Winter 2005 CS 31

Final Exam: 11:30 - 2:30PM Thurs, 3/24/05, in BH 5419.

BH 5419 is our usual lecture location.

Please arrive 5 - 10 minutes early. Seating is assigned in alternating columns.

Coverage

The emphasis on the final will be on material covered in the lectures, online Examples, and in the reading, written, and programming assignments. Reread the book's chapter summaries and practice writing out C++ solutions to several of the programming problems listed at the ends of the chapters. Optional exercises suggested in lecture and written homework assignments are also good sources of practice and review.

Expect about 35 questions divided into three short sections: multiple choice, short answer, and coding. The coverage is comprehensive. It includes material from all chapters and appendices of the course text discussed in lecture and discussion during the quarter. Don't forget to review your midterm and practice midterm as well. There is no practice final.

Materials

Please bring a photo-ID and a pen or pencil, but no calculators. You are allowed one two-sided sheets of notes, but you must prepare them yourself, and you are not allowed to share them with any other student during the exam. Exam paper and scratch paper are provided; do not bring your own.

Please be prepared to provide your student ID number, e-mail address, TA's name, and your discussion section number and meeting time. If you attend a different section from the one in which you are enrolled, specify which is which on your exam cover.

Time Limit

There is a strictly enforced time limit of 3 hours for the exam. When the end of the exam is announced, you must stop writing immediately to avoid a 10% penalty. A couple of spoken time warnings will be given. When the exam is over, please do not talk at all until either all exams have been collected or you have left the exam room. Thank you.

Ambiguity and Difficulty

Every effort is made to make the exam questions clear, correct, and straightforward. However, minor errors are sometimes detected during the exam. Should this occur, the appropriate correction will be written on the board at the front of the room, possibly (but possibly not) accompanied by some spoken announcement. On very rare occasions, a question is thrown out entirely. Do not spend much time on any question you don't understand or you think might be in error. Do ask a proctor for clarification if you need it. Proctors cannot give hints, but they may be able to clarify question phrasing. If you still don't understand the question, write "not clear" next to it, and, if you wish, state and answer a related question that you deem more appropriate.

A more elaborate description of the exam questions will be provided for you on the exam cover, which you will fill out before starting. It is vital that you try all problems before getting bogged down in any particular one. The problems are not necessarily in increasing order of difficulty. Sometimes the easiest question is the last one.

Preventing Cheating

Special precautions are taken during the exam to try to prevent cheating. For example, a proctor may wish to examine your sheet of notes or photo-ID, or you might be asked to move to a different seat during the exam. Such requests are made for a variety of reasons and do not necessarily mean suspicious behavior by the person(s) being questioned or moved. These disturbances will be minimized; your cooperation is greatly appreciated. You can help further by keeping any additional items brought with you in a bag under your seat rather than in the seat next to you.

Checking Your Scores

Exams will be graded and scores posted online by Monday, 3/28. Send Prof. Shinnerl e-mail if you want to examine your graded final exam in his office during Spring Quarter.