Exams

There are two prelims and a final in this course. Because of the size of this class the exam times have already been scheduled way in advance. Please make sure that you have nothing else planned at these times, as there are no alternative times for these exams.

With that said, we will have a policy for legitimate conflicts. Two weeks before each exam, you should upload your conflict information into CMS. You should use the provided make-up petition template to submit your information. If an emergency comes up in less than two weeks of the exam, you need to contact the instructor and course administrative assistant as soon as possible.

The make-up petition should also be filled by all students who have been granted extra time, as they will not be taking the exam with the rest of the students.

Table of Contents

• Prelim 1
• Prelim 2
• Final
• Exam Archive

Prelim 1

This exam will cover up to Lecture 12.

This exam focuses on the basics of Python. You will be expected to write code for simple functions, given a specification. It will include the material demonstrated in class up to, and including, October 5th.

Time and Place

The exam will be held Tuesday, October 19 at 7:30 pm and will take 1 hour 30 minutes.

The exam will be spread across Ives 305 and Bailey Hall. Your exact room is determined by your last name.

• Last name A - C in Ives 305
• Last name D - Z in Bailey 101

Review Session

There will be a review session held Sunday, October 17 at 3:00 pm. It will last for up to an hour and a half, allowing for questions.

The review session will be held online. It will take place in a special Zoom session. This session will be recorded.

The review materials are below.

Prelim 2

This exam will cover Lectures 13 through 20.

This exam will cover the more advanced concepts covered in the second half of the course. Both recursion and classes will feature heavily on this exam. It will include the material presented in class up to, and including, November 4th.

Time and Place

The exam will be held Thursday, November 11 at 7:30 pm and will take 1 hour 30 minutes.

The exam will be spread across Kennedy 116 (Call Auditorium) and Bailey Hall. Your exact room is determined by your last name.

• Last name A - D in Kennedy 116
• Last name E - Z in Bailey 101

Review Session

There will be a review session held Sunday, November 7 at 2:30 pm. It will last for up to an hour and a half, allowing for questions.

The review session will be held online, and it will be recorded.

The review materials are below.

Final

This exam will cover all lectures.

The final is comprehensive, and will include topics from the previous two prelims. New topics on the final include while loops, generators, and coroutines. Note that the final exam runs longer, and will have more questions than either prelim.

Time and Place

The exam will be held Sunday, December 12 at 2:00 pm and will take 2 hours 30 minutes.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: The exam will take place entirely in Barton Hall (not Bailey). If you were previously instructed to go to Statler, go to Barton Hall instead.

Review Sessions

The review sessions for the final exam will be different. Instead of one review session,there will be several, including some chances for Open Questions (on anything you want). We ask that you reserve any questions on generators and coroutines to the second open question section.

The review sessions will all be held in Kennedy 116 (Call Auditorium). Each review session covers a particular topic. It is up to you to decide which to attend. Of course, if there is time left and no more questions on the given topic, you can ask anything you want.

The slides for each review session are posted below, with answers. If you would like sample problems without answers, please refer to exams from previous years.

IMPORTANT: The Friday review has been moved to Olin 155.

In addition, there is a general study guide

Exam Archive

To give you some idea of what the exams might be like, we have posted the exams from previous semesters. However, please be aware of the following:

In particular, exams before 2017 used Python 2, not Python 3. Furthermore, the material between the Fall and Spring semesters can be quite different.

Prelim 1 in Previous semesters

Prelim 2 in Previous semesters

Final Exam in Previous semesters