Math 122
Jan-Apr 2018
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Math 122 Spring 2018 Final Exam Notes

What to Bring:

Bring lots of pencils, pens, erasers, a watch, a ruler, and your student ID. Do not bring scrap paper as it will be provided. You will be given a copy of the standard formula sheet.

Calculators are not permitted. Cell phones, music players and other electronic devices must be put away during the exam and must be left in the exam room during washroom breaks. Also, packs and bags must be placed at the front of the room during the exam, so avoid bringing valuables with you.

Extra Practice:

The final exam is comprehensive, and so may include any material covered since the first day of the course.

You must of course know your basic derivative and antiderivative rules. In addition to reviewing your class notes, quizzes, tests, and previously assigned homework, you should prepare by solving lots and lots of review problems. Listed below are some old sample exams and additional problems to give you extra practice on a broad range of topics. Note, however, that these sample exams are not meant to suggest in any way that your final exam will be similar; your exam may be different in both format and content.

Also note: beginning with the Spring 2016 semester a more comprehensive treatment of Taylor and Maclaurin polynomials was included in the course and the sample final exams listed below do not cover that material to the same degree as on your upcoming exam. As such, be sure to review the material in the supplementary notes on Taylor series.

  1. Sample Exam 1 (omit questions 1, 2(a), 9(c) & 11(b)) (solutions)
  2. Sample Exam 2(omit questions 1, 8(a), 9(b) & 10(a)) (solutions)
  3. Sample Exam 3 (omit questions 1 & 9(a). Note that some final answers on this exam involve calculator work. Calculators are no longer permitted.) (solutions)
  4. practice problems (omit problems 1-6, 12, 19, 23, 33-37, Simpson's Rule part of 39, 42, 43, 49, 53(b), 54-56, 59-62, and note that there is a typo in the answers: the answer for 52(c) should be (-1/2)ln|cos(2x)|+C). Many of these problems are somewhat more challenging than the standard homework but serve as excellent practice for the final exam (thanks to Dr.V. Watts for these.)