Fall 2017 Lecture Notes Tutorials Exam Info Course Policies Announcements

Midterm

The Midterm date will be announced soon
It will be worth 30% of your final grade
The Midterm will cover everything up to and including the slides on 1D -dynamic programming.
It will NOT include 2D Dynamic Programming
The exam will be closed book and the use of electronic devices will not be allowed.
NEW: A sheet containing some basic mathematical facts that do not have to be memorized but do have to be understood will be distributed with the exam. A copy of the sheet can be found here.
For examples of what types of questions can be asked on the exams, please see the posted exams/solutions from previous years (at the bottom of this page)

Picking up your Midterm

Pick up will be in Room xxx. Times will be announced soon

You will need to show your student ID to the TA to collect your exam. If you are asking a friend to pick it up for you, please give them a copy of your ID.
If you can not come to either of those times, please email the TA to make an appointment

If you would like to appeal the marking of a question, please fill out this appeal form detailing your reason for requesting a grade change and hand it back with your marked exam to the TA AT THE PICKUP SESSION (once you take your exam out of the room you will not be able to file a later appeal so schedule yourself some time to review your exam in the pick-up session). If you want, you can attach a photo of the associated exam solution annotated to note the part you thought we marked incorrectly and why. Before filing an appeal, please check the marking notes in the solution given below. It not only gives correct solutions, it also notes some standard errors that were made on the exam.

Final Exam

The Final exam is will be announced soon
It will be worth 50% of your final grade
It will cover everything that we learned the entire semester (In Lectures, Tutorials and Homeworks) with an emphasis on what was NOT covered by the midterm.
- The slides on the stable marriage algorithm were not covered in class and therefore won't be on the exam.
The exam