It will cover everything we do up to that time, after the first midterm. For the book, that means Section 3.3, Sections 4.1 - 4.6 and 5.1 - 5.2, plus enough of Appendix G to explain Section 4.1. For the homework, it means Problem Sets IV-VII.
The ground rules: closed book; no calculators; paper is provided. The format will be similar to the first test.
I will hold a "last chance" office hour on Thursday, February 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m. (This is in addition to the usual office hours, and in addition to the "virtual office hours" website.)