15% Test 2 – Equivalence Relations & Graphs

Wednesday 6 pm in the Melbourn Exam Hall.

There is a sample test on p.90 of the test. This is only to give you an idea of the type of content (but not specific questions) that will be examined. The test may be a little longer and/or harder.

More relevant exercises to be found on p.52, 66, 79, 83. We are very short for time for tutorials: students are advised to spend some time outside tutorials working on exercises. Particularly in preparation for Test 2 and the final exam.

Study Plan

As discussed in class, it might not be a great idea for students to spend all of the tutorials up to Test 2 on Test 2 material. Doing this leaves very little time for tutorials on Chapter 3 to 5 (which makes up 35% of your final grade).

I am going to recommend at this point that you spend some time outside tutorials doing exercises. Ideally getting ahead of the following proposed schedule:

Week 8

We drove into Chapter 4 Algebra, spending a lot of time talking about algebra in general, and the axioms of the real numbers.

In tutorial, C-X looked at p. 83/52, while C-Y looked at the sample test.

Week 9

We will spend time on equations and maybe spend a lecture talking about indices/exponentials.

In tutorial, C-X will look at sample test 2, and C-Y move onto functions. We are very short for time for tutorials: students are advised to spend some time outside tutorials working on exercises.

Week 10

Then we will introduce logs as inverses of exponential functions. We might get to fly through mini-Chapter 5. We have two lectures in Week 11. Hopefully at least one of these will be a tutorial.

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