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If you are registered for Mathematics 102, 103, 110, or 111, please download the appropriate manual below for use in your lab section.
In any given course, the decision to allow or forbid students to use calculators during quizzes, midterm exams, and final exams rests with the instructor(s) of the course. The instructor’s policy governing calculator usage must be stated clearly on the course outline. Collectively, the Department adheres to the calculator policy used for SAT examinations, namely that while every mathematics question on an exam can be answered without the use of a calculator, the use of basic calculators is generally permitted.
Permissible Calculators
- basic scientific calculators
Non-Permissible Calculators
- calculators in smart phones, tablets, or laptops
- programmable calculators
- graphing calculators
- calculators that perform symbolic computations in calculus
- calculators that communicate externally (infrared, wireless, Bluetooth, etc)
Other Devices
- Hand-held translators are not to be allowed unless the instructor considers it necessary for a particular situation
- You are not allowed to use laptops, tablets, cell phones or smart phones during exams
One exception is with Mathematics 101: No calculators allowed on the Final Exam.
In the case of other 100-level courses with multiple on-campus sections (such as Math 103, Math 110, Math 111, Math 122, Stat 100, and Stat 160) that have common final exams, the instructors are required to adopt a common policy for calculator usage at the beginning of the semester. If the instructors are unable to reach a consensus on a common calculator policy for a multi-sectioned course, the SAT policy (namely, basic calculators are permitted) shall be the default.
This policy applies to all courses offered by the Department, Luther and Campion Colleges, First Nations University, and the Centre for Continuing Education.
To help you prepare for your final exam, below is a selection of recent final exams in 100-level linear algebra, finite mathematics, calculus, and statistics courses, as well as Stat 200. Keep in mind that the emphasis on a particular topic may change slightly from semester to semester, and so the topics of the sample exam you select may not coincide entirely with the topics you are expected to know.
Math 101 (Introductory Finite Mathematics I) Math 102 (Mathematical Modelling and Precalculus)- Fall 2023 Final Exam - full answer format
- Winter 2024 Final Exam - multiple choice format
- Fall 2023 Final Exam - full answer format
- Fall 2015 Final Exam
- Winter 2017 Final Exam
- Winter 2018 Final Exam
- Winter 2024 Final Exam - mixutre of full answer and multiple choice questions.
- Fall 2015 Final Exam with solutions
- Summer 2015 Final Exam
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is offering hands-on training in problem solving, geared towards the Putnam Competition. More details about this prestigious competition can be found at:
The free training program will meet Mondays at 4:30 PM in room CL 420, starting on September 9, 2024. The sessions are led by a select group of Mathematics instructors. If you are interested in participating, you can contact Martin.Frankland@uregina.ca to be added to the UR Courses page. Please include your name and student number in your email.
The sessions can be taken for credit as MATH 184/284/384.