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Math 184A: Combinatorics
Winter 2019, Lecture B, Prof. Tesler
Exam Information

Updated 3/19/19


Midterm: Friday February 8

When:
The midterm is in class on Friday February 8.

Material:
The midterm covers topics on Homeworks 1-4; Chapters 1-5, 6.1, and 7. We will start Chapter 8 in lectures before the midterm, but it will not be on the midterm.

Study your lecture notes, course slides, the homework problems and answer keys, and the textbook. For additional practice, do problems similar to the assigned ones.

Supplies:
Please bring your student ID card, pencils, erasers, calculator, and “cheat sheet”; see details below. We'll supply a test book, so you don't need a blue book or scantron.

Pencils: Please use only black pencils (#2 pencil or darker; HB or B lead for a mechanical pencil). Black or blue ballpoint pens are also OK. Do not use pens that bleed through the paper. Please don't write near the edge of the paper or the stapled corner.

Calculator: Please bring a scientific calculator or a graphing calculator. The calculator must be just a calculator, not a laptop, tablet, phone, or other device that happens to have a calculator. You may only use it for doing arithmetic calculations; not for storing notes, communicating with others, using the internet, programming, etc.

Cheat sheet: You may bring one 8.5”×11” sheet (front and back) of hand-written notes. It must be written by hand by you in pen or pencil; it may not be produced by any other means (computer, photocopying, purchasing pre-made reference cards, etc.).

No other resources are permitted. Phones, tablets, laptops, pagers, PDAs, and other electronic devices besides an approved calculator must be disabled and put away.

Assigned seats:
There will be assigned seats. Please watch for an email with your room and seat assignment. If you would like to be assigned a left-handed desk, or if you have any other seat assignment issues, please notify the professor by email by Friday February 1.

Seat number map for Center 212 (the regular classroom).

Review session:
T.A. Roshil will hold a review session on Wed. Feb. 6, 6-6:50 p.m. in AP&M B402A. It's a classroom in the same basement as the homework turn-in box, just past the vending machines and bathroom. Attendance is optional.

Final Exam: Wednesday March 20, 3-6 p.m.

When:
The Final Exam is Wednesday March 20, 3-6 p.m., in AP&M B402A (room changed).

Material:
The final exam is comprehensive. It covers the whole quarter up through Catalan Numbers. However, the slides on “Counting walks using powers of the adjacency matrix” and “Ranking and unranking” will not be covered on the exam.

Study your lecture notes, course slides, the homework problems and answer keys, and the textbook. For additional practice, do problems similar to the assigned ones.

Supplies:
See the supplies rules listed above for the midterm.

Assigned seats:
There will be assigned seats. Please watch for an email with your seat assignment, which will generally be different than your Midterm seat assignment.

Seat number map for AP&M B402A (room changed).

Review Session:
T.A. Roshil will hold a review session on Monday March 18, 4-5 p.m. in AP&M B402A. It's a classroom in the same basement as the homework turn-in box, just past the vending machines and bathroom. Attendance is optional.

Finals Week Office Hours:
These are scheduled differently than in regular class weeks.
Prof. Tesler: Tuesday March 19 at 11-11:50 a.m.
T.A. Roshil: Tuesday March 19 at 6-8 p.m.