CMPT 126 Harbour Centre

Tests dates, rooms & topics

Last update: December 4, 2010

MINI TESTS (during class, un-announced)

Mini tests are brief team exercises usually taking place during lectures which are not pre-announced and may provide bonus points. The minitests and some corresponding solutions will be posted in the readings section as part of the notes and/or in the examples section.

QUIZZES(during part of class):

The topics coverage will be completed as the course progresses.

Quiz during Lab #1.Week 5 Tuesday October 5.
This quiz already took place. See topics coverage and quiz style here. See the test itself and some solutions in the some tests solutions section.
Quiz during Class time #2. Week 7 Tuesday October 19.
This quiz already took place. See topics coverage and quiz style here. See the test itself and some solutions in the some tests solutions section.
Midterm.Week 10, Tuesday November 9.
This midterm already took place. See topics coverage and quiz style here. See the solutions in the some tests solutions section.
Quiz #3. Due date: Wednesday December 1, 8:30 AM. This quiz already took place. See topics coverage and quiz style here. See the test itself and some solutions in the some tests solutions section.

FINAL EXAM (paper and pen/cil):

Week 14, Friday December 10, 7:00 pm -- 10:00 pm, Room: HCC 1315.

Topics coverage:
- All the topics in quiz #1, quiz#2, quiz#3 and Midterm
- Topics covered in all the Lab exercises and both projects
- Corresponding topics and examples seen in class. See in particular the Examples section.
- Solutions to lab exercises. See the Lab exercises section.
- Corresponding notes: all notes.
Focus on:
- Same focus of quiz #1, quiz#2, quiz#3, midterm, topics in project#1, topics in project #2
  
  AND ALSO
- arrays and matrices of objects
- uml class diagrams
- aggregation relation between classes
- inheritance
- interfaces
- polymorphism (with inheritance and with interfaces)
- abstract classes
- exceptions (brief - level as seen in class)
- analysis of algorithms (brief, level as seen in class)
- searching and sorting (brief, level as seen in class)
Final exam style:
- Paper and pen/cil.
- style combining the styles of all the quizzes, midterm, lab exercises and examples. some aspects similar to project but clearly not as large.
- Focus on some conceptual questions, understanding of code AND ALSO coding exercises.
- You are allowed to bring a crib sheet, written in up to 4 (FOUR) sides of a regular size piece of paper, normal font, handwritten or typed. It may include any notes you may want to include. It should include your name and student number. You will submit the crib sheet and may pick it up next semeester.
- if you did not pick up your previous quiz or midtermcrib sheet you can get it in the class (if you come) on Monday December 6 or before the exam starts (please ask for it). In that case you may bring an additional one side crib sheet.