Exam Information

Second Midterm Exam

Wed, Oct. 21

In class time, online (in Sakai), 75 mins (probably more like 2hrs to deal with unexpected network issues).
In Sakai look for "Midterm Exam 2 - F20" in the Exams tab.

Exam format:
The exam will be in-class, closed notes, closed book, closed phone, closed smart watches, closed implanted internet-enabled brain chips, closed neighbors and friends, open your brain.
All work will be done in Sakai. It will be pledged work.
I will use zoom class to answer questions and clear up errors and confusions. To this end, attendence in zoom class is required. If I clear up an issue in zoom and you are not there to hear it, you risk losing credit on the exam.

Materials to study: (this is a help, not a guarantee)
Sample exam questions (solutions)

These are final exams. To use them you will need to select questions that relate to the Midterm 2 topics.
Also, revist the midterm exams given for the First Midterm. Select questions from those that did not apply to Second Midterm topics.
Final study guide      And more Final study guide      study guide: hashing
partial answers 1      partial answers 2      answer: hashing
Final Fall 2015   (key)      Final Spring 2016   (key)
Final Spring 2019

First Midterm Exam

Wed, Sept. 23

In class time, online (in Sakai), 75 mins (probably more like 2hrs to deal with unexpected network issues).
In Sakai look for "Midterm Exam 1 - F20" in the Exams tab.

Exam format:
The exam will be in-class, closed notes, closed book, closed phone, closed smart watches, closed implanted internet-enabled brain chips, closed neighbors and friends, open your brain.
All work will be done in Sakai. It will be pledged work.

Materials to study: (this is a help, not a guarantee)

Sample exams

The following will give you an idea of what an exam will be like.

Ignore questions on topics we have not studied .
The material in this course does evolve over time, and the past exams were based on 1 midterm, not on 2 midterms.

Study Guide (key)
Prior exam with solutions
Answer Key for Fall 2016
Another Midterm
Yet Another Midterm

Final Exam

Friday, Nov. 20, at 12:00 noon
( in accord with the UNC Final Exam Schedule )

Given in accordance with the Fall 2020 UNC final exam calendar and final exam policies.
I do not have latitude to move the exam for a few. Plan according to the university schedule.
Exam Format:
The exam will be closed book, closed notes, closed calculators, closed phones, closed watches, closed chips embedded in your brain, closed friends and neighbors... open mind. Your computer or laptop may only be used to access Sakai.
All work will be done in Sakai. It will be pledged.
The exam is comprehensive, though emphasis will be on the material we have studied since the midterm.
You will have enough time online to take the exam. It will be in Sakai, like the two midterms have been. It will be structured like a normal in-person 3 hour exam, and I usually write them to take a well prepared student to take no more than two hours to complete.

Materials to study: (this is a help, not a guarantee)
  • all class material (book, PPT, zoom meetings, etc.)
  • all text readings related to the topics
  • Topics covered
You will find practice questions for the Final Exam topics in the samples I posted for the first two midterms.