Calculus for Social Sciences 1 (Sections 03 and 04)

Exam #1

Thursday, Oct. 1, In Class


The first exam covers Chapter 1 (excluding Sections 1.4 and 1.7) and Sections 2.1 and 2.2. It is recommended that you go over homework problems (HW#1 - 3), your class notes and the quizzes. Many of the problems and questions we discuss in class are excellent examples of test questions. The solutions to your WebAssign problems on HW#1 - 3 can be seen by clicking "View Key" near the top of each assignment.

I have also listed some sample problems from the Chapter 1 and 2 Review Exercises below. The odd answers are in the back of the book while the evens are listed here. The Concept-Check at the end of each chapter (before the exercises) is also a source for good questions. The exam will be designed to take roughly one hour although you will have the full class period (plus a little extra) if necessary.

Exam Review Session: Monday, Sept. 28th, 7:30 - 9:00 pm in O'Neil 112.
Please come prepared with specific questions.

Note: You will be given a scientific calculator for the exam which does NOT have graphing capabilities so be prepared to answer questions without your personal calculator.

Chapter 1 Review Exercises, pp. 81 - 82
Problems:   1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

The answers to the evens are:
2.   (a) 3, (b) passes horizontal-line test, (c) 0.25, (d) [-1,3.5], (e) reflect the graph of g about the diagonal
6.   Domain: [-2,2], Range: [0,4].
8.   Domain: (-infinity, infinity), Range: [2,4].
12.   Graph the ln(x) function, shift it right by 2 units and stretch it vertically by a factor of 3.
16.   This is a piecewise function which is continuous at x = 0. The left piece is a line with slope -1 and the right piece is a shifted exponential.
24.   The inverse is (1-x)/(2x-1).
26.   (a) ln 5, (b) e^2, (c) ln(ln(2))

Chapter 2 Review Exercises, pp. 165 - 168
Problems:   1a (ignore parts (vii) and (viii)), 4, 5, 7, 23a, 23c, 27

The answers to the evens are:
4.   0