Midterm 2 Information
Info:
- Time: 8pm - 10:10pm Thursday, 10/20 (exam will start promptly at 8:10pm)
- Locations Seating assignments will be emailed to you on Wednesday 10/19.
The exam is closed note, except for:
- A 1-page (front and back) hand written sheet of notes that you create yourself (it may not be shared).
- The Midterm 1 Study Guide. A copy of this study guide will be provided with your exam.
- The Midterm 2 Study Guide. A copy of this study guide will be provided with your exam.
You will write your answers on the exam itself. Scratch paper will be provided.
Please bring your Cal student ID.
Topics Covered
The exam will cover all course topics through Chapter 2.9 of Composing Programs, except for Newton's method (1.6.5), implementing lists & dictionaries (2.4.7), dispatch dictionaries (2.4.8), propagating constraints (2.4.9), and implementing classes and objects (2.6).
Particular emphasis will be given to mutable data, object-oriented programming, recursion, and recursive data (such as linked lists and trees).
You should be prepared to answer questions that relate closely to the projects and homework assignments (not including challenge problems). You should also know how to draw an environment diagram by hand.
Preparation
The best way to study for the midterm is to work through practice problems. The course staff has put together the following resources:
- Past exams and solutions
- Study resources
- Python Tutor for drawing environment diagrams
The CS 61A course staff is hosting two events over the weekend:
- Guerrilla section on Saturday, 10/15 in 247 Cory from 12 - 3 pm.
- Midterm 2 review session on Sunday, 10/16 in 155 Dwinelle from 12 - 3 pm.
Eta Kappa Nu (the EECS honors society) will also be hosting a unofficial review session on Saturday, 10/15 5-8pm in 2050 VLSB.
Make-Up Exam
Please fill out the alternate exam request form by Sunday 10/16 @ 11:59pm. Expect an email confirming your alternate time.
If you are a DSP student, you should have received an email from Kelly Liu. If you haven’t, please shoot her an email (kelly.liu@berkeley.edu)