MTH 144 · PRECALCULUS · EXAM 1

Exam 1 Info and Materials

Testing window October 2 – October 7 · paper and pencil, proctored in person

What it covers

• Material: Days 1–7 — Chapter 1 functions, and Chapter 8 sequences and series.
• Format: paper-based, proctored in person; a non-CAS calculator is allowed.
• Time: 1.5 hours.
• Window: October 2 – October 7. Book your seat as soon as the window opens.

Materials

• Study guide — functions and sequences
• Practice Problems Exam 1 — posted in WebAssign.

How to prepare

Step 1 — Master the foundation

Work through every day page in the range this exam covers — notes, videos and homework — before you start revising.

Step 2 — Review the study guide

It tells you the scope. Anything on it can be asked; anything not on it will not be.

Step 3 — Build a one-page summary

Main concepts and formulas, one side of paper. You will not have it in the exam. Making it is the point.

Step 4 — First practice run

Take the practice exam with your summary sheet in front of you, to find out which ideas are solid and which are not.

Step 5 — Target the weak areas

Rework everything you missed, going back to the notes rather than to the answer.

Step 6 — Final run, timed and closed-book

Take the practice exam again with nothing to hand and a clock running. This is the honest measure.