The dates of the hour exams are listed in the schedule above. The hour exam questions involve quantitative calculation problem solving and short answer definitions and descriptions.
Partial credit is given in cases of simple computation errors.
The covered material spans the several chapters indicated in the schedule. The calculation problems are often patterned after problem sets and text and lecture examples. It is of considerable value to work, rework, and master these exercises in preparing for hour exams. There will be seven graded problem assignments given over the semester. The problem sets are required and are worth a total of 300 points.