Exams and Grading
ME 012, Spring 2009
There will be 3 preliminary exams with typically 3 problems and a comprehensive take-home final exam with typically 5 problems. The prelims are closed book and closed notes. I will provide relevant summary pages as an aid for the test. Prelim and final exam solutions will be posted on this web page.
Prelims:
Prelims are designed to be finished in about 1.5 hours but I will allow lots of extra time to reduce time pressure and test anxiety.
Prelim 1: (covers through HW #5); Mon., Feb. 23, 7:30 -- 9:00 p.m. +, Angell B106.
Prelim 1 F '06 Exam Sheet and Solutions
Prelim 2: (comprehensive, covers through HW #7); Mon., March 30, 7:30 -- 9:00 p.m.+, Rm. TBD.
Prelim 1 S '07 Exam Sheet and Solutions
Prelim 1 F '07 Exam Sheet and Solutions
Prelim 1 S ‘08 Exam Sheet and Solutions
F '06 Prelim 2 Exam Sheet and Solutions
S’ 07 Prelim 2 Exam Sheet and Solutions
F '07 Prelim 2 Exam Sheet and Solutions
S '08 Prelim 2 Exam Sheet and SolutionsPrelim 3: (comprehensive, covers through HW #11); Mon., April 20, 7:30 -- 9:00 p.m. +, Rm. TBD.
F '06 Prelim 3 Exam Sheet and Solutions
S '07 Prelim 3 Exam Sheet and Solutions
F '07 Prelim 3 Exam Sheet and Solutions
S '08 Prelim 3 Exam Sheet and SolutionsMake-up Exams: We will work these out on an individual basis.
Final Exam:
(comprehensive).
Take-home format; open book, open notes,
no help from anyone other than me. Absolutely no internet usage
allowed EXCEPT for the Spring 2009 ME 012 course web pages. The
final exam has 5 questions.
Available by download on Tues., April
28, 2009 and due back on Mon., Tues., May 05, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. in the filing cabinet.
F '06 Final Exam Sheet and
Solutions
S '07 Final Exam Sheet and
Solutions
F '07 Final Exam Sheet and
Solutions
S '08 Final Exam Sheet
and Solutions
Final grade: The homeworks (dropping the lowest homework grade) and three prelims will count equally in your grade. The lowest of the four will be dropped. Together these three will count as 65% of your grade and the final exam 35%. You can earn a few extra points for good lecture or office hour performance. The median student will get a B or B-, depending on overall class performance.