Exam Schedule
All midterm exams are scheduled for in GC 1900 (
map).
MIDTERM EXAMS
| Exam 1 |
Friday, May 31, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
| Exam 2 |
Friday, June 14, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
| Exam 3 |
Friday, June 28, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
| Exam 4 |
Friday, July 19, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
The FINAL EXAM is Friday, August 2, 10:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. in TBA
Course Description
The course covers most of Chapters 1-11, 13 and 15-18 of the textbook, some sections in more detail than others. The lectures will follow the book fairly closely, but supplemental information may also be discussed in class, and you will be held responsible for it as well as for textbook material on the exams. Therefore, regular class attendance and participation are strongly encouraged.
To get the most you can from this course, study the textbook and your lecture notes carefully, and participate actively in your discussion section. If the material does not seem to make sense to you, talk to one of the TAs, Matt Potts, Chonghuan Li, Summer Adams, Rylee Cardon, Josh Peterson or Mark Hayward (the course marshal) or Dr. Stone. We shall be glad to help you. Please seek assistance as soon as you have a significant problem, so as not to fall behind in a subject that is unavoidably cumulative in nature. You are urged to read the relevant sections of your textbook at least once before we get to them in the lectures (and again afterwards), as we shall not have enough time to discuss in class all the textbook material that is relevant to the course. Also, feel free to ask questions or raise points of concern during the lectures. That way we can use the class time as efficiently as possible by concentrating on those parts of the subject that you find most difficult.
Homework and Exams
All homework is submitted within the WebAssign environment. Do not disregard the importance of the homework part of your course grade. Your final HW submission must be done no later than 11:59 p.m. of the day it is due. The purpose of the discussion section is to allow you to get all the assistance you need to help you submit finished and correct homework. Do not disregard the importance of the discussion part of the course. In general, students who attend discussion sections regularly, do better in the course. The actual assignments are accessed individually by each student when they enter the WebAssign website (
https://www.webassign.net/utah/login.html). The lowest three homework scores will be dropped when we compute the homework score for the semester.
Each WebAssign homework set consists of seven problems, most often even-numbered ones. To understand the course material more thoroughly, I suggest that you also try as many additional odd-numbered problems as you have time for, since their answers are given at the back of the textbook. A list of recommended problems can be found at:
Additional Problems.
There will be four examinations during the term (see
Tentative Schedule). The examinations will test you on material in the textbook and the homework problems, and also that discussed in class. You may use one standard sheet of paper (both sides) with notes and formulas during each exam. The lowest one of your first three exam scores will be dropped when computing your total marks for the course. Your three lowest homework scores will also be dropped. The final exam (for which you may use four note sheets) is on Thursday, 1 August and will be comprehensive but weighted towards chapters 35 – 38, which will not have been covered on the previous three exams. The total for the term will consist of 20 per cent for homework, 54 per cent for the sum of the best three exams, 26 per cent for the final exam for a total of 100 percent.
After listing total scores in order for all members of the class, cutoff lines for grades will be decided by noting the natural gaps and groupings that nearly always occur. Based on past experience, the mean or median score typically corresponds to a grade of B –, and about 20 to 25 per cent of the class end up with grades in the A or A – range.
Additional Resource
Professor George Williams’s 2210 web page from the autumn term of 2010 has many useful
past exam problems and solutions.
Important Dates
Last day to add without permisison code: Friday, May 17
Lasty day to add, drop: Wednesday, May 22
Last day to withdraw from classes: Friday, June 21
Tuition payment due Tuesday, May 29
Holidays
| Monday, May 27 |
Memorial Day |
| Thursday, July 4 |
Independence Day |
| Wednesday, July 24 |
Pioneer Day |
Students with Disabilities
The University of Utah provides equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you need accommodations in this course, contact the Center for Disability Services, 162 Olpin Union Bldg, 581-5020 (V/TDD) to make arrangements for accommodations.
Personal concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, cross-cultural differences, etc., can interfere with a student’s ability to succeed and thrive at the University of Utah. For helpful
resources contact the Center for Student Wellness at www.wellness.utah.edu (or phone 801-581-7776).
