Comp210: Principles of Computing and Programming
Fall 2004 -- Exam Resources    

The following information is for guidance only.  In general, you will be responsible for all material covered up until the exam is given, unless otherwise noted.

Histograms of Exam Results

Exam 1:

• Scheduled for Wed., Sept. 22, 2004, in class.
• Will cover material up to and including Section 13 in H.T.D.P.
• Will cover all lecture, homework and lab materials covered prior to the exam date.
• The exam will be closed-book, closed-notes, open-minds.
• You will need to write approx. 10 functions, all less than 6 lines of code each.
• There are very short essay questions too--2 to 3 sentences each.
• Need-to-knows
• Practice Exams: (Note: This semester's exam may not follow last semester's exam exactly in terms of the types and number of questions asked!):
  • Fall 2002 Exam 1:
    • PDF document of exam (Here's the solution--no peeking until after you attempt the exam first!)
    • DrScheme project file for Probs 2 (a better implementation), 3, & 4
    • DrScheme project file for Prob 5 (includes code for perfect? and other utilities)
  • Spring 2003 Exam 1, not solved. (solution) (DrScheme file) -- no peeking until you've attempted the exam first!
• Fall 2003 Exam 1 not solved, (solution)
• Fall 2004 Exam 1 not solved, (solution)

Exam 2:

• Take-home scheduled to become available the evening of  Wed. Oct. 20, 2004.
  • While the length of the exam is unchanged, the time limit has been extended to 5 hours to help people relax while taking the exam.
  • You may download the exam any time after it is available, but you may not open it until you are ready to start.   All work must be completed in a single continuous time period.
  • All work must be completed DURING A CONTIGUOUS TIME PERIOD BETWEEN WED. EVENING AND MONDAY MORNING. Printed and signed copies of the exam are due at the beginning of class Monday, Oct. 25, 2004.
  • Open book, open notes, open Internet. Open minds, but closed to other people, of course. You may use the DrScheme Help Desk.
  • All work is to be completed inside the DrScheme project file, using comments when necessary.
  • The only resources you may use are DrScheme and its help system, except that you may check the Comp210 home page or WebCT for announcements.
  • Dr. Nguyen and/or Dr. Wong will monitor their e-mail and WebCT chat (general chat and/or chat-with-labbies) on Wed. and Thurs. evenings, from approx. 7:30 PM- 11:30 PM.    E-mail us first at other times.    A timely response, is not guaranteed, especially after Saturday afternoon!
  • The only people you may discuss the exam with are Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Wong.
  • The full Honor code applies, a signed, printed copy of your DrScheme file will be required to be turned in on the due date.
• Will cover material up to and including Section 24 in H.T.D.P.
• It is highly recommended that you complete HW08 before attempting the exam!
• Will cover all lecture, homework and lab materials covered prior to the exam date, including all material from Exam 1.
• Need-to-knows
• The exam may use the draw.ss teachpack, so be sure that it is loaded on your system and that you review how to create a canvas and draw lines with with it.
• Practice Exams:
  • Fall 2002 Exam 2 (unsolved) (solution -- no peeking until you've attempted the exam first!)
  • Spring 2003 Exam 2 (unsolved) (solution -- no peeking until you've attempted the exam first!)
• Fall 2003 Exam 2 not solved, additional background information -- 2MB PDF file, (solution)
• Fall 2004 Exam 2 not solved (solution)

Exam 3:

• Take-home scheduled to start  Wed. Nov. 24, 2004.   The exam will become available for download in the late evening.
  • Time limit to be announced.
  • Tentatively, all work must be completed by 10:00 AM on Wed. Dec. 1, 2004. Printed copies of the exam are due at the beginning of class that day.
  • Open book, open notes, open Internet. Open minds, of course. You may use the DrScheme Help Desk.
  • All work is to be completed inside the DrScheme project file, using comments when necessary.
  • The only resources you may use are DrScheme and its help system.
  • Dr. Nguyen and/or Dr. Wong will monitor their e-mail and WebCT chat (general chat and/or chat-with-labbies) on Mon. and Tues. evenings, from approx. 7:30 PM- 11:30 PM.    E-mail us first at other times.    A timely response, is not guaranteed, especially after Saturday afternoon!
  • The only people you may discuss the exam with are Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Wong.
  • The full Honor code applies, a signed, printed copy of your DrScheme file will be required to be turned in on the due date.
• Will cover all material in H.T.D.P. that was covered in some manner in class or lab.
• Will cover all lecture, homework and lab materials covered prior to the exam date, including all material from Exams 1 & 2.
  
• Need-to-knows
• The exam uses the draw.ss teachpack, so be sure that it is loaded on your system and that you review how to create a canvas and draw lines with with it.
• Practice Exam:
  • Fall 2002 Exam 3 (unsolved) (solution -- no peeking until you've attempted the exam first!)
  • Spring 2003 Exam 3 (unsolved) (solution -- no peeking until you've attempted the exam first!)
• Fall 2003 Exam 3 not solved, plus required supplemental testing code (download into the same directory -- It is an Honor Code violation to attempt to decompile the supplemental testing code!) (solution)
• Fall 2004 Exam 3 not solved,  plus required supplemental testing code ( for v207 only or for v208 only --  download into the same directory -- It is an Honor Code violation to attempt to decompile the supplemental testing code!)   Note:  The exam requires the "Pretty-Big" language level!  (solution)

Last Revised Friday, 03-Dec-2004 09:36:56 CST

©2004 Stephen Wong and Dung Nguyen