MTH 264 Exam 1 Guidelines

Exam 1 Guidelines

Date:Wednesday, 09/23/20

Time: about 1 1/2 hour

Open book, open notes; closed everything else.
Have webcam so that I can see you in Zoom.
Graphing calculator required.

Show all work clearly.

Put a box around each answer and important intermediate result, where appropriate.

10 points per problem. Partial credit given. Score scaled to 100.

Scan or take a photo of your exam.
Combine all pages into a single file: PDF or Word
Name the file: Your Name - MTH 264 - E1
Upload completed exam into Canvas Assignments.
Late exams will not be accepted.

Types of problems

1. Routine calculations

2. Application problems

3. Short essay questions.

Criteria for essay questions

1. Is what you say true?

2. Is your answer relevant to the question?

3. Does your answer show understanding of the topic?

Note

Your answer to an essay question should require no more than a few sentences.

Textbook sections covered

Whatever we have covered in class, including feedback to homework questions.
This will be made specific before the exam date.

General Comments:

Be able to discuss the significance of any of the calculations you carry out
Be able to discuss important features of any graph
Be able to make connections between any ideas covered in the class
Be able to discuss the significance of important ideas and techniques covered in the class.

Page revised 08/20/20

Contact Dr. Goral at dgoral@nvcc.edu