The exam will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2021 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. We may have to start a few minutes late depending on whether we can get into the rooms on time and be ready to go at 6:30, but the exam will run 90 minutes from our start time. We have reserved the rooms for an extra half-hour "just in case". If the test turns out to be a bit too long we can allow some extra time to finish up without excessive time pressure.
The exam will be offered simultaneously at UW and on the Microsoft campus. Students can go to either location depending on which is most convenient.
The exam will be in the CSE2 G01 classroom. This room is down the hall from our normal room, but is the same size and layout. Ususal UW rules about wearing masks at all times indoors apply.
We will be in Microsoft Building 99 (14820 NE 36th St. Redmond -- map). We're in room 1919, the large lecture hall in the area behind glass doors immediately to the left when entering the building. The front door to the building will be locked after hours, but we have permission for both Microsoft employees and other members of the class to attend. If you are not a Microsoft employee and need someone to let you into the building, a contact phone number will be posted on our (private) class discussion board for you to call if someone isn't available right away to let you in.
Everyone taking the exam at at Microsoft must complete an online health check-in on Thursday using this link before entering the building.
Masks must be worn at all times while inside the building.
The exam covers everything we've done in the course up through lectures on Nov. 23, including all homework and project assignments. The exam will be closed-book, but reference information will be provided with the exam as needed, so you don't shouldn't memorize or need notes about things like the MiniJava grammar or definitions of terms or algorithms. You can also have two 5x8 index cards with whatever hand-written notes you wish on them. See the list of exam topics for more detailed information. There will be time at the end of class on Tue. Nov. 30 to talk about the exam and answer questions.
The main goal of an exam is to provide a chance to review and assimilate what we've done in the course. Ultimately maybe the best piece of advice is one your instructor heard long ago from another professor: "Relax, you are here to learn", and you will do well.