The final exam is scheduled for Saturday, 04 May 2013 from 1330 to 1630 with an alternate final exam scheduled for Wednesday, 08 May 2013 from 1930 to 2230. The alternate exam is available only if you meet the requirements specified in ACDEANNOTE 1531 dated 28 Feb 13. You must obtain approval from your instructor prior to missing the scheduled final exam.

You are allowed to use three sides of paper for your equation/note sheets: either three single-sided or one two-sided and one single-sided. These equation/note sheets must be your own work and must be hand-written by you; you must turn in your formula sheet with your exam. You may find your equation/note sheets from the 6- and 12-week exams suitable for this purpose… Note that your instructor may reduce your final exam score if your formula sheets violate this standard or are not submitted with your final exam.

You may use your your own FE-approved calculator during the exam but should make sure that you follow any specific exam directions about solution method or showing your work (which may preclude use of the calculator for that problem). Note that you must use your own calculator and may not share a calculator with another student during the exam; you are advised to bring spare batteries (or even a backup calculator if you are concerned about it) to avoid an unpleasant calculation breakdown… during the exam.

The exam covers all material in the course, whether covered in class or not, and will include a combination of true–false, multiple-choice, matching, short-answer, and open (calculation) problems. Course material includes the reading assignments (in both the Hambley 5/e textbook and the USNA supplement), lectures (including the lecture handouts), labs, 6- and 12-week exams, and problem sets. The homework solutions and lecture handouts (don't forget to look at the annotated versions) may also be useful as they include problem solutions and notes that may help you understand the material better. The EE334 course objectives document is a great place to go to make sure that you are not missing a topic. And there are two example final exams posted to give you some ideas on the kinds of questions that you might see.

The following are the room assignments for the final exam Saturday, 04 May 2013 at 1330, listed by individual sections; note that all rooms are on the Rickover lab deck—some rooms have changed from the 6- and 12-week exams so make sure that you doublecheck your room before you get lost on the day of the exam!

If you are approved to take the alternate final exam scheduled Wednesday, 08 May 2013 at 1930, then you will probably be in a different classroom:

There are a number of great resources on the course web site as well as on the Hambley 5/e textbook web site; you may find the textbook website of particular value as it has video solutions, written solutions to exercise problems, and answers to both homework problems and the practice test problems. To access the textbook web site, follow the instructions and use the code on the inside front cover of your textbook.

A few words of advice. Studying for the exam: use the lesson objectives, work problems, and ask questions! You're encouraged to study in small groups—you can help each other through the rough spots and everyone will do better as a result. Taking the exam: Try to answer everything, make notes and move on if you get stuck, and consider the following mantra:

Good luck to all on the exam!!!!

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