Math 123: Final Exam Information

Exam Date, Time, Locations & Coverage

The Final Exam will be given on Wednesday, June 11, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. You should
arrive by 5:50 p.m.
Location:
All students (Sections 001, 002, 003, 004): PISB 120
The final exam is comprehensive, i.e. it covers all material from the course. There will be
nine questions.
Three of the questions (totaling 35 points) will be based on the following topics:
First-Order Separable Equations
Mathematical Modeling
First-Order Linear Equations & Integrating Factors
Second-Order Linear Homogeneous ODEs with Constant Coefficients
The remaining six questions (totaling 65 points) will be based on the following topics:
Sequences
Montone Sequences
Infinite Series
Convergence Tests: Divergence, Integral and p-Series Tests
The Comparison, Limit Comparison, Ratio & Root Tests
Alternating Series
Polynomial Approximations of Functions
Power Series
Convergence of Taylor Series
Differentiation & Integration of Power Series
The exam is closed book, closed notes, and without calculator. It will consist of free response
questions, similar to the type of assigned problems on Drexel LEARN and Webwork.
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Reminders & Advice

Review A Guide for Testing Series found in the Exam 2 files on Drexel LEARN.
Review your lecture notes, quizzes, the assigned problems on Drexel LEARN and
Webwork, and the appropriate chapter contents of a calculus textbook. Specifically,
make sure you have mastered the Expected Skills which are listed at the top of each
set of assigned problems on Drexel LEARN.
Make sure that you get a good nights sleep before the test day. DONT CRAM OR
PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER!
If you miss the exam because you overslept, missed your train, etc. you will earn a 0
on the exam and you will not be entitled to a makeup exam. See the makeup exam
policy on the course syllabus.
Arrive early to the exam location. If you arrive late then you get less time, not more
time.
Know where your exam location is. Visit the room a day or two before the exam so
that you are not looking for it the morning of the exam.
Bring a watch. Cell phones should be turned off and packed away before the exam
begins.
Bring your student ID card.
It is recommended that you use a pencil instead of a pen, and to bring more than one
with you. Cross out or erase any work that you do not want graded.
As soon as you receive your exam, write your name and circle your lecture time on
the front page. Exams without names or correct lecture times will result in a loss of 5
points.
Quickly skim through all of the problems on the exam before doing any one problem.
Then do the problems that you think are easiest first.
Pace yourself. Know when you should stop working on a problem and move on to
another one.
If you have the time, you should check your answers. (Just be sure to manage your
time - see previous bullet point). It doesnt pay to leave 20 minutes early without
checking your answers. A lot of silly mistakes can be avoided by going through your
work again.