The cover sheet for your exam will state:
From the course coordinator
Second exam formula sheet
One of my old exams
• Spring 2008
Here
is a link to the second exam in spring 2008, and here is a
link to some answers. I strongly suggest that students try to
answer the questions before looking at these answers. Please note that
problem 8 on that exam is (nominally!) about power series, so
officially it is not part of what our exam will test. However, you may
wish to look at it anyway, since the questions asked can be answered
using techniques which will be tested. Improper integrals were covered
on the first exam last spring. So you can look at problem 6 on this
exam (with solution here).
• Spring 2007 You may also wish to look at the previous
spring's exams. In particular, the problems on the second
exam (except for the last problem) are certainly appropriate for
this course at this time in the semester. Solutions are here. Again,
although problem 5 nominally refers to power series, the methods of
solution should all be known now to you. Improper integrals were also
tested that semester on the first exam. So you may see problem 2 on
previous spring's first
exam (answer available here).
Review Session
Maintained by
greenfie@math.rutgers.edu and last modified 4/10/2009.
General instructions
The second exam will be given on Monday, April 20, at the usual class
times and locations. This exam will primarily cover the material in
lectures 11 through 20 (Ratio & Root Tests) of the syllabus. These
topics are those which are (or will be!) written about in part 2 of the diary. The Ratio Test will be
discussed on Wednesday, April 8, and the Root Test, on Monday, April
13. The material about power series done on both of those days will
not be tested on the second exam. Both the textbook and course diary
should be good general sources for the material to be tested.
-lease note the word "primarily": since calculus is a cumulative
subject, knowledge of previously covered material is important, but
the emphasis will be on what was discussed in the designated lectures,
and the associated textbook homework problems and workshop problems.
Show your
work. An answer alone may not receive full credit.
No texts,
notes, or calculators may be used on this exam other than the formula
sheet supplied with this exam.
Find exact values of standard functions such as e0 and
sin(Π/2).
Otherwise do NOT "simplify" your numerical
answers!
The course coordinator (who will be the principal author of the final
exam) has prepared some
review problems for the second exam. These will be discussed
during the class meetings on Thursday, April 16. There will also be
time for questions during that meeting. Prepared students should find
this very useful. Please note regarding the fourth problem: it isn't
mine -- I don't drink coffee.
This a formula sheet which will be
handed out with your exam. Please get familiar with what is on the
sheet. Students who need to consult formula sheets extensively tend to
be students who are not adequately prepared. They generally don't do
well.
I will write your second exam. I gave Math 152 last spring and the
spring before that.
I'll have a review session on Sunday, April 19, from 5 to 7 PM
in SEC 117. This is not intended to be a substitute for
your own work. You must prepare by doing homework problems,
workshop problems, and the supplied review problems by yourself or
with others. If I could do things by watching others, I would easily
hit 50 major league home runs each year. Attendance at this session
will not be adequate preparation for students who have done little
work on their own.