(This page was last updated December 6, 2011)
Instructor: Larry Gorden Telephone: 661-946-1646
Final Exam is on Friday December 9, 8:00 to 9:10 AM (70 minutes allowed) in our class room, SV3K. Get there early for a little extra time. I expect to be at the classroom by 7:40 but will probably have to wait until the room is unlocked, as usual.
All questions may be answered without a calculator using a little simple arithmetic. If you are "arithmetic challenged", bring a calculator for the exam. You are not allowed to use a cell phone for a calculator. As was done for midterms, you'll use backside of exam sheets for scratch paper, you will not be allowed to use your own paper.
The exam is closed book and will cover the entire course. There are 25 questions on the exam. 16 questions are multiple choice covering Student Learning Outcomes (SLO's). The rest you have to give the answer.
Expected Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are:
SIMPLIFY expressions with real numbers, rational expressions, polynomials, fractions, and decimals, using the four operations of arithmetic.
TRANSLATE verbal statements to linear equations, demonstrate solving of linear equations with applications to proportion and percent.
DEMONSTRATE GCF factoring with numbers in expanded and exponential form, and variables with exponents.
RECOGNIZE units of measurement, both customary American and international metric.
Except for units of measurement (covered after second midterm) questions are of similar type as the midterms. If you did well on midterms and remember the material, you should do well on the Final Exam.
For units of measurements, know how to convert between inches, feet and yards. For metric measurements, know how to convert between basic units and centi, for example 1 centimeter = .01 meter and 1 meter = 100 centimeters. Know how to convert between basic units and kilo, for example 1 kilometer = 1000 meters. There will be no conversions between English and Metric systems.
One question may be be a little tricky, it asks you to change a fractional percent to a decimal. For example, ¾ % = 0.75% = 0.0075.
Know how to compute area and circumference of circles. Those formulas can be useful in everyday life plus you will need to know them in Math 70 and Math 102 -- so you may as well learn them now. For the exam, you will be given the value to use for π.
FinalReview.pdf See this link for review questions (produced by AVC Math Department). Answers are at the end.
References & Resources
Orientation: Initial web page that was briefed in the Orientation class.
Syllabus: where you'll find grading procedures among other things.
Schedule for the semester week by week.
Course Description: AVC description of this course and prerequisites.
www.educosoft.com: Educo web site home page where you register and login.
If you miss an exam: Only students who are keeping up and doing reasonably well qualify to make up a missed exam.
Educo Tips: How to view your grade and score on each assessment. How to view the solution to any question on any submitted assessment.
Screen Capture in Windows: Tells how to capture your computer screen using Windows. This can be quite useful for capturing math problems and solutions displayed in Educo.