Math 222, Spring 2005
1:20 MWF, B130 Van Vleck
Lecture 4, Wilson

Here is the final exam, with answers.

Final Exam:
The final exam is scheduled for 7:25-9:25 on Wednesday, May 11. We have been assigned room B102, which is our usual lecture room! Note that it is not the same as the room we had for the midterm exams...

For a list of material the exam will cover, with comments, click HERE.

For the final exam you are allowed up to three 4"x6" index cards with notes. There will be some formulas provided on the exam, as well as suggested trial functions for the method of undetermined coefficients. The formulas will not include all of the ones that were provided on the first mid-term exam. You can see the formula page as it will appear on the exam HERE.

Exam 1: Click Here for a copy of the first midterm exam with answers

Exam 2: Click Here for a copy of the second midterm exam with answers

Course description, including grading process and exam dates

Course schedule for the semester

In connection with this course I have agreed to be part of the "Maple Adoption Program" arranged by the computer software company Maplesoft. Maple (presently version 9.5) is a powerful program in the category usually called Computer Algebra Systems. Maple and its competitors Mathematica and Matlab surely dominate this market, although I do not have statistical data on market share. I, personally, have been using the various Maple versions for many years now, but I also have used and occasionally still use those competitors. I will be using Maple in class for demonstrations, and frequently I also use it when working out exam problems, to check my answers, or to produce pictures to include in exams or class handouts.

If you are going on in the sciences, including the social sciences, you will quite probably want and even need to use software like this at some point. Each of those competing programs has its own particular advantages: I find Maple most resembles the way that mathematics and science and engineering classes express and use mathematics, so it seems easier to use in connection with what you learn in classes. In addition it is exactly what I will be using in class both for demonstrations and examples and to produce examinations and other documents. You are in not required to buy or even to use Maple for this course. (It is available on computers in several campus laboratories, if you want to try it out without buying.) But participation in the Maple Adoption Program does make it available to you at a reduced rate. You can purchase a copy of Maple 9.5 Student Edition at a reduced price of $75 if you download it while registered for this course: Here is the information you need to take advantage of that:
Secure ordering address: http://webstore.maplesoft.com
Promotion Code: AD7264
Course Name: Math 222 R. Wilson 
The student edition of Maple is also available for sale locally, and buying it that way gets you a CD rather than the download, but it is more expensive.

The math department and UW offer a number of resources to help you succeed. Of course you should make use of me and your TA, but in addition there are two department programs you should be aware of:

MathLab, free drop-in help, information at http://www.math.wisc.edu/~mathlab/

The Mathematics Tutorial Program, intensive and specialized help, information at http://www.math.wisc.edu/~tprogram/

There are also resources outside this department: The College of Engineering offers a variety of support services to engineering students. Campus-wide there is the GUTS (Greater University Tutoring Service) program, http://guts.studentorg.wisc.edu/.