Mathematics Majors Exit Exam
Next Exam:
Monday, May 10, 2010 (Computational)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 (Theoretical)
As part of the Senior Capstone experience, students graduating Spring 2010 or later must pass the Mathematics and Statistics Department Exit exam. The first exam will be administered to Seniors in the 2009-2010 academic year. The exams are written and graded by Math Departmental Faculty. The passing score will be determined by the Exit Exam Committee. Note: To earn a passing score, a student does NOT have to get all the problems correct (there will be no grade of A, B, C...). A passing score means the student has demonstrated a good understanding of the topics included on the exam as judged by the Exit Exam Committee.
Students must take and pass both parts of the exam during their senior year. A passing score on both exams is a requirement of passing the second semester of Senior Capstone. A grade of "IP" will be given until the exams are satisfactorily completed. Students are encouraged to sit for exams prior to their senior year for practice, but only the exam taken their senior year satisfies the Capstone Requirement. Students will have 3 opportunities during their "senior year" to pass the exam. If students do not pass the exam in any of these three tries, they may continue to sit for the exam in the following year.
The exams will be offered in August (Monday before classes begin and Saturday after classes begin), January (Monday before classes begin and Saturday after classes begin) and May (The week after final exams). If you are student teaching during the semester, there is a requirement to attend part of the beginning of the semester at your school, but the Education department says that you should be able to work this requirement around the Exit Exam.
Students graduating in Spring (2010 or later) should begin by taking the August exam. Students graduating in Fall (2010 or later) should begin by taking the January exam.
Material Covered by the Exam:
Please note- the TOPICS listed are an upper bound of topics with which you should be familiar. If a topic is not on the list, you will not be responsible for that topic. Sample questions are given so you can see how these topics might be addressed.
Calculus I , II topics and sample problems
Calculus III topics and sample problems
Differential Equations topics and sample problems
Logic and Sets topics and sample problems
Matrix Algebra and Linear Algebra
Statistics topics and sample problems
Course
Weight
Part 1(Computational), 100 minutes
Calc I
40%
Calc II
Calc III
Dif Eq
10%
Part I Total
50%
Break, 40 minutes
Part 2 (Theoretical), 100 minutes
Logic
15%
Matrix and Linear Algebra
20%
Statistics
15%
Part II Total
50%
Total, 240 minutes = 4 hours
Sample Exam (Practice Exam from 4/4/09)
Where are the answers to the sample exam? We did not post the answers because we want you to find your professors for these courses and discuss your problems with them!
