Final Exam Review Problems

You will take your final exam for this course in SC 1206 on

• Tuesday, December 14, from 12 pm - 2 pm, or 
• Saturday, December 18, from 9 am - 11 am.  

The final exam will be cumulative, although the material not covered on previous exams (everything after Chapter 3) will make up approximately 50% of the final exam.  We covered Sections 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.6, 4.1-4.2, and 6.1-6.3, as well as a few supplements like linear programming (Sections 9.2-9.3 in the notes posted on OAK).

As you study for the final exam, I encourage you to look over the following problems:

• Material not covered on previous exams:
• Section 4.1 (6bd, 11a, 17a)
• Section 4.2 (2c, 5, 10)
• Section 6.1 (1al, 16)
• Section 6.2 (1b, 2d, 4)
• Section 6.3 (1d, 2d, 8d, 10, 21, 22)
• Section 9.2 from Linear Programming Notes on OAK (1, 7, 8, 15)
• Section 9.3 from Linear Programming Notes on OAK (9, 11, 12)
• Midterm Exam 1
• Midterm Exam 2
• Review Questions from the last day of class
• Questions from old problem sets

If you are looking for even more review problems, the following problems from Chapter Tests in the book would be good ones to try:

• Chapter 1, Test B (pg 82) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 10)
• Chapter 2, Test B (pg 108) (1, 2)
• Chapter 3, Test B (pg 164) (2, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Chapter 4, Test B (pg 197) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• Chapter 6, Test B (pg 384) (1, 3, 4)

Problem Set 12

Problem Set 12 is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, December 7th.

Probelm Set 12 Directions:   To receive full credit, you must show all of your work.  You may use calculators/computer software.

The exercises for this problem set are posted here:  Problem Set 12.

Problem Set 11

Problem Set 11 is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, November 30th.

NO PROBLEM SETS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:05 AM, unless prior arrangements have been made, so make sure to come to class on time!

Problem Set 11 Directions:   To receive full credit, you must show all of your work. 

Complete the following problems.

• Section 6.1 (1d, 13)
• Section 6.3 (1ce, 2ce, 8ab, 22, 24) 

Problem Set 10

Problem Set 10 is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, November 16th.

NO PROBLEM SETS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:05 AM, unless prior arrangements have been made, so make sure to come to class on time!

Problem Set 10 Directions:   To receive full credit, you must show all of your work. 

Complete the following problems.

• Section 4.2 (9, 10)
• Section 6.1 (1bcgh, 3, 14)

 

Reading Quiz 8

The 8th pre-class reading quiz is posted here: Reading Quiz 8.  Email your responses to me by 7 am on Thursday, November 11th.

Problem Set 9

Problem Set 9 is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, November 9th.

NO PROBLEM SETS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:05 AM, unless prior arrangements have been made, so make sure to come to class on time!

Probelm Set 9 Directions:   To receive full credit, you must show all of your work.  You may use calculators/computer software.

The exercises for this problem set are posted here.

Reading Quiz 7

The 7th pre-class reading quiz is posted here: Reading Quiz 7.  Email your responses to me by 7 am on Thursday, November 4th. 

Midterm 2 Review

Your second midterm will be Tuesday, November 2nd during class.  As you study for the second midterm, I encourage you to try some of the following problems, particularly those from the sections you may have struggled with the first time around.  Also, look over your old problem sets and course notes to make sure you understand your previous work in this course. 

Section 2.1 (3eg, 6, 9, 11)
Section 2.2 (1b, 3e, 9, 10, 12)
Section 2.3 (1b, 2c, 5)
Section 3.1 (1, 3, 7, 13)
Section 3.2 (1bc, 2c, 4b, 6a, 12d)
Section 3.3 (2ab, 3de, 8ab, 19)
Section 3.4 (1, 4, 8, 11)
Section 3.5 (1b, 2b, 3b, 4, 9)
Section 3.6 (1c, 2c, 9)

I will be my office from 1-6 pm on Monday, November 1st to answer questions and to hand back graded homework assignments.  I will also hold a review session on Monday, November 1st, starting at 8 pm in SC 1206.

Problem Set 8

Problem Set 8 is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, October 28th.

NO PROBLEM SETS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:05 AM, unless prior arrangements have been made, so make sure to come to class on time!

Probelm Set 8 Directions:   To receive full credit, you must show all of your work.  You may use calculators/computer software.

Complete the following problems:

• Section 3.5 (1a, 2a, 3a, 5, 6)
• Section 3.6 (1ab)

Problem Set 7

Problem Set 7 is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 26th.

NO PROBLEM SETS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:05 AM, unless prior arrangements have been made, so make sure to come to class on time!

Probelm Set 7 Directions:   To receive full credit, you must show all of your work.  You may use calculators/computer software for any problems that involve row reducing a matrix.

