CS486/686 - Tests

There will be one midterm test of 75 minutes duration worth 20% of the final mark (12% for CS686).  The midterm is scheduled on March 1st.

There will also be a final examination of 2.5 hours worth 40% of the final mark (35% for CS686) to be scheduled by the registrar.

Final

• Date:  April 10 (12:30 pm - 3 pm)
• Duration:  2.5 hrs
  
• Material subject to examination:
• Slides for lectures 1-24
• Complementary readings (textbook and online papers) for lectures 1-24
  
• Assignments 1, 2, 3 and 4
  
• No aids allowed (i.e., no notes, no lecture slides, no textbook, no computer, etc.)
  
• Bring a non-programmable calculator
  
• No programming questions
  
• Questions will focus on concepts
• Exam style similar to the midterm
  
• To practice:
  
• try the exercises at the end of each chapter in the text book
• try exams posted on the textbook website

Midterm

• Date:  Thursday March 1st, 8:30-9:50.
• Room: RCH302 (This room is bigger than our classroom, which will give everyone more space to write the exam comfortably.) 
  
• Duration:  75 min
• Material subject to examination:
• Slides for lectures 1-13
• Textbook readings for lectures 1-13
  
• Assignments 1 and 2
• No aids allowed (i.e., no notes, no lecture slides, no textbook, no computer, etc.)
  
• Bring a non-programmable calculator
  
• No programming questions
  
• Questions will focus on the concepts
• To practice:
  
• try the exercises at the end of each chapter in the text book
• try exams posted on the textbook website
• Mirza Omer Beg (mbeg [at] cs [dot] uwaterloo [dot] ca) will hold special office hours on Monday Feb 27, 9:30-11:30 am in the AI lab (DC2306C).
• Pascal will hold office hours as usual on Wednesday Feb 29, 8:30-10:30 (DC2514).