First Test

Mathematics 3B, Section 1

Our first midterm will be on Wednesday, April 27. It will cover everything we do up to that time: in class, in the homework, and in the book.

For the book, that means the six sections:
    6.1, 6.2, 6.3 (to page 385),   7.1, 7.2, 7.3.
For the homework, it means all 40 problems assigned April 25 or earlier.

Ground rules: Paper will be provided. Bring pencil and eraser. No calculators (an answer of pi/ln 2 should be left like that). Closed book (no note cards). Please bring your photo ID to the tests.

The test problems will be mostly like the homework. ("Mostly" means mostly, and "like" means that I think similar methods are used.) Answers should be supported by the work shown.

I will hold a "last chance" question-and-problem session on Tuesday, April 26, 5:30 pm, in MS 5200. And questions can always be posted on our virtual office hours board.

Click here for a practice test, in pdf format. Click here for answers to the practice test, after working the problems.
Disclaimer: No claim of completeness is made; there are other sorts of problems.


Grade distribution:   Maximum possible = 60 (10 points per problem).   Mean = 36.7   Median = 38.   Grades are posted on my.ucla.

In light of the scores, I plan to use the following curve.
All these numbers are raw scores, not percentages.
50 - 60: A
35 - 50: B
19 - 35: C
10 - 19: D

Note: Any requests for regrades should be received by May 13. Tell me what you think was overlooked, misinterpreted, or misjudged. I will reexamine the entire test, and may assign a higher or a lower grade.

Click here for solutions to the white test in pdf format.

Click here for solutions to the yellow test in pdf format.