Math 143 Exam Information

Exam 1

Here is Exam 1. The mean score on Exam 1 was 77.5.

The first in-class exam is on Tuesday, October 14. Exam 1 will cover Sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 12.1, and 12.2 of your textbook. Exam 1 will be focused more heavily on Sections 12.1 and 12.2 than on Chapter 11. Approximately 75% of Exam 1 will consist of material from Sections 12.1 and 12.2, and approximately 25% will consist of material from Chapter 11. In addition to reviewing your old homeworks, notes, and worksheets, you should work on the following problems as preparation for Exam 1:

Chapter 11 True-False Quiz (page 733): 1-7
Answers: 1. False, 2. False, 3. False, 4. False, 5. True, 6. True, 7. False
Chapter 11 Review Exercises (page 733): 1, 7, 15, 19, 23, 29, 33, 35, 39
Chapter 12 True-False Quiz (page 822): 1, 3, 16
Answers: 1. False, 3. True, 16. True
Chapter 12 Review Exercises (page 823): 1-9 odd, 16, 27, 28, 32
Even answers: 16. Diverges by the Test for Divergence, 28. Converges to 11/18 (use partial fractions), 32. 416,909/99,900

Here is a practice exam that you can use to prepare for Exam 1. The problems on Exam 1 will be similar in difficulty and nature to the problems on this practice exam, but the actual exam will be shorter than the practice exam. You should work on the practice exam before class on Monday, October 13. We'll go over the practice exam in class then. Note: The equation for the graph given in problem 5 should be r=sin(4*theta). You do not need to do parts (b) and (c) of Problem 11.

Exam 2

Here is Exam 2. The mean score on Exam 1 was 82.67.

The second in-class exam is on Tuesday, November 4. Exam 2 will cover Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, and 12.9 of your textbook. Note that Section 12.10 will not be on this exam. Remember that you will be allowed to use your "Review of Series Tests" chart during the exam. You may write anything that you like on the front and/or back of the page. In addition to reviewing your old homeworks, quizzes, notes, and worksheets, you should work on the following problems as preparation for Exam 2:

Chapter 12 Concept Check (page 822): 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
Chapter 12 True-False Quiz (page 822): 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18
Answers to even-numbered questions: 4. True, 6. True, 8. False, 12. True, 18. True
Chapter 12 Review Exercises (page 823): 11-18, 23-26, 39, 41, 47 (find a power series expression for f(x)), 49 (find a power series expression for f(x))
Answers to even-numbered questions: 12. Diverges (LCT), 14. Converges (AST), 16. Diverges (Test for Divergence), 18. Converges (Root Test), 24. Absolutely convergent, 26. Diverges (Test for Divergence)

Here is a practice exam that you can use to prepare for Exam 2. Note: On number 7, you only need to find the RADIUS of convergence, not the interval of convergence. The problems on Exam 2 will be similar in difficulty and nature to the problems on this practice exam, but the actual exam will be shorter than the practice exam.

Exam 3

Here is Exam 3. The mean score on Exam 3 (before the extra credit points were taken into account) was 82.5. Great job!

The third in-class exam is on Friday, November 21. Exam 3 will cover Sections 12.10, 12.12, 13.1, 13.2, 13.2, 13.4, and 13.5 of your textbook. You will be allowed to use your "Some Important Maclaurin Series" sheet during the exam, but you may NOT write anything on the sheet. Approximately 50% of Exam 3 will be on Chapter 12, and approximately 50% will be on Chapter 13. In addition to reviewing your old homeworks, quizzes, notes, and worksheets, you should work on the following problems as preparation for Exam 2:

Chapter 12 Review Exercises (page 823): 30, 31, 45, 47, 51, 55, 57(a)
The answer to number 30 is cos(sqrt(pi)/3).
Chapter 13 Concept Check (page 880): 1-6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16
Chapter 13 True-False Quiz (page 881): 1-11
Answer to even true-false exercises: 2. False, 4. True, 6. True, 8. False, 10. True
Chapter 13 Review Exercises (page 881): 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23
Answers to problem 4

Here is a practice exam that you can use to prepare for Exam 3. The problems on Exam 3 will be similar in difficulty and nature to the problems on this practice exam, but the actual exam will be shorter than the practice exam.

Final Exam

The Final Exam will be comprehensive, and will be on Friday, December 12, from 10:10 am until 1:10 pm in the regular classroom (10-126). You must take the final exam at the scheduled time! The final exam will cover Sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, 12.10, 12.12, 13.1, 13.2, 13.2, 13.4, 13.5, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, and 14.4 of your textbook. I strongly recommend that you review the previous exams and practice exams as you prepare for the final exam. Some suggested review problems from your textbook are the following:

Chapter 11 True-False Quiz (page 733): 1-7
Answers: 1. False, 2. False, 3. False, 4. False, 5. True, 6. True, 7. False
Chapter 11 Review Exercises (page 733): 1, 7, 15, 19, 23, 29, 33, 35, 39
Chapter 12 True-False Quiz (page 822): 1, 3, 16
Answers: 1. False, 3. True, 16. True
Chapter 12 Review Exercises (page 823): 1-9 odd, 16, 27, 28, 32
Even answers: 16. Diverges by the Test for Divergence, 28. Converges to 11/18 (use partial fractions), 32. 416,909/99,900
Chapter 12 Concept Check (page 822): 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
Chapter 12 True-False Quiz (page 822): 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18
Answers to even-numbered questions: 4. True, 6. True, 8. False, 12. True, 18. True
Chapter 12 Review Exercises (page 823): 11-18, 23-26, 39, 41, 47 (find a power series expression for f(x)), 49 (find a power series expression for f(x))
Answers to even-numbered questions: 12. Diverges (LCT), 14. Converges (AST), 16. Diverges (Test for Divergence), 18. Converges (Root Test), 24. Absolutely convergent, 26. Diverges (Test for Divergence)
Chapter 12 Review Exercises (page 823): 30, 31, 45, 47, 51, 55, 57(a)
The answer to number 30 is cos(sqrt(pi)/3).
Chapter 13 Concept Check (page 880): 1-6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16
Chapter 13 True-False Quiz (page 881): 1-11
Answer to even true-false exercises: 2. False, 4. True, 6. True, 8. False, 10. True
Chapter 13 Review Exercises (page 881): 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23
Answers to problem 4
Chapter 14 True-False Quiz (page 918): 1, 4, 5, 6
Chapter 14 Review Exercises (page 918): 1(b), 5, 8, 9, 11(a),(c), 13, 17, 19

I will give you a formula sheet to use during the exam. No other books, notes, references, or calculuators will be allowed during the exam.

Here is a practice final that you can use to prepare for the final exam.

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