CompSci 6 Spring 2010
Final Exam Details

• When and where is the final exam?
  • Thursday night May 6, 7-10pm, Physics Room 130 (regular classroom)

• What can I bring to the final?
  • pen or pencil
  • No electronic devices or calculators
  • Exam is closed note, closed book, closed neighbor

• What is the format of the exam?
  • one part is multiple choice
  • one part is problems similar to first two exams
  • will provide Java classes you may need for the exam
  • little less than twice as long as normal exam, should have plenty of time in the three hour time slot

• What topics are on the exam?
  • Chapters listed on the syllabus page.
  • Topics include (partial list)
    • Classes: creating one or more classes to solve a problem
    • Collections: arrays, Lists, Sets, Maps, and 2D arrays
    • Creating objects from formatted data: reading data from files and parsing strings
    • Loops: analyzing and building complex and nested loops, using invariants, enhanced for loop, and iterators
    • Inheritance: creating sub-classes, and analyzing hierarchies
    • Recursion: analyzing and filling in recursive algorithms

• How to study for the exam
  • review classworks and assignments
  • Book and lecture notes
  • old tests

Calculation of Final Grade

See the INFO page for the percentages of material in the calculation of your final grade.