University of Washington, Department of Mathematics
Math 124, 125, 126, Spring, 2000
When and Where?
For Math 124, 125, and 126, your final exam will be on
Saturday, June 3, 2000
from 1:30PM until 4:20PM. The room where your class takes
the final exam is listed below.
Make sure you know where the room is located.
What?
Common finals are simply exams given at a common time.
For Math 124 and 125, the common finals are
written jointly by the instructors, and the same exam is given to
all sections of 124 and ditto for 125. Thus, your instructor
together with other instructors jointly write your final exam,
and the exams are graded by your instructor and your TAs,
collectively with other instructors and TAs.
[This ensures uniformity of materials covered
and fairness of exams/grading across all sections of
124 and 125.]
For Math 126, the common finals
may be written individually by your instructor and be graded by
your instructor and your TAs.
Check with your instructor for further information.
Petition for Alternatives to Final: Students who cannot
take the final exam for religious reasons should immediately petition to
make alternative arrangements. Petition forms are available in the
Mathematics Advising Office, C-36 Padelford. The petition has to be filed
by May 5. As a rule, other
than for religious reasons no exceptions will be made to this examination
time. If you are unable to take the final exam for reasons of
health, you have to call the instructor in advance, and you will have to
provide a written medical excuse. If extraordinary circumstances of grave
personal import preclude taking the final exam at the scheduled time,
students who file petitions accompanied by the appropriate written
documentation by the
May 5 deadline may be granted permission to take a makeup final
exam. Approval of such petitions is by no means automatic. Plans for
sporting events, travel or work on exam day, etc. do not constitute
extraordinary circumstances.
Preparing for Final:
For Math 124 and 126,
you can find sample exams in the required texts (124: Koblitz notes, 126:
Curjel notes). Work through them.
The final exams are often modeled on these exams, with
similar length and level of difficulty.
Open Book vs. Closed Book. Your instructor
will tell you
whether your class is taking the exam as an open or closed book exam. If it
is an open book exam, then he or she will tell you what materials you are
allowed to bring to the exam.
Calculators. Consult your instructor regarding policies
about calculators.
Rulers for Math 126. For the Math 126 final
exam, you should carry a transparent ruler with metric scale. Vectors,
lines, etc. are drawn with the ruler.
Photo I.D. You may be asked for personal identification that
has your photo on it. Whether or not you have a driver's license, such an
I.D. can be obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Student I.D. You should
always bring your student I.D. to the exam.
Working the Final:
The final exam is designed so that it can be
done in 2 hours. However, you will have 2 hours 50 minutes to complete it.
Your final exam will have the
questions on it as well as sufficient space to write out a full and
complete solution to each problem.
If you find that you cannot complete a
problem in the given space, continue your work on the back of the
page, or on the the back of the preceding page. If you continue your work
elsewhere, make sure you indicate clearly where it is.
Show enough work on each problem for the grader to tell
how you obtained your
answer; otherwise you may not receive full credit.
Remember that you are responsible for making your solutions
readable and understandable. Using a few words of English may help here.
If you show enough work, a grader can give you partial
credit even if your final answer is incomplete or incorrect.
Exact Answers. Unless told to do otherwise, you
should leave your numerical answers in a form that involves rational
numbers, standard irrational numbers, and standard functions such
as sine, cosine, tangent, exponential, logarithm.
Picking Up the Final.
Your instructor or TA will inform you of the
procedure for picking up your final exam after it is graded.
Caution: If your instructor or TA
offers the option of having your exam placed outside
his/her office door, be aware that this option carries
risks as there have been incidents
of such exams being stolen.
If you choose this option, then pick up your exam within a few days.
| Section | Final Room | Section | Final Room | Section | Final Room | Section | Final Room |
| 124 AA | KNE 130 | 124 BA | KNE 130 | 124 C | SMI 211 | ||
| 124 AB | KNE 130 | 124 BB | KNE 130 | ||||
| 124 AC | KNE 130 | 124 BC | KNE 130 | ||||
| 124 AD | KNE 130 | 124 BD | KNE 130 | ||||
| 125 AA | EE1 125 | 125 BA | ARC 147 | 125 CA | KNE 120 | ||
| 125 AB | EE1 105 | 125 BB | ARC 147 | 125 CB | KNE 120 | ||
| 125 AC | EE1 125 | 125 BC | ARC 147 | 125 CC | KNE 120 | ||
| 125 AD | EE1 105 | 125 BD | ARC 147 | 125 CD | KNE 120 | ||
| 126 AA | GUG 224 | 126 BA | KNE 210 | ||||
| 126 AB | GUG 224 | 126 BB | KNE 220 | ||||
| 126 AC | GUG 224 | 126 BC | KNE 210 | ||||
| 126 AD | GUG 224 | 126 BD | KNE 220 |