Exam Schedule

Midterm 1	Tuesday, February 20	8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Midterm 2	Monday, March 19	8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Final Exam	Friday, May 11	11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Remember that these exams times are not flexible, and there will be no make-up exams (except for severe documented emergencies). More information, including exam locations and review sheets, will be posted throughout the semester.

Final Exam - ESS 001
Friday, May 11. 11:00a.m. - 1:30p.m.

The final exam is cumulative; it covers all the material from the class. There will be a slight emphasis on the material covered since the second midterm.

Old Exams:
Fall 2003 Final Exam (Solutions)
Fall 2006 Final Exam (Solutions)
Spring 2003 Final Review

Grades:
The average score on the final exam was an 81 (out of 140). Below is a chart of the score distributions. Your final exam scores, along with your final course grades, are available at Blackboard.

Extra Credit Quiz
There will be an Extra Credit Quiz covering Chapter 4. For Lec 1(Redden), this will take place in class Monday, April 23. For Lec 2 (Stimpson), this will take place in recitation on Tuesday the 24th. The score from this quiz, which is worth 20 possible points, will be added to the point total (out of 200) from the two midterms. Also, the final exam covers a lot of material, and this quiz should motivate you to review the Chapter 4 material now as opposed to immediately before the final. If you treat this quiz seriously, you will be better prepared for the final and score higher.

The quiz (at least for Lec 1) contains one of each of the following types of problems: related rates, graphing a function, optimization.
Solutions to Extra Credit Quiz (Redden)

Midterm 2
R02, R03: Harriman 137
R01, R06: Javitz 102 (see sections for list of recitations)

The exam covers 2.8-2.9, 3.1-3.8. There are no calculators or notes allowed. You do not need to memorize the formulas for derivatives of inverse trig functions (e.g. arcsin, arctan). Below are a couple of older exams. Out of the three, this year's exam will be most similar to Fall 1999 Midterm 2. The textbook also provides a large number of practice problems.

Old Exams:
Fall 2003 Midterm 2 Practice (and solutions)
Fall 1999 Midterm 2
Fall 2006 Midterm 2 (and solutions)

Solutions:
Spring 2007 Midterm 2 Solutions.

Grades:
The average score on the second midterm was a 73. Below is a chart of the grade distributions.

Here is an approximate guide to grades:
>86 ~ A
73-86 ~ B
55-72 ~ C
40-54 ~ D
< 40 ~ F

Midterm 1
Exam location: Javitz 100

Exam format and information: Bring pencils and Stony Brook ID! The exam focuses on 2.1 - 2.7, though students are also responsible for the material covered from chapter 1. No calculators will be needed or allowed. The exam will consist of 10 multiple choice problems worth 5 points each and 5 free response questions worth 10 points each. Partial credit will be given on the free response questions. The midterm will be similar to homework problems, and the best way to prepare is to work through homework problems and old exams.

Old Exams:
Spring 2003 Midterm 1 Review
Fall 2003 Midterm 1 Sample Exam (and solutions)
Spring 2006 Midterm 1 (and solutions)

Solutions:
Spring 2007 Midterm 1 Solutions.

Grades:
The average score on the midterm was a 50. There is a curve, but it is calculated as a final curve for the class. This means that all of your raw scores (midterms, final, and homework, weighted appropriately) will be added together to produce one score. The course grades will be based on a curve for this total score. This means it is difficult to say precisely what a numerical midterm score means as a letter grade, and it is more relevant to see how you compared with your classmates. The graph below shows the grade distribution for Midterm 1.

Also, here is an approximate guide to what the numerical scores mean.
>70 ~ A
55-70 ~ B
40-55 ~ C
25-40 ~ D for Danger! You need to improve performance!
< 25 ~ F. Drastic improvements must be made.
Please know that Friday, March 2 is the last day to drop down to a lower math class.