Math 242: Course Announcements


Math 242 Final Exam Results and Overall Course Grades

The average score on the final exam was 68.7/100. The scale for the exam was:

A 87-100
B 74-86
C 59-73
D 45-58
F 0-44

Overall course grades were computed using the formula

0.1*QUIZZES+0.2*(SUM OF THREE MIDTERMS)+0.3*FINAL.

The average overall course score was 73.3/100. The scale used to compute overall course grades was:

A 87-100 (A- 87-90)
B 73-86 (B- 73-76, B+ 83-86)
C 59-72 (C- 59-62, C+ 69-72)
D 45-58 (D- 45-48, D+ 55-58)
F 0-44


I will have extra office hours during the week of December 9-13:

Monday 12/9 from 3:30-4:30

Tuesday 12/10 from 1:00-2:00

Wednesday 12/11 from 10:30-11:30

Thursday 12/12 from 1:00-2:00

Friday 12/13 from 10:30-11:30


The final exam for the course will be held on Tuesday, December 17 from 8:00 to 11:00 am in

161 Noyes Lab

Please note that the room for the final exam is not the usual classroom. The final exam will be cumulative.


The fifth (and final) quiz will be on Thursday, December 5, covering 15.4 and 15.5.


The third midterm exam was returned on Tuesday, December 3. The average score was 38.2/50. The scale for the exam was:

A 44-50
B 38-43
C 32-37
D 26-31
F 0-25


The third midterm exam will be held in class on Tuesday, November 19. It will cover sections 14.6 - 14.8 and 15.1 - 15.3.


The fourth quiz will be on Thursday, November 7, covering 14.6 and 14.7.


The second midterm exam was returned on Thursday, October 31. The average score was 45.6/60. The scale for the exam was:

A 53-60
B 46-52
C 38-45
D 31-37
F 0-30


The second midterm exam will be held in class on Thursday, October 24. It will cover all of Chapter 13 as well as 14.1 - 14.5.


The third quiz will be on Thursday, October 17, covering 14.1, 14.2 and 14.3.


The first midterm exam was returned on Thursday, September 26. The average score was 42.7/67. The scale for the exam was:

A 56-67
B 45-55
C 34-44
D 23-33
F 0-32


The second quiz has been postponed to Thursday, October 3.


The second quiz will be on Tuesday, October 1, covering 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3.


The first midterm exam will be held in class on Tuesday, September 24. It will cover all of Chapter 12.


The Math 242 Tutoring Room is now open.


The first quiz will be on Thursday, September 12, covering 12.2 and 12.3.