Information for Math Xa Midterm 2, Fall 2002
The first midterm in Math Xa will be held on Tuesday
December 3. (Yes, we know that is far from the best day,
but the alternatives were all a lot worse.) The exam will
start at 7pm and end at 9pm.
The location of the second midterm is Science
Center Lecture Hall D.
There will be a course-wide review on Monday December
2. The review will be held from 7-9pm in
Science Center Lecture Hall A.
You are allowed to use your calculator on the exam, and may
bring one standard size (8.5 by 11 inch) sheet of notes into
the exam with you. (Yes, you are allowed to use both sides.)
The test will include eight problems, each with multiple
parts. The problems will be very reflective of what we have
emphasized in the course - the idea of this test is to see
what you have learned (or already knew). We will not be
putting anything on the test that is completely foreign,
although you should not expect all of the problems on the
test to closely resemble calculations that you have already
done. You will have to explain your reasoning in words, so
be ready to do that.
The bottom line is that we are not
going to pull any "dirty tricks" on the exam. As long as you
have been going to class, working out all of the parts of the
labs, doing a thorough and conscientious job on the homework,
make a decent effort to review your class notes, and complete
as many review problems as you have time for then you will be
well prepared for the test.
The specific topics that will be tested on the midterm
include:
- Functions defined in pieces
- The idea of a limiting value
- Left and right hand limits
- Calculating limits of functions
- Rational functions, asymptotes
- Limits involving infinity
- Average and instantaneous rates
- Sketching the graph of a derivative
- Calculating derivatives using limits
- Graphical and verbal interpretations of the
derivative
- Short-cut rules for calculating derivatives
- The product and quotient rules
- Derivatives of exponential and logarithmic
functions
- Locating the maximum, minimum values of a
function
Practice Problems for Midterm 2
Sets of review problems (and solutions) will be posted here
over the next few days. Check back when you finish one
problem set, and there will probably be a new one waiting for
you.