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Exam

The final exam is a 5 hour written exam. If you arrive more than 45 minutes late you are not allowed to participate. You need to be able to show a valid ID card.

The exam consists of 9 problems, each of them worth 4 points. The first three constitute part A of the exam and can in part be replaced by bonus points from the continuous examination at the seminars. See the page bonus points in the main menu. The next three problems make up part B and the last three problems part C.

The grading will be done according to this table:

GradeABCDEFx
Total score 27 24 21 18 16 15
Score on part C 6 3

On the page General information about the exam information is given about special criteria.

Register for the exam

You have to register for the exam through Mina sidor. If you are having problems registering, please contact the math student office to make sure you have been registered to the course.

If you have already passed the course and would like to re-take the exam to get a higher grade you cannot register for the exam as above. Instead, you should go to the math student office and fill out a form.

The grade FX

If your grade on the exam is FX you will have an opportunity to change it into a passing grade E by taking a small 90 minute written test, shortly after the exam. This also applies at re-exams.

No calculators

This is a pen and paper exam. No formula sheets or calculators are allowed.

Previous exams

To see previous exams, please go to the relevant page in the main menu.

Rules for written exams

The KTH rules for examination  apply to all examination. Those participating in examination are  required to know about these rules.

Grading criteria

The following grading criteria will be used at exams and seminars:

To obtain the maximal score on an exam problem, the solution has to be well presented and easy to follow. Notation has to be explained, the logical structure of the solution should be clearly stated in words or symbols, and the reasoning should be motivated and well explained. Solutions that are very far from fulfilling these criteria will earn at most 2 points (out of 4).

Minor miscalculations normally do not lower the score, unless they change the character of the problem or lead to unreasonable conclusions.