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Section11Exams

Please see the Calendar for the exam dates.

Almost all of the points on each exam will come from exercise questions that are very close or identical to homework exercises. This is just one more reason why it is so important to be practicing with the assigned homework.

Exam 1 (12%)

Covers sections 1.1–1.8 (and 1.8 supplement). (It corresponds to all homework that is due prior to the exam day.)

You'll have \(50\) minutes to take a practice exam. At the end of \(50\) minutes, the class will “grade” each other's work. Then there will be a break. Finally the real exam will begin with \(60\) minutes available.

Exam 2 (17%)

Covers sections 2.1–2.4. (It corresponds to all homework that is due prior to the exam day.) Additionally there may be some repeated questions from Exam 1.

You'll have \(50\) minutes to take a practice exam. At the end of \(50\) minutes, the class will “grade” each other's work. Then there will be a break. Finally the real exam will begin with \(60\) minutes available.

Exam 3 (17%)

Covers sections 2.5–2.7, 3.1, and 3.2. (It corresponds to all homework that is due prior to the exam day.) Additionally there may be some repeated questions from Exams 1 and 2.

Unlike the previous exams, there is no practice exam first. After a lecture/discussion, you will have the last \(60\) minutes of class for this exam.

Exam 4 (25%)

Comprehensive final exam, including sections 3.3, 3.4 (and 3.4 supplement), 3.5 (and 3.5 supplement), and 3.6. There will be many repeated questions from Exams 1, 2, and 3.

You will have the entire 120 minutes of allotted final exam time (which goes from 8:00–10:00).

Unlike the previous exams, there is no practice exam first.

Subsection11.1Missing an Exam

If you miss an exam, you must contact me within one day to explain why or I might not be able to allow a make-up and you would receive a zero. Make-up exams are only permitted under extreme circumstances. PCC does not have enough staff and facilities to administer too many make-up exams. If you have a valid excuse, you must make it up within the next two business days, or I might not be able to allow a make-up and you would receive a zero. If you are going to make up the exam, contact the testing center immediately (www.pcc.edu/resources/testing/proctored) to learn what time you might be able to make up the exam. If you are going to miss the final exam, contact me before the test is given. Since make-up testing is occasionally abused, if you require a make-up test for more than two exams, your scores on all make-up exams will be reduced by 10 percentage points.

Above all else, get in contact with me if you have missed or will miss an exam. Space and time to make up an exam is limited. You need to make arrangements as soon as there is an issue.

Subsection11.2Accommodated Testing

Students who experience disability-related barriers should contact Disability Services: www.pcc.edu/disability. If students elect to use approved academic adjustments, they must provide, in advance, formal notification from Disability Services to the instructor. Exam accommodations may include, but are not limited to, extended time and a distraction-free environment.