Sources of exam questions include the lecture
notes, the assigned readings as well material that was covered in the lecture
which is not available through any of the other sources. The exam is
cumulative so it is expected that you are familiar with the concepts and
terminology from the first half of the class. However the questions on the
final will heavily emphasize the material that was covered subsequent to the
midterm (at most you might have a written question dealing with material from
the first half of the class - which is why in some semesters the rough
percentage breakdowns don't quite add up to 100%). All questions will be
written, because you have over twice the amount of time that you had for the
midterm exam there is no longer any need to add multiple choice questions to
increase the number of marks for the exam.
The role of the required readings with respect to the midterm
Reading and understanding the content in these extra materials may allow
you to better understand the lecture material and thus provide 'richer'
answers. In addition there may be a written question and/or multiple
choice that asks you
specifically about material from one of the papers which wasn't directly
covered in lecture.