Mat200/Proof Writing Through Discrete Mathematics Test Study Guide-Spring 2017
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Date:Thursday, March 2, 2017
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....General Information About The Exam....
The test will be worth 100 points and will
constitute 22% of the total number of points
for the course.
You will have 1hr and 20min to work on the test.
All of your work must be placed in the "Blue Book(s)"
that will be provided for you.
The answers in the Blue Book(s) must appear in the same order
as the questions appear on the test sheet, and so you will
need to plan ahead and leave necessary space if you intend to
work problems out of order.
Your answers will be graded on the basis of correctness,
completeness, and neatness.
The best philosophy you can have during the exam is to
leave as little to the imagination as is possible. The basic
rule is that you write down only things that are true and
give reasons as to why they are true.
The point value will be noted for each question.
Take this into consideration while managing
your time during the exam. Don't spend 50% of your time
during the examination answering questions that count
for only 20% of the total.
Partial credit will be awarded and so you should try to do
some work on as many questions as you can. More weight will
be placed on your ability to demonstrate a correct process
that may be followed to arrive at the correct answer than
the final answer itself. Therefore, a correct final answer
with no supporting work will receive little to no credit.
A correct process that contains some minor error(s)
that caused a correct or incorrect final answer will
receive up to 100% of the full credit, depending on
the extent of the error(s).
Definitions, examples, proofs, and assigned homework will
form the foundation for test questions.
The best preparation for the exam is to practice working
problems, stating definitions and proving theorems.
You must also read over your class notes and the text
for understanding.
Remember that the more problems you work before the exam,
the better prepared you will be for the exam. You are
encouraged to attempt even more problems than are
assigned.
Do not feel bad if you are unable to finish the exam.
Letter grade assignment for the test will be based
on a curve with cut-offs less than or equal to straight
percentage, and so it is possible to earn a good grade
without completing the answers to all of the questions.
Talk to your friends after the exam. The amount of work
that others were able to complete will be a good
indicator of your situation.
You MUST place the following on each "Blue Book"
Book No. 1,2,etc
Name: (your name)
Subject: Proof Writing Through Discrete Mathematics
Class: Mat200 Section: (your section number)
Instructor: Dr. Conjura Date: (date of exam)
Note: If you hand in more than one Blue Book, number them as
indicated above and place all books inside Book No. 1
You MUST hand in the test questions with your Blue Book(s). Test
questions and other materials given to you for the test should
be folded to fit inside Book No. 1.
....Specific Information About The Exam....
The following specific topics should be studied:
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Thw first test will cover material lectured on and/or problems
assigned from the following chapters of the book in addition
to problems assigned in class, and any material not in
those chapters that was covered in class.
The material includes topics covered up to and including
Thursday, February 23, 2017.
Chapter 2 Sections 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3
Chapter 3 Seciotns 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 & 3.4
Chapter 4, Sections 4.2, 4.2 & 4.3
Other assignments made on web page and in class, including lecture note materials
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