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 3rd.

Time and Place

The exam will be held Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 pm and will take 1 hour 30 minutes.

For reasons explained in class, this first exam will take place entirely online. See the instructions for how to take the exam.

Review Session

There will be a review session held Wednesday, October 9 at 5:00 pm. It will last for up to 1 hour 30 minutes, allowing for questions.

The review will be held in Hollister B14. We will also offer this review session on Zoom. A recording of the Zoom session is available here:

Zoom Recording

The review materials are below.

Prelim 2

This exam will cover Lectures 13 through 22.

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 12th.

Time and Place

The exam will be held Thursday, December 5 at 7:30 pm and will take 1 hour 30 minutes.

The exam will be spread across Ives 105, Ives 305, Statler Auditorium, and Uris G01. Your exact room is determined by your last name.

• Last name A - C in Ives 305
• Last name D - E in Ives 105
• Last name F - Q in Statler Auditorium
• Last name R - Z in Uris G01

Review Session

There will be a review session held Wednesday, December 4 at 5:00 pm. It will last for up to 1 hour 30 minutes, allowing for questions.

The review will be held in Phillips 101. We will also offer this review session on Zoom. The link can be found here:

Zoom Link

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 generators and sorting. Note that the final exam runs longer, and will have more questions than either prelim.

Time and Place

The exam will be held Saturday, December 14 at 2:00 pm and will take 2 hours 30 minutes.

The exam will take place entirely in Barton Hall. This room is big enough that there is no need to separate by last name.

Review Sessions

The review sessions for the final exam will be different. Instead of one review session,there will be several, including a chance for Open Questions (on anything you want). 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 review sessions will be held in two different rooms. The review sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday are held in Phillips 101. These are small enough that we will provide a Zoom option. The Zoom for that review is posted below.

Tuesday Review Link

Wednesday Review Link

The Thursday reviews are held in Statler Auditorium. Because that is a big enough room, there is no Zoom link.

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.

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:

Prelim 1 in Previous semesters

Prelim 2 in Previous semesters

Final Exam in Previous semesters