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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The exam is 6-7:15 PM tonight, Tuesday, 2/8, in 1000 McPherson lab. We plan on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">starting it at 6:00 so get there by 5:45 PM if possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I plan on being there. Good luck on the exam just in case I’m not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It looks like only about half of you have attempted the short practice quiz for the LockDown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Browser. If you can’t get into osuwireless or the LockDown Browser tonight because you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">didn’t check these things to make sure everything worked and is set up properly it is not<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a valid excuse. You would take the make-up exam with a 15% penalty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The midterm is mostly multiple-choice questions. There are some numeric (calculation type)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">fill-in-the blank questions for which you work out the answer and type it in. Do
<b><span style="color:red">NOT</span></b><span style="color:red"> </span>use scientific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">notation. The OSU version of Canvas (Carmen) doesn’t use sci. not. Do
<b><span style="color:red">NOT</span></b> use units for these<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">questions in the answers, Follow whatever directions are there for the question. The questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">will likely tell you how many decimal places to use. Be careful typing the number in and check the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">number before clicking on the Next button. There are also dropdown type questions and maybe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">some fill-in-the blank. It’s pretty much the types of questions you’ve seen on the quizzes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Take a break at least 1 hour before the exam and relax. You won’t learn anything useful in that time<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(technically you don’t really learn a lot that’s useful the day of the exam that will help). Stay calm and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">don’t let it throw you if you can’t answer a question. You get about 2.6 minutes per question on average.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Some will take more time and some will take less. You can’t spend too much time on a question. If it’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a multiple-choice calculation question and you don’t get an answer that’s there just redo the calculation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">being more careful. If you get the same answer take a quick look to see if you can find your mistake.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If not and you’ve already spent a fair amount of time on the question you may just have to take a guess<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and move on. Remember, you can move backward in the exam so time permitting you can go back to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">questions you weren’t sure about. Make sure you mark them down on your scratch paper so you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">remember which ones they were. Do NOT leave any question unanswered before submitting the exam.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">At least take a guess.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Remember to bring your OSU ID and an allowed calculator (and your testing device of course).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To get more detailed information on preparing your device and midterm procedures go to the following<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">announcements in Carmen if you haven’t already done so.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preparing for Midterm 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Midterm 1 Procedures</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Zellmer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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