Tests

Instructions for Tests and Exams

Unless otherwise noted

  • Tests are closed book, but you may use four letter-sized sheets of notes (both sides) handwritten or typed as you please; no sharing of notes during the test
  • Calculators and other electronic devices are not allowed; phones must be placed in your bags under your desks or at the front of the room; hands must be on top of your desks
  • You are expected to simplify any expressions that can be simplified as even numbers, but you may leave other expressions as is, e.g., \(\sqrt{47}\) or \(18/29\)
  • You will be provided all of the critical values that you need and are not expected to memorize them, but you should know how to use them
  • Show all your work to justify your answers; answers without adequate justification will not receive credit
  • You will be asked to sign an integrity statement on the question paper, and you are expected to abide by it

This semester’s tests and exams

Date Assessment PDF
Thu Feb 19 Test 1 Test 1 Questions and answers
Make-up Test 1 Questions and answers
Thu Apr 2 Test 2 Test 2 Questions and Answers
Tue May ? Final Exam Final Exam Questions and Answers

Goal: find which past exams mention a term (e.g., Brownian, Sobol, CLT) inside PDF test and exam files.

The folder assets/tests/archive in the course repository contains subfolders for archived tests from past semesters for MATH 476, MATH 563, and MATH 565. The subfolders are the course numbers, e.g., archive/563 for MATH 563 tests.

Mac (Homebrew) / Linux

One-time setup (install pdfgrep):

brew install pdfgrep

Each time you want to search the archive:

  • Navigate to the root of your local course repository root, then run:
cd assets/tests
  • Use one of the following commands to search the archives:

Search all archives in this repo:

pdfgrep -rniH -C2 'your term here' archive

Search one specific archive folder:

pdfgrep -rniH -C2 'your term here' archive/563

Search multiple archives at once:

pdfgrep -rniH -C2 'your term here' archive/476 archive/563

Examples:

pdfgrep -rniH -C2 'brownian' archive
pdfgrep -rniH -C2 'sobol' archive
pdfgrep -rniH -C2 'central limit|CLT' archive

Archive