Math 125 - Dr. Loveless Old Exam Archive
Below you will see nearly all the Math 125 exams I have ever written. You can ignore the exams listed as honors, unless you want an extra challenge (in the honors class, students learn the same material, but the problems are more challenging or in more depth).
NOTE: The archive below contains Exam 1 and Exam 2 written by me.
Focus on my exams first, but you should also be looking at the math departmental midterm exam archives to see questions by other instructors (Math Department Exam 1 Archive and Math Department Exam 2 Archive).
For final exams, you will need to look in the math department final exam archive. The final exams are common exams written by all the instructors from that term and taken by all students that term.
Focus on my exams first, but you should also be looking at the math departmental midterm exam archives to see questions by other instructors (Math Department Exam 1 Archive and Math Department Exam 2 Archive).
For final exams, you will need to look in the math department final exam archive. The final exams are common exams written by all the instructors from that term and taken by all students that term.
Exam 1 Review & Old Exams (click here)
Exam 1 typically covers: 4.9, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
| Exam 1 review by topic | ||
| Start Here | Exam 1 study tips + Winter 2017 exam walk-through | |
| Topic | Test Prep | Video Solutions |
| 4.9 | Test Prep on 4.9 | |
| 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | Test Prep on 5.1-5.3 | solutions |
| 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 | Test Prep on 5.3-5.5 | solutions |
| Accel., Vel. and Initial Conditions | Four examples (W15, W17, W18, & W23) | solutions |
| 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 | Test Prep on 6.1-6.3 | solutions |
Exam 2: Topic Reviews + Old Exams (click here)
Exam 2 typically covers: 6.4, 6.5, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.7, 7.8
EXAM 2 Topic Review Videos (each is about 8-15 minutes)
| Start Here |
| Intro to Exam 2 Studying |
| Topic Videos |
| 1. Integration Techniques Overview |
| (a) by parts (b) trig integrals (c) trig sub (d) partial fractions (e) substitution and summary |
| 2. Improper Integrals |
| 3. Approximation, Arc Length and Average Value |
| 4. (a) Work: Leaky Buckets (b) Work: Stack of Books |
| Other Help |
| 75-minute live zoom review from Feb 2025 |
| Test Preps (PDFs) + Solutions |
| Test Prep on 6.4 and 6.5 - video solns |
| Test Prep on 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 - video solns |
| Test Prep on 7.4 and 7.5 - video solns |
EXAM 2 Archive
Final: Reviews, Walkthroughs, and Archive (click here)
Final covers: everything, with additional emphasis on 8.1, 9.1, 9.3, 9.4
Final Overviews and Walkthroughs
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1. Structured Final Review - Part 1 30-minute overview of the major Math 125 topics. |
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2. Structured Final Review - Part 2 How to study old finals effectively using Fall 2014-2016 exams. |
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3. Final Exam Prep (Fall 2019, 2021, 2022) Walk-through of three recent finals and how to study similar exams. |
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4. Winter 2023 Final Exam Walkthrough Complete solutions with examples of common student errors. |
Topic Refreshers (frequently asked by students)
| Volumes of Revolution: Volumes, Volumes and More Volumes |
| Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: FTC Part 1 Final Recap |
| 9.4 - Mixing Problems: Mixing Problems Overview |
| 9.4 - Newton's Law of Cooling: Cooling Problems Quick Recap |
Related Test Preps
| TOPIC | TEST PREP | VIDEO SOLUTIONS |
| 8.1, 8.3 | Test Prep on 8.1 and 8.3 | Video Solns Part 1, Video Solns Part 2 |
| 9.1, 9.3, 9.4 | Test Prep on 9.1, 9.3 and 9.4 | Video Solns |
Final Exam Archive (Department)
| FINAL | SOLUTIONS | COMMENTS |
| Math Department Final Exam Archive | Common finals (all sections) |
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