NOTES on FINAL EXAM for Math151 Fall 2006: The FINAL EXAM will be held in the LECTURE HALL (Buehler 300) on Friday December 8 from 10:15-12:15. Bring a calculator and pencils and please try to arrive a few minutes before 10:15 so that we can spread out across the room. An extra help/review session will be held in the lecture hall at the normal class time on Wednesday December 6 starting at 10AM and ending at 11AM. As I described in class, here are some comments about the coverage of the Final Exam The exam is comprehensive, covering the topics from the entire semester, but with emphasis on the material covered since the last exam. You should look over the previous exams for practice and to refresh your memory of topics we covered. Some problems that will definitely be on the Final: 1. A problem similar to the drug dosage problem assigned as homework. 2. A first order difference equation problem, described in words similar to the one covered in class on Monday. 3. A second order difference equation problem with initial conditions. 4. Calculating the limit of some sequences. 5. A problem using log-log or semi-log graphs. Some topics that will not be on the Final exam: 1. Solutions to second order difference equations that involve sin and cos arising from complex conjugate roots of the characteristic equation. 2. Memorizing the form of any difference equation models for population growth (e.g. Ricker, logistic, or the natural selection models in population genetics), however you should know the models for geometric and exponential growth and decay. 3. Computing the least squares fits and R^2 numerically from formulae, though you should be able to estimate these from a scatter plot as was done on earlier exams. 4. Any Matlab information