Math 242 Final Exam STUDY GUIDE
Final Exam
Monday, December 15th 2:15 – 4:15
Bring to the exam a pencil and your graphing calculator and one page of notes. You will need to
use your graphing calculator to answer some of the questions on the final exam so be sure to bring
it to the test. These are the sections on the final exam from the different in class exams. The points
on the final are spread out pretty evenly between the six semester exams. Good luck on the final
and have a good, enjoyable, relaxing winter break.
Exam 1
1.2 Graphs of Equations
1.4 Functions
1.7 Transformations of Functions
1.8 Combinations of Functions
Exam 2
2.2 Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree
2.3 Polynomial and Synthetic Division
2.5 Zeros of Polynomial Functions
2.6 Rational Functions+ solving a rational equation
The Quadratic Formula
Exam 3
1.9 Inverse Functions
3.1 Exponential Functions and Their Graphs
3.2 Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs
3.4 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Exam 4
7.3 Multivariable Linear Systems
7.5 Systems of Inequalities
7.6 Linear Programming
Exam 5
8.1 Matrices and Systems of Equations
8.2 Operations with Matrices
8.3 The Inverse of a Square Matrix
8.5 Applications of Matrices and Determinants
Exam 6
9.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Partial Sums
10.2 Parabolas
10.3 Ellipses
10.4 Hyperbolas
After you have worked through your old exams, checking your work with the exam keys that are online,
you should next review the sections listed above and work through the corresponding chapter test and
chapter review problems. While practicing on all of these problems you should also be writing your
page of notes. As I said in class, your notes must be hand written, not compressed using a copier, and on
one side of one 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper.