Mid-semester exams (20% each). All exam dates are  confirmed.

Locations will be announced later and posted on the Exams page.

For all exams (including the final exam) except Exam 2, you may use your calculator. But calculators may not be shared during these exams, and no computers are allowed.

For all exams (including the final exam) except Exam 2, you may use a “cheat sheet”—one piece of paper no larger than 8.5" by 11" with whatever information you desire—along with whatever information you may store in your calculator. Otherwise, exams are “closed-book”.

If another officially scheduled exam conflicts with a Math 131 exam, or in certain other circumstances, you may qualify to take a make-up exam the same time but the evening before the scheduled exam.  No make-up exam will be given just to accommodate travel plans.  See the exam make-up policy.

The confirmed schedule for make-up exams is as follows:

Final exam (24%*)

The final exam will be given at the officially-scheduled 2-hour time slot time during the final exam period:

Friday, December 19, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
(except in case of a snow emergency closing)
Boyden Gym (3rd floor) except…

No make-ups for the final exam will be given just in order to suit your convenience, so make your travel plans accordingly.

In the event of an emergency snow closing, the rescheduled final exam could be as late as the evening of TBA.  Make your travel plans accordingly!

There are standard procedures to handle any official final exam conflict—another exam at the same time as the Math 131 final, of having three finals the same day with the Math 131 final being in the middle.  See the Exams page and the Registrar’s web site.

What to bring to exams

• Your official UMass student ID card
• A supply of pencils and an eraser, or pens
• A graphing calculator and extra batteries—except at Exam 2
• A one-page “cheat sheet” you prepared—except at Exam 2

What kinds of questions appear on exams?

Typically, exam questions are not multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank. Rather, you are expected to write out your solutions in an organized fashion and show all the relevant work.

Samples of old exam questions are available. See the links on the Exams page.

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