 
  • If you can’t make any of the available times on Thursday or Friday, I’ve also listed some time slots on Saturday morning (9a-12p).
  • If none of the available time slots work with your schedule, please send me an email with your availability, and we will figure out an alternate time.
• Conferences will take place over Blackboard Collaborate. I will schedule Blackboard Collaborate sessions for these times on Thursday and Friday.
  • Please have your mic and if possible your camera turned on.

• Each time slot is for 10 minutes, which should give us enough time to go through your exam together. I will ask you about 1 or 2 exercises from your written work; please be prepared to explain your solution. I may also ask you to work through one or two similar exercises.
• I will have your written work in front of me, and you should too.  The point is NOT for you to read your work–be prepared to explain what you wrote and why you wrote it.
• This individual conference is meant as a way for us to finally talk on a one-on-one basis, and have a discussion about your exam (and your progress in the course). Hopefully it will be a good experience for all of us!