Exam 1 Information

When? The Exam is on Thursday, October 4^th from 8:20 to 10 PM (AT NIGHT).

Policies:

· No student will be allowed into the exam room after 8:45pm.

· No student will be allowed to leave the exam room before 8:45pm.

· Exam Answers will be posted in Sakai 24 hours after the exam has finished.

Where? The class is broken up by section into many rooms on campus. Room Assignment

Format:

The test will be 33 multiple choice questions worth 3 points each. This totals 99 points.

One point will be given for bringing your ID to the exam as well as filling in your name,

UF ID # and test code on your scantron correctly.

What does it cover?

· page 1 - 48 in the handbook,

· Chapter 1 Section 1 through Chapter 6 Section 3 in the textbook.

You will need to bring:

· Pencil(s)

· Pen

· Picture ID

· Calculator (scientific or graphing* o.k.)

*Storing notes on a graphing calculator is considered cheating and a violation of the honor code.

You cannot use your cell phones, PDAs, laptops or any other electronic device during the exam for anything or for any reason.

I will provide:

· Formula Sheet

· Z table

How to prepare:

· Do the homework. Three of the homework problems will appear on the test.

· Review old quiz questions.

· Review your notes.

· Do the practice problems.

o The practice problems have been posted on the sidebar in Sakai.

· Make sure that you understand both concepts and calculation. Both will appear on the test.

Reviews:

· In Class on Monday, October 1^st : I will go over the review sheet for the exam. The review sheet is posted in Sakai on the tab at the left.

· On Tuesday, October 2^nd, I will record a Question and Answer Session from 11:45 to 1:45pm.

o Please submit your top three questions by Monday, October 1^st 5pm via email to mmeece AT stat.ufl.edu.

o The questions may come from homework questions, quiz questions, notes, or the practice questions.

o I will go over the most commonly asked questions first and continue to answer questions until I run out of questions or time.

o This will be recorded so that everyone can watch it. This will be similar to the regular lecture posting.

o You are welcome to attend the recording. The recording occurs in Norman G520.

Tutoring Room:

· The tutoring room closes at 6pm on the Thursday, October 4^th . Please plan accordingly.

· Tutoring Room Schedule: http://www.stat.ufl.edu/~mmeece/2023/taschedules12.htm#TutoringRoom

Formulas on the Test:

Note: The z-score will not be provided on the exam.

Scoring on the exam:

If you wish to appeal the grading on the exam, do this by email. Clearly explain what you are trying to appeal and why you think that you deserve more points. Make sure that the email contains your real name, and is sent from your gatorlink email account (@ufl.edu). You should make sure that the subject line reads “Exam 1 Appeal”. All appeals must be received by Thursday, October 10^th 5pm.

Please keep in mind that you will not receive points for questions

· that you did not bubble in on the scantron or where you bubbled in more than one answer.

· where you misinterpreted the question or misread the question

You should always mark the best answer out of the answers provided for the question given on the exam.

I will respond to all exam appeals after the deadline(Thurs. Oct. 10^th).