Math 21A Exams
EXAM 1 is Friday, April 27, 2012. It will cover handouts, lecture notes, and examples from class, homework assignments 1 through 7, discussion sheets 1, 2, and 3, and material from sections 2.1-2.6 and 3.1-3.2 in the book which was presented in lecture notes through Friday, April 20, 2012. MOST of the exam questions will be homework-type, discussion sheet-type, practice exam-type questions.
TYPES OF QUESTIONS FOR EXAM 1 (THIS IS SUBJECT TO UNANNOUNCED CHANGES.)
- 1 -- Epsilon/Delta Proof
- 6 -- Compute Limits
- 2 or 3 -- Continuity
- 1 -- IMVT
- 1 -- Limit Definition of Derivative
- 1 -- Other
- 1 -- OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT
HERE ARE SOME RULES FOR EXAM 1.
- 1.) IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE UNIVERSITY HONOR CODE TO, IN ANY WAY, ASSIST ANOTHER PERSON IN THE COMPLETION OF THIS EXAM. IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE UNIVERSITY HONOR CODE TO COPY ANSWERS FROM ANOTHER STUDENT'S EXAM. PLEASE KEEP YOUR OWN WORK COVERED UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE DURING THE EXAM SO THAT OTHERS WILL NOT BE TEMPTED OR DISTRACTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
- 2.) No notes, books, calculator, or classmates may be used as resources for this exam.
- 3.) You will be graded on proper use of limit notation.
- 4.) You will be graded on proper use of derivative.
- 5.) Put units on answers where units are appropriate.
- 6.) Read directions to each problem carefully. Show all work for full credit. In most cases, a correct answer with no supporting work will NOT receive full credit. What you write down and how you write it are the most important means of your getting a good score on this exam. Neatness and organization are also important.
Exam 1 Practice and Solutions
Exam 1 Solutions
EXAM 2 is Friday, May 25th, 2011. It will cover handouts, lecture notes, and examples from class, homework assignments 7 through 16, discussion sheets 4-7, and material from sections 3.1-3.11, which was presented in lecture notes through Friday, May 18th, 2011. MOST of the exam questions will be homework-type, discussion sheet-type, practice exam-type questions.
TYPES OF QUESTIONS FOR EXAM 2 (THIS IS SUBJECT TO UNANNOUNCED CHANGES.)
- 1 -- Limit Definition of Derivative to take derivative of f(x) = sin(nx) for a constant n
- 5 -- Compute Derivatives
- 1 -- Implicit Differentiation
- 1 -- Gravity
- 1 -- Related Rates
- 2 -- The Differential
- 1 or 2 -- Other
- 1 -- OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT
HERE ARE SOME RULES FOR EXAM 2.
- 1.) IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE UNIVERSITY HONOR CODE TO, IN ANY WAY, ASSIST ANOTHER PERSON IN THE COMPLETION OF THIS EXAM. IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE UNIVERSITY HONOR CODE TO COPY ANSWERS FROM ANOTHER STUDENT'S EXAM. PLEASE KEEP YOUR OWN WORK COVERED UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE DURING THE EXAM SO THAT OTHERS WILL NOT BE TEMPTED OR DISTRACTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
- 2.) No notes, books, calculator, or classmates may be used as resources for this exam.
- 3.) You will be graded on proper use of limit notation.
- 4.) You will be graded on proper use of derivative.
- 5.) Put units on answers where units are appropriate.
- 6.) Read directions to each problem carefully. Show all work for full credit. In most cases, a correct answer with no supporting work will NOT receive full credit. What you write down and how you write it are the most important means of your getting a good score on this exam. Neatness and organization are also important.
Exam 2 Practice and Solutions
Exam 2 Solutions
FINAL EXAM is Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 1-3pm. It will cover handouts, lecture notes, and examples from class, homework assignments 1 through 22, discussion sheets 1 through 9, and material from sections 2.1-2.6, 3.1-3.11, and 4.1-4.7 in the book which was presented in lecture notes through Wednesday, June 14, 2012. MOST of the exam questions will be homework-type, discussion sheet-type, practice exam-type questions.
TYPES OF QUESTIONS FOR FINAL (THIS IS SUBJECT TO UNANNOUNCED CHANGES.)
- 1 -- Epsilon/Delta Proof
- 3 -- Compute Limits
- 3 -- Compute Derivatives
- 2 -- Related Rates
- 2 -- Applied Optimization
- 1 -- Differential
- 1 -- Continuity
- 1 -- Limit Definition of Derivative
- 1 -- MVT
- 1 -- Newton's Method
- 1 -- Detailed Graphing
- 3 -- Other
- 2 -- OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT
HERE ARE SOME RULES FOR FINAL.
- 1.) IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE UNIVERSITY HONOR CODE TO, IN ANY WAY, ASSIST ANOTHER PERSON IN THE COMPLETION OF THIS EXAM. IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE UNIVERSITY HONOR CODE TO COPY ANSWERS FROM ANOTHER STUDENT'S EXAM. PLEASE KEEP YOUR OWN WORK COVERED UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE DURING THE EXAM SO THAT OTHERS WILL NOT BE TEMPTED OR DISTRACTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
- 2.) No notes, books, calculator, or classmates may be used as resources for this exam.
- 3.) You will be graded on proper use of limit notation.
- 4.) You will be graded on proper use of derivative.
- 5.) Put units on answers where units are appropriate.
- 6.) Read directions to each problem carefully. Show all work for full credit. In most cases, a correct answer with no supporting work will NOT receive full credit. What you write down and how you write it are the most important means of your getting a good score on this exam. Neatness and organization are also important.
Final Practice Exam
and Solutions