MAE 124/ESYS 103: The Human Earth

Midterm: What to Expect

Exam questions are broad reaching and similar to our in-class discussions. We do not wish to test your memorization abilities so do not expect questions involving trivia, factoids, or quantitative percentages. Instead, you are advised to understand and objectively consider multiple viewpoints for the issues addressed in class, in readings, and by our guest lecturers. The exam will hopefully gauge the breadth and depth of your knowledge on issues we have covered so far. Also, we seek to test and further develop your scientific reasoning and critical evaluation skills through this exam. We strongly suggest you complete and/or review all past readings. You would be wise to discuss and/or get notes for any regular classes or guest lectures that you missed.

The mid-term exam will be held Friday May 2nd at 2:00pm. The format consists of several short answer questions and one, longer essay-type question. This will be an open-note (but NOT open book) exam. You may use only notes that you (and only you) have handwritten or typed by yourself. If your notes are typed, you must turn in a copy along with your exam.

The final exam will be Thursday, June 12, from 11:30 to 2:30 in Pepper Canyon Hall, Room 109. Both sections will have their exam in the same room. The format consists of short answer questions and two longer essays. Again, the exam will be open note, but not open book. You may use only notes that you have handwritten or typed yourself. For typed notes, please turn in a copy along with your exam. You may find it useful to refer to our summary of the weekly goals and objectives of the course.

Please note that the final exam coincides with the US Open at Torrey Pines, so allow extra time to negotiate traffic. The final exam will be held as scheduled. In accordance with UCSD policy, no allowance willb e granted for students arriving late to an exam.

Past Exams

Past exams are provided for reference.  However, keep in mind that from 2001-2006 a different text was used, in 2007 the course was revamped and taught by different instructors, and this year the course has been fully revamped again.  Material in old exams may be of limited value (or perhaps irrelevant) to this year's course. 

PDF version of Midterm from Spring 2001
PDF version of Midterm from Spring 2002
PDF version of Midterm from Spring 2003 (Also used in Spring 2005.)
PDF version of Midterm from Spring 2004
PDF version of Midterm from Spring 2006
PDF version of Midterm from Spring 2007
PDF version of Midterm from Spring 2008
PDF version of Final from Spring 2001
PDF version of Final from Spring 2002
PDF version of Final from Spring 2003
PDF version of Final from Spring 2004
PDF version of Final from Spring 2005
PDF version of Final from Spring 2006
PDF version of Final from Spring 2007
PDF version of Final from Spring 2008