Complete the following problems:

• Section 3.3 (2bc, 3bc, 4bc, 13, 16)
• Section 3.4 (3,5,7,9,10)

Reading Quiz 6

The 6th pre-class reading quiz is posted here: Reading Quiz 6.  Email your responses to me by 7 am on Thursday, October 21st. 

Problem Set 6

Problem Set 6 is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 19th.

NO PROBLEM SETS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:05 AM, unless prior arrangements have been made, so make sure to come to class on time!

Probelm Set 6 Directions:   To receive full credit, you must show all of your work.  You may use calculators/computer software for any problems that involve row reducing a matrix.

Complete the following problems:

• Section 3.2 (2a*, 3e*, 4cd, 12bc, 13a, 15)

*For problems 2a and 3e, either prove that all the axioms for being a subspace hold, or show that at least one of them fails.

The following problems from Section 3.3 will be on the next problem set.   They are not due on October 19th, but you can get started on them now if you have time because we have covered all of the relevant material to complete them already.

• Section 3.3 (2bc, 3bc, 4bc, 13, 16)

Reading Quiz 5

The 5th pre-class reading quiz is posted here: Reading Quiz 5.  Email your responses to me by 7 am on Tuesday, October 12th.

Problem Set 5

Problem Set 5 is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, October 7th. 

NO PROBLEM SETS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:05 AM, unless prior arrangements have been made, so make sure to come to class on time!

Probelm Set 4 Directions:   To receive full credit, you must show all of your work.  You may use calculators/computer software for all exercises except #1cd in Section 2.3. 

Complete the following problems:

• Section 2.3 (1cd, 14)
• Section 3.1 (5, 10, 11)

Reading Quiz 4

The 4th pre-class reading quiz is posted here: Reading Quiz 4.  Email your responses to me by 7 am on Tuesday, October 5th.

Problem Set 4

NOTE: AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDED.

Problem Set 4 is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, September 30th.

Problem Set 4 Directions: To receive full credit for this assignment, you must show all work. You may use calculators/comptuer software for arithmetic but not for computing determinants.

Complete the following problems:

• Section 2.1 (2c, 3d, 4, 5)
• Secton 2.2 (1c, 2, 3df, 4, 6, 7)
• Section 2.3 (2b)

Reading Quiz 3

The third pre-class reading quiz is posted here: Reading Quiz 3.  Email your responses to me by 7 am on Thursday, September 23rd.

Midterm 1 Review Problems

Your first midterm will be Tuesday, Septemeber 21st during class.  As you study for the first midterm, I encourage you to try some of the following problems, and get help figuring out any questions you aren't able to answer correctly.  Also, look over your old problem sets and course notes to make sure you understand your previous work in this course.

Section 1.1 (3, 6fh, 9, 10)
Section 1.2 (5ce, 6d, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15)
Section 1.3 (1d, 2bc, 6c, 8b, 10, 12)
Section 1.4 (3, 7, 14, 19, 31, 34, 35)
Section 1.5 (3c, 10bf, 11, 12a, 15, 29, 31) 

Problem Set 3

Problem Set 3 is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, September 16, 2010.


Problem Set 3 Directions: To receive full credit for this assignment, you must show all work. Calculators and/or computer software should not be used for this assignment.

Complete the following problems: Section 1.5 (5, 7, 9, 10e, 10g, 16)

Problem Set 2

Problem Set 2 is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, September 14, 2010.


Problem Set 2 Directions: To receive full credit for this assignment, you must show all work. Calculators and/or computer software should not be used for this assignment.

Complete the following problems:

• Suppose an economy has only two sectors, Goods and Services. Each year, Goods buys 20% of its own output and sells the other 80% of its output to Services, while Services buys 30% of its own output and sells the other 70% of its output to Goods. Find equilibrium prices for the annual output of the Goods and Services sectors that make each sector's income equal its expenditures.
• Section 1.3 (1e, 2d, 7b, 9, 11)
• Section 1.4 (12, 13b, 16)

Reading Quiz 2

The second pre-class reading quiz is posted here: Reading Quiz 2.  Email your responses to me by 7 am on Thursday, September 9th.

Problem Set 1

Problem Set 1 is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

Problem Set 1 Directions:  To receive full credit for this assignment, you must show all work.  Calculators and/or computer software should not be used for this first assignment.

Complete the following problems:
Section 1.1 (6--part e only)
Section 1.2 (5--parts f and l only, 6--parts b and c only, 9, 19)

Announcements

There are no written assignments due Thursday, September 2nd.  However, be sure to finish reading Section 1.2 in the textbook, and begin to look over the exercises in Sections 1.1 and 1.2.  Your first problem set, which will cover those sections, will be posted soon. 

Reading Quiz 1

The first pre-class reading quiz, which was due at 7 am on Tuesday, August 31st is posted here: Reading Quiz 1.

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