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The midterm exam covers Chapter 1 through
Chapter 7. The practice exam (see link in #6 below) covers through Chapter 8,
but you can ignore the small number of questions that deal with Chapter 8.
For each “Chapter Summary” at end of chapter, read the bulleted list of
concepts and procedures, making sure you understand each concept thoroughly.
This should take you about an hour if you have been keeping up on a
day-to-day basis.
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Read vocabulary lists (also in chapter
summaries). For each term you do not know, please reread the term in its
original section or in the glossary (p. 758), and then make a flash card.
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3.
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Drill yourself on the vocabulary flash
cards you made in step #2.
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4.
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Work one or two problems from each chapter
review, plus a proof from each chapter review. This should take you 2-4
hours, depending on your speed and how many breaks you take.
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5.
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Reread Theorems 1-67 on pp.741-744 and
write an abbreviated version for each.
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6.
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After completing steps 1-5, take the practice midterm. Send email or
ask Mr. Hansen in person about any problems you couldn’t match with the answer key. There are some topics
and problem types (especially 2-column proofs) that are not on the practice
midterm, even though they will be represented on the real midterm. You must work
proofs on your own, and you must do steps 1-5 before you do step 6. The
practice midterm is a diagnostic tool to see whether you studied well. It is not a substitute for the important
work of studying in steps 1-5.
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7.
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Don’t just fill out the “study guide”
portion of the practice midterm—try actually reading it and studying from it.
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8.
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Visit Mr. Findler’s
STAySmart Center (MH-211) for organizational tips
and extra help.
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9.
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Pack your equipment for exam day: several good pencils and several good
erasers. That is all! Leave your compass and straightedge at home,
since there are no constructions on the exam. There is no penalty for making
lumpy lines or circles in your diagrams. Straightedge, compass, cell phone,
calculator, PDA, graph paper, or any other unauthorized equipment you bring
to the exam may be confiscated.
Note: Although students in other
geometry sections may be using calculators, you are not allowed to use a
calculator. Leave your complicated expressions involving messy arithmetic in
an unsimplified form. For example, it is perfectly
acceptable to write (15 · 0.4)4 as an answer.
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10.
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Get plenty of sleep!
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