The final exam is scheduled for 10 am to 12:30 pm on Friday, December 7, in Rm. 302 of HEC (i.e., the class meeting room). The exam will cover all materials discussed in the semester (i.e., a comprehensive exam), with 50% of the points from Chapter 6 (Sections 6-1 to 6.4) and Chapter 7 (Sections 7-1 to 7-3), and the other 50% divided approximaltey evenly between the topics covered in Test 1 and Test 2. The exam is (only) open to the textbook, or any subset of the book (for example, formula sheets). Bring a calculator to the exam. A sample test Fall 2006 Final Exam is provided for your reference.
Test #2 is scheduled for Wednesday, November 28, in class. The test will cover materials from Chapters 3 and 4 of the text. Test questions will be similar to those covered in lectures and in homework assignments. A formula sheet (revised 11/27/2007) consisting of definitions, theorems, and formulas, will be provided during test. You need to bring a calculator to the test. A sample test Spring 2007 Test #2 is provided for your reference.
Test #1 is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 5, during class. The test will cover the materials from Chapters 1 and 2 of the text. Test questions will be similar to those covered in lectures and in homework assignments. A formula sheet consisting of the formulas used in algorithms 2.1 - 2.8 will be provided during test. You need to bring a calculator (but not a computer) to the test. A sample test Spring 2007 Test #1 is provided for your reference.