Math 41 Exam Information


General Info and Review Advice

All exams for Math 41 are closed-book, closed-notes, with no calculators or other electronic aids permitted. The midterms count 25% toward your final grade, and the final exam counts 40%. If you have a course-related or competition-related schedule conflict with a midterm exam, you must at least a week in advance of the exam to make arrangements for an alternate (early) sitting. No other schedule conflicts are accommodated.


Practice Exam Questions

The following exam questions were used in previous incarnations of Math 41. Material covered for a given midterm in these classes does not necessarily correlate exactly to the material covered in Math 41 this quarter, so bear this in mind when working these examples.

Warning: Do not look at or print out the solutions to the practice problems below until after working on them yourself, taking some time, and going back later to try any problems you couldn't do the first time again. Doing the problems while looking at the answers renders them almost completely useless as preparation for taking an exam. Remember that the teaching staff are available to ask questions of regarding any of the review material.

First Midterm

Second Midterm

Final Exam


Course Exams and Statistics

After each exam this quarter, you will be able to find solutions here, as well as information on the coursewide distribution of scores.

Exam 1: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 7:30-9:30pm     Solutions     Grade Distribution

The top quarter of the class scored a 76 or better, the median score was 66, and the bottom quarter of the class scored below 56. The mean score was 65.1, with a standard deviation of 13.5. (See the histogram linked above for a more detailed view of where your score stands.)

Although letter grades are not given for individual exams, if the final grade were to be based on this exam alone, the B/A cutoff would be at approximately 72/73, the C/B cutoff would be at approximately 56/57, and the lowest C-minus would be approximately 40.

Exam 2: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 7:30-9:30pm     Solutions     Grade Distribution

The top quarter of the class scored a 76 or above, the median score was 63.5, and the bottom quarter of the class scored below 51. The mean score was 62.8, with a standard deviation of 16.8. (See the histogram linked above for a more detailed view of where your score stands.)

Although letter grades are not given for individual exams, if the final grade were to be based on this exam alone, the B/A cutoff would be at approximately 72/73, the C/B cutoff would be at approximately 53/54, and the lowest C-minus would be approximately 36.

Notes on your current cumulative standing:     Cumulative Exam Grade Distribution

Click on the link above to see a distribution of the sum of your Exam 1 and Exam 2 scores. The top quarter of the class has a total of 149 or more (out of 200), the median total is 129, and the bottom quarter of the class has a total of 109 or below.

If the final grade were to be based on the total of the midterm exams alone, the B/A cutoff would be at approximately 144/145, the C/B cutoff would be at approximately 112/113, and the lowest C-minus would be approximately 82 (out of 200).

Final Exam: Monday, December 7, 2009, 7-10pm


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