Prelim 1 overview
- October 2 at 7:30pm in person in Warren Hall
- Will post room assignments to canvas in advance
- Format: 75-minute paper exam, closed-book (-notes, -computer, etc.)
- It will emphasize both concepts and syntax
- We will have multiple question types, including but not limited to:
- multiple choice
- short answer questions that stress concepts
- explain whether/why a code snippet we give you would run/fail
- tell us what some code would return
- explain how you approach a coding task conceptually
- name key functions we have learned
- write brief code snippets
Office hours before prelim 1
- Come to Prof. Gerarden’s office hours:
- Optional: come to class on Oct 2 for TA office hours
Plan for today
- Questions about prelim logistics? :raising_hand_woman:
- Questions about specific content? :raising_hand_man:
- Practice prelim (as time allows)
Practice prelim questions