YOU MUST READ THIS BEFORE THE FIRST QUIZ

The quiz dates are indicated on the course schedule. Each student's poorest quiz grade will be dropped. Students excused by the Institute under section IV.B.3 of the Student Rules and Regulations must make alternative quiz-taking arrangements at least a week in advance. Students whose presence elsewhere is required by a court of law, or for whom accommodation for an absence is requested by the Office of the Dean of Students, must substitute their final exam grade for the grade of the missed quiz. Note that the Office of the Dean of Students will not make such a request for routine matters such as short-term illness, doctor appointments, wedding attendance … job interviews, and the like.

Formula Sheets

Students may not bring formula sheets to the quizzes or final exam. A standardized formula sheet will be provided for each quiz and the final exam; examples of exam formula sheets are below (PDF format).

Quiz 1 Formula sheet

Quiz 2 Instructions and Formula Sheet

Quiz 3 Instructions and Formula Sheet

Quiz 4 Instructions and Formula Sheet

Quiz 5 Instructions and Formula Sheet

Calculator Policy

NO CALCULATORS THAT STORE TEXT OR FORMULAS WILL BE PERMITTED. You will be responsible for coming to the quiz with an appropriate calculator. If you are not sure that your calculator is appropriate, you should consult with your instructor well in advance of the upcoming quiz.  

A complete listing of calculators is simply not feasible.  However, an incomplete list of acceptable and unacceptable calculators is available:  please compare your calculator's features with the models on the list to see if your calculator may be used during a quiz or the final exam.

Quiz Day Protocol

1. Wait outside the upper entrance of the room. Turn off all cell phones and pagers. Do not enter the room until admitted by a proctor.
2. You will be given a quiz and an answer card by the proctor when you enter the room. The proctors will begin admitting students promptly at the beginning of the period.
3. Select a seat with a RED letter matching the letter on the front of your quiz.
4. You should do all your work on the quiz paper. If you need additional paper, raise your hand and the proctors will provide it. Box your answers to free-response questions. Mark your answers to multiple-choice questions on the answer card as soon as you feel confident that your answer is correct. Please circle the answer you have selected on your quiz.
5. When you have finished your quiz, collect your things and bring your quiz and answer card to the desk at the front of the room. Present your student ID to the proctor. Place your quiz, with your card on top, in one of the boxes on the table.
6. Your quiz and answer card must be in the box by the time the clock in the lecture room reads the end of the quiz period, or, if a line has formed, you must be waiting in it and doing nothing else. 
7. If you finish early, please leave quietly. Please don't disturb your classmates any more than necessary.

Academic Issues

1. You should not round off intermediate results. Store them in your calculator if you can. If you must write them down, use three or four significant figures.
2. Don't waste time on a problem if you get stuck: come back to it later if you have time. Partial credit will be awarded on the free-response questions, based on the work shown. There is no penalty for guessing on multiple-choice questions.
3. Clarifications and corrections may be announced during the test. Glance at the board every now and then.
4. Your scores will be posted on the class website. Click on the "COURSE STANDING" link provided. You will see all of your quiz scores to date, and a listing of both your answers and the correct answers for the most recent quiz.
5. Quiz grades become final when the next quiz is given. Notify your instructor as soon as possible if there is a problem.

Filling out the Answer Card

1. Write your name on the top line of the section labeled "STUDENT IDENTIFICATION" as shown in the figure. This is for humans to read, and the format is not important.
2. Write your quiz form number (from the top of your quiz) and your 9-digit student number below your name, avoiding writing in the first row of little boxes below the "STUDENT IDENTIFICATION" section.
3. Bubble in your quiz form number in the first (left-most) three columns of the card. Note that "0" is at the top of the column.
4. Leave column 4 blank.
5. Bubble in your student number in columns 5 through 13 and leave columns 14 and 15 blank. Again, note that "0" is at the top of the column.
6. Make no marks among the guide bars at the bottom edge of the card.
7. For all multiple-choice questions, circle your answer on your quiz and mark one of the five boxes next to the number of the question on your card.