Comp201: Principles of Object-Oriented Programming I
Spring 2006 -- Exam Resources   

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Exam 1:

• Exam 1 will be Monday Feb 21 from 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM.  location TBA
• See the Exam 1 Need-to-Know page
• The exam will be closed book, closed computer.
• The exam will consist of a combination of short (2-3 sentence) answers plus short code writing (<10 lines/question)
• Spring 2004 Exam 1 unsolved (solution -- study by trying to do the unsolved exam first!)
• Spring 2005 Exam 1 unsolved (solution)
• Spring 2006 Exam 1 unsolved (solution)

Exam 2:

• Exam 2 will be Tuesday, April 5, 2005 starting at 7:00 PM.    You will be allotted 3 hours to complete the exam.
• See the Exam 2 Need-to-Know page
• The exam will be open book, open computer, closed friend/neighbor/enemy/acquaintance. Only Dr. Nguyen and/or Dr. Wong may be contacted with regards to exam material.
• The exam will consist mostly of code writing.
  • Be sure to go through the need-to-knows above. You will not have enough time to look up and learn material during the exam!
  • In particular, be sure you are very comfortable with writing and using anonymous inner classes, including the use of closures to access local variables and fields.
  • Also, in particular, be sure you know how to write algorithms for lists including LRStruct. It would be best to finish Lab11 before you start the exam (don't worry, your work will be rewarded twice; Lab11 will be the next homework assignment).
• To contact the instructors:
  • Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Wong will be on WebCT chat (Exam Chats #1 & #2) from 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM -- Be sure to send "private" messages, so the conversations will be one-on-one.
  • A timely response cannot be assured at any other times. Be aware that some delays for answering may be due to a backlog of questions. We will try to answer all questions in the order in which they were received.
• Once you access the exam, you will have 3 hours in which to complete it and upload it. Do not access the exam until you are ready to start!
• Don't forget to bring the signed printout of the exam and all your code to class on Wed. April 6, 2005! The hard copy will be the primary item used for grading, with the soft copy used for clarification purposes only. (You do not need to print out any unmodified supplied code.)
• Spring 2004 Exam 2 unsolved (solution -- no peeking! Try taking the exam first, then look at the solution.)
• Spring 2005 Exam 2 unsolved (solution)
• Spring 2006 Exam 2 unsolved (solution)

Exam 3:

• See the Exam 3 Need-to-Know page
• The exam will be open book, open computer, closed friend/neighbor/enemy/acquaintance. Only Dr. Nguyen and/or Dr. Wong may be contacted with regards to exam material.
• Even though there is only 3 hours of material, you will have 5 hours to complete the exam, plus 1 hr additional for the extra credit problems.
• The exam will consist mostly of code writing.
  • Be sure to go through the need-to-knows above. You will not have enough time to look up and learn material during the exam!
  • In particular, be sure you are very comfortable with writing and using anonymous inner classes, including the use of closures to access local variables and fields.
  • Also, in particular, be sure you know how to write algorithms for recursive data structures including BiTree and arrays. It would be best to finish Lab12 and Lab14 before you start the exam.
• To contact the instructors, e-mail to both Dr. Nuguyen (dxnguyen at rice.edu) and Dr. Wong (swong at rice.edu).
• Once you access the exam, you will have 5 hours (+ 1 hr for extra credit) in which to complete it and upload it. Do not access the exam until you are ready to start!
• Don't forget to bring the signed printout of the exam and all your code to Dr. Wong's office (DH3102) when you hand in your work! (Slide it under the door if he is not there.) The hard copy will be the primary item used for grading, with the soft copy used for clarification purposes only. (You do not need to print out any unmodified supplied code.)
• Spring 2004 Exam 3 unsolved (solution -- no peeking! Try taking the exam first, then look at the solution.)
• Spring 2005 Exam 3 unsolved (solution)
• Spring 2006 Exam 3 unsolved

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