Math 120 A - PreCalculus - Spring 2010

        06/11: Final Exam Stats: Top Quartile: 83/100, Median: 70/100, Low Quartile: 55/100
                   Your grades are now posted in Catalyst.
*   Your "Total Score" was computed as listed in the class syllabus. Your lowest homework score was not included in your Total Score.
*  The conversion to grade point was adjusted in your favor, to account for the class performance:
    4.0 ended up corresponding to 91% or higher, 3.0= at least 77%, 2.5=at least 65%, 2.0=at least 54%, etc.

         06/07: If you wish to pick up your final and last homework, I will be in my office on:
                          Friday, June 11, 11am-noon and 2-3pm.
                          Monday, June 14, 11am-noon.
                    Other times this June or in October may be available by appointment.
        HAVE A GOOD SUMMER!             

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         05/23: Detailed Example of Motion on a circle problem (Pbl 17.6)

         05/19: Applet for the graphs of sin(x), cos(x), tan(x)  (click the 3rd one down the page)
                     Applet for visualizing the trig functions in the unit circle.

          Midterm 2 Solutions: Version 1, and  Version 2 (compare the function in first problem to determine your version)
          Stats: Top Quartile: 46/50, Median 40/50,  Low Quartile: 32/50            (much better!)

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Midterm 2 Prep:

* The second midterm will be given in your quiz section on Thursday, May 13 (50 minutes long)
* The test will be about 3-5 problems from Chapters 9-14, and about 4 pages long.
* Bring: photo ID, a calculator, one sheet of notes (double-sided OK)

* Here's a pdf file containing a list of main topics for review.
* First review all problems from homework and lectures. You need to know how to do ALL the assigned homework problems.
* Read the warning below, then use the Exams Archive for extra practice.
IMPORTANT: The Exam Archive does not line up with the order that the material is being presented this year, or with the topics for this midterm. Some chapters can only be found on older final exams.
If you need extra practice on a specific chapter or topic, use this old exam correspondence sheet (courtesy of prof. Loveless). You should only study old exam questions that correspond to Chapters 9-14. Skip over material that isn't from these chapters.

Reviews:  In-class Monday -Wednesday.
                 Extra Q&A (optional, bring questions!): Wednesday 3:40-5pm, in JHN 175.

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 Midterm 1 Solutions: Version 1, and  Version 2
 Stats: Top Quartile: 39/50, Median 32/50,  Low Quartile: 26/50.

Midterm 1 Prep:

* The first midterm will be given in your quiz section on Thursday, April 22 (50 minutes long)
* The test will be about 3-5 problems from Chapters 1-8, and about 4 pages long.
* Bring: photo ID, a calculator, one sheet of notes (double-sided OK)

* Here's a pdf file containing some advice, and the main topics for review
* Here's an exam I gave to my Math 120 class in Fall 2007 &  Solutions.
   Use it for practice: take it in 50 min, with no help but your sheet of notes.
* Here's a direct link to the test archive; use various old midterm 1 exams for more practice.

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FINAL EXAM  Information:

• Here's a Review New Topics File, and a link to the Exam Archive.
  
  Also review the older: Midterm 1 Topics, Midterm 2 Topics.

• Reviews will be in class Wednesday-Friday + extra (optional) on Friday, 3-4:30pm in SIG 224.

• The final exam is on Saturday, June 5th, 1:30-4:20pm, in GUG 220

Please DO NOT ENTER THE ROOM until you're invited to do so by one of us (we need to set up first)

• The final exam covers all the material learned in Math 120, with a little more weight given to the material covered since the 2nd midterm. It is about as long as two midterms (7-9 problems), and it counts for 35% of your grade

• Bring: one handwritten 8.5"x11" sheet of notes (both sides are OK), and a calculator. No other electronics are allowed (for instance, music players)

• Also: bring photo ID since you will be asked to show ID.

• If a serious and unavoidable emergency occurs (such as sudden illness) causes you to miss the final, you need to contact your professor ASAP and must provide documentation.

Note that Hall Health provides one acute illness visit per quarter free for UW students, so even if you do not have medical insurance you can visit a doctor's office when ill.