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Department of Mathematics
Division of Science

Math 392 S - Spring 2018

Course Syllabus

Math 392 S Spring 2018 Syllabus - Course syllabus. Contains grading policy, requirements, assignments and other important info.

Video Recordings of Lectures

Click here for video recordings of the lectures posted on YouTube.

Quiz Answer Keys

Reviews for Tests

Test 1 Review

Hey guys,

Here's the review for test 1.

Test 2 Review

Hey again,

Here is the review for the second test. Go here to access the necessary files and do the following problems from the past finals:

  • Spring 2005: 8, 9(a), 10(a)

  • Fall 2005: 7(b), 8, 9(a), 10(a)

  • Spring 2006: 7(a), 8, 9(a), 10(a)

  • Fall 2006: 5 (evaluate both!), 7, 8(a), 9(a)

  • Spring (May) 2008: 7, 8, 9

That's it. Have fun and study hard!

Test 3 Review

Howdy,

Here is the review for the third test. Go here to access the necessary files and do the following problems from the past finals:

  • Spring 2005: 1(a), 9, 10

  • Fall 2005: 4(c)(*), 9, 10

  • Spring 2006: 1(b), 9, 10

  • Fall 2006: 8, 9

  • Spring (May) 2008: 10, 11

(*) Note that the rank of a matrix is the number of linearly independent rows after the matrix has been reduced. This is equal to the number of pivots.

At this point in our syllabus, pretty much any final problem for this section will go beyond what you are required to know for the third test. So just make sure you know the basics: how to add/subtract/multiply two matrices, how to get a matrix into reduced row echelon form, etc. You won't need to know how to solve systems using matrices for test 3, that is, it is not required.

Test 4 Review

And, finally, the review for test 4...

As always, go here to access the necessary files and do the following problems from the past finals:

  • Spring 2005: 1(a), 2, 3, 4(a)

  • Fall 2005: 1, 2, 3, 4

  • Spring 2006: 1, 2, 3, 5

  • Fall 2006: 1, 2, 3

  • Spring (May) 2008: 1, 2, 5, 6

Final Review

  • Review the old reviews and tests and quizzes and do a general quick study. You shouldn't spend more than a couple hours on this. If you've been studying hard the whole semester, this phase is just about jogging your memory. You shouldn't be learning anything new at this point. It is just a review; make it quick; a couple hours tops. Most of your time should be spent doing the work and assessment outlined below.

  • After your quick review, go here and do the Spring 2016 final, in its entirety, under timed conditions (2 hours and 15 minutes, and yes, timing yourself while doing this is important). If you can't find the time to sit for 2 hours and 15 minutes all at once, break it up, but keep timing yourself. For each break, deduct 5 minutes from your total time. For example, say you want to break the exam up into three parts that you will sit separately, you should give yourself 2 hours instead of 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete the exam, and so you should complete it in three sessions, 40 minutes each. Doing a final in a single session is ideal though, so if it is at all possible to do that, make the sacrifice and do it.

  • Grade yourself, and assess your weaknesses and strengths. Review your weaknesses with me or a tutor at the Marshak Tutoring Center.

  • When you feel confident with your post-assessment activities, go here and do the Spring 2017 final, in its entirety, under timed conditions.

  • (Optional) You may want to do the last step in a mock final setting. In such a case, organize with a group and Jhevon to set something up.

  • Assess yourself again. Rinse and repeat with different problem sets, until your (objective) assessment shows that you are in the A-range.

  • Your assessment is not valid unless it is based on how you perform on a full length test by the numbers. Assessing yourself based on how confident you feel is silly. Assessing yourself based on whether you understand worked out solutions when reading them is even more silly. The only way to know how you will perform is to do unfamiliar problem sets under timed conditions (as described above or very similar), and then grading yourself and seeing what numerical grade you get. That number tells you how much you understand--nothing else does.

Solutions to Tests

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

Test 4

Announcements

  • Our final exam will be on Thursday, May 24 from 3:30pm to 5:45pm in Marshak 4. The seating chart can be found here. You must sit in your assigned seat.
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