Lecture notes for the Introduction to problem solving with applications by James Tam Return to the course web page

CPSC 203: Information about the first midterm exam

Grades [Sorted by ID number]

Exam instructions (they will be from actual exam so you should read them beforehand)

General information:

Instructions for the multiple choice questions

Instructions for the written questions

Material that you should study

Format of the exam1

Composition of the exam by question type:

 

Short answer questions

 

    5 questions ~55% of the total exam marks
     
  Multiple choice questions

 

  18 questions ~45% of the total exam marks

Composition of the exam by topic

  Topic Approximate proportion of the exam
  Computer hardware ~60%
  Spreadsheets ~32
  Problem solving (up to and including slide #46) ~0
  Miscellaneous2 ~7%

1 These values are based on a near-final version of your final exam. The exact weightings may vary slightly off these listed values.
2 This section includes questions that span multiple topics.