Exam Information

Dates?	Locations?	What? (to bring)	Review Sessions
What's Covered?
Format		Old Exams	Results

Exam Schedule:

(Click on exam for copy of exam, answers, etc. afterwards.)

Midterm No. 1:	Tuesday, February 17,	8:40-10:00 AM (in class)
Midterm No. 2:	Tuesday, March 23,	8:40-10:00 AM (in class)
Final Exam:	Wednesday, April 28,	8:00-10:00 AM

Where to take the exam:

ONE room only

1800 Chemistry

What's Covered on the Final Exam?

The final exam will be cumulative, covering all material from the beginning of the course through the end, but with greater emphasis on material covered since the second midterm. Thus, in addition to all assigned chapters in the textbook, the exam covers all readings from the web and all assigned articles from the Wall Street Journal .

Review Sessions and Extra Office Hours:

Final Exam
Date	Time	Place	GSI
Review Sessions:
Saturday, Apr 24	5-6:30 PM	Chem 1800	Justin
Sunday, Apr 25	12:30-2 PM	MLB Aud 4	Naomi
Extra Office Hours:*
Sunday, Apr 25	10-11:30 AM	351F Lorch	Mato
Monday, Apr 26	6-7:30 PM	351F Lorch	Nalin
Tuesday, Apr 27	10-11:30 AM	351F Lorch	Naomi

What to Bring, and NOT to Bring to Exam:

Do bring no. 2 pencils.

Do Not bring books or notes.

Do Not bring blue books.

You should bring a calculator, but NOT one of the graphing calculators that allow you to store material inside them. Those will be confiscated.

You should also NOT bring any kind of computer (including palm computer) and you should NOT bring a cell phone. Those too will be confiscated.

Do bring your U of M picture ID card, your M-Card. You will need to enter the number on both parts of your exam, and you will need to show your picture ID when you enter the room.

Format of Exams:

The exams will be part multiple choice and part short answer.

Multiple choice
- Answer on Scantron sheet with No. 2 pencil
- Five answers per question
- No penalty for guessing
Short Answer
- Answer on exam sheets
- Partial credit possible on some questions if you show your work

Old Exams

The exams from the course in Fall 2000, Winter 2002, and Winter 2003 taught by the same professor and using the previous edition of the same textbook, are available online below. All are also available as a course pack from Grade-A Notes. However, please note that both the proportions of multiple choice versus short answer, and the chapter coverage of individual exams, may be different this year from previous years.

Midterm #1

Midterm #2

Final Exam

Exam Postmortems: Questions, Answers, and Distribution Statistics

Available after each exam.

Midterm No. 1 - Postmortem

Exam Questions
Exam Answers
Exam Scores (By last 5 digits of ID.)
Median: 60

Approximate Curve*
76-100 A
60-75 B
44-59 C
32-43 D
0-31 E

Midterm No. 2 - Postmortem

Exam Questions
Exam Answers
Exam Scores (By last 5 digits of ID.)
Median: 67

Approximate Curve*
77-100 A
63-76 B
46-62 C
35-45 D
0-34 E

Final Exam- Postmortem

Exam Questions
Exam Answers
Exam Scores and Course Grades (By last 5 digits of ID.)
Exam Median: 63

*Course grades are based on a curve of all components of the grade at the end of the course. The curves shown here for individual exams are only to give you an approximate idea of how you are doing.