Materials & Procedures for Exam I

• Exam 1 covers only Chapter 2
• You will need your calculator (no TI-89 or equivalent)
• You may use one side of a 3" by 5" notecard with notes--this means you may use 15 square inches of notes in any paper form. Typed, handwritten, regular notecard, cut paper, napkin, wax paper, engraved...
• Exam 1 is on Friday, April 27. You have two hours for the exam.

Studying for Exam I

Carefully do the Web Assign Exam I Review Homework assignment.

• Write out each problem and carefully show your work, if you just have messy scratch work, or just do the work in your head, it is not likely to help you correctly prepare for the exam.
• If you are not perfectly clear on a problem, look over the class notes / powerpoint for the section, read over the corresponding textbook section and try a similar example with a solution (in the notes or book).
• Look over the Chapter 2 Review Topics (page 164): #1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Review all of your Written Homework for Chapter 2

• Notice, in particular, that you need to use tables to approximate derivatives in your homework, you will need to know this skill.
• Notice, in particular, that you need to use the limit definition of the derivative in your homework, you will need to know this skill.
• In WebAssign, they show you graphs and ask you questions. On your written homework you are often asked to sketch graphs with various properties. Be sure to carefully review all "sketch a graph" written homework.
• For "review" I recommend that you redo the problems without looking at the answer.

Extra Office Hours

Friday, April 27: 8 - 10 a.m. (extended)

Materials & Procedures for Exam II

• Exam I1 is on Friday, May 25. You have two hours for the exam.
• Exam II covers: Sections 3.1 - 3.8 and 4.1 - 4.2
• Exam II has two parts:
  • Part A: Derivative rules
    • No calculator
    • No notes
  • Part B: Written/Problem Solving questions
    • You may use a calculator (no TI-89 or equivalent)
    • You may use one side of one 3” x 5" notecard

Studying for Exam II

Carefully do the Web Assign Exam II Review Homework assignment.

• Write out each problem and carefully show your work, if you just have messy scratch work, or just do the work in your head, it is not likely to help you correctly prepare for the exam.
• If you are not perfectly clear on a problem, look over the class notes / powerpoint for the section, read over the corresponding textbook section and try a similar example with a solution (in the notes or book).

Carefully do the Web Assign Exam II Practice Test Homework assignment.

• Write out each problem and carefully show your work, if you just have messy scratch work, or just do the work in your head, it is not likely to help you correctly prepare for the exam.
• This is a 10 question assignment, try using it as a practice test--only take it when you are ready, don't look at your book or notes, use a calculator or use any other resource. Time yourself, it should take about 20 minutes.

• Look over the Chapter 3 Review Concept Check (page 248): 1, 2
• Do the Chapter 3 Review True False Quiz (page 248): 1 - 10
• Do the Chapter 3 Review Exercises (page 248): 1 - 40 (odd answers are in the back of the book)

• Keep in mind that you need to know the basic unit circle and exact trig function values: Know 0, pi/6, pi/4, pi/3 and pi/2 (just calculator values are not enough). Check out: Unit Circle
• Look over the Chapter 3 Review Concept Check (page 248): 4

Extended and Extra Office Hours

Friday, May 25, 8 - 10 a.m. (extended)

251 Final Exam

Time and materials

• The 251 Final Exam is on Friday, June 15 from 10 - 11:50 a.m.
• For the whole test: You may use a calculator (no TI-89 or equivalent)
• For the whole test: You may use both sides of one 3” x 5” notecard

Review Questions

Web Assign

• One 75 question review assignment available from Tuesday, March 13 at 12 noon -Thursday, March 22, 2 a.m.
  • 23 True / False questions
  • 52 computational questions
  • Each question is worth 1.25/1 points--so you can do 60 problems correctly and still earn 100% on the assignment (or do all 75 and earn a little extra credit)
  • Warning: Don't skip a section of problems unless you are positive you are able to successfully do all of those types of problems.

• In addition to WebAssign:
  • Know the limit definition of the derivative of a function and how to apply it.
  • Know the Mean Value Theorem and what is used for.
  • Know the three part definition of continuity and how they are applied.
  • Review the mathematics, particularly the set up, behind the Maple Optimize assignment
  • Do the following practice problems
    • Section 2.4 #5 - 8 , 12, 13, 15 - 18
    • Section 2.8 #19 - 24
    • Section 4.3 #1, 3, 4
    • Chapter 2 Review Concept Check: #6, 7a, 11, 12, 14. 15, 16
    • Chapter 3 Review Concept Check: #1, 2a - h, 4,
    • Chapter 4 Review Concept Check: #1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7ab
• Questions that will not be asked on the final:
  • Squeeze Theorem, Intermediate Value Theorem, Inverse Trigonometric Derivatives, Related Rates

Extended and Extra Office Hours

Office hours--check schedule page