Practice final corrections

Three mistakes have already been found with the practice final, earning some eagle-eyed student 3 extra credit points. The corrections are: the answer to question (3) should be E, the answer to question (22) should be E, and the answer to question (26) should be C. Either mark these on the printouts I gave in class Thursday, or download the corrected practice final here.

Practice final available

The final exam is a week from today, so you need to start getting ready! The final will cover all reading we have done in the class, but with a strong emphasis on chapters 9-16, 18, and 19. The test will consist of 50 true/false and multiple choice questions. You will need to bring to class a SCAN-TRON 882 form and a #2 pencil for the test. I will NOT have extras on hand, so don't forget. Both of these are available in the campus bookstore. Also, the test is closed book, closed notes, and no calculators. I will help help you out by providing a page of important equations and numbers, so you don't have to memorize these things.

To help you prepare for the final, I have made a practice final that you can download here. It consists of 50 questions from your textbook and also a sample sheet of the equations and numbers I will be providing on the test, so that you know what to expect. I recommend you give yourself an hour and a half, sit down and try taking the practice test. On the last sheet of the practice final are the answers, so you can check how you do. If you find you're having trouble with anything, be sure to come in to the discussion sections next week to ask questions.

CHANCE FOR EXTRA CREDIT! If while you're taking the practice test you find that there are any mistakes with my answers, send me an email! For each mistake you find, you will receive one extra percentage point on your final grade. You must be the first person to notify me of any particular mistake. On the practice midterm there was 2 mistakes, so do know that I am fallible!

Discussion section schedule for week 1

In class, I discussed doing different things in different discussion sections. Clearly this is not a good idea, because not all of you will be able to make it to each discussion section.

Instead, for each week we will have a different discussion section topic. At the beginning of the week I'll make a post on the website describing what that topic will be. You can come to any of the discussion sections that you would like (or none of them). Since the class is sufficiently small, there is no sign up required.

This week, we will be doing a review of the basic math skills you should be familiar with. This includes scientific notation, unit conversions, and ratios. Attendance is not required, but if you think you may be rusty with any of these, I highly suggest that you come either Tuesday, May 26th at 1:10 pm or Wednesday, May 27th at 9:10 am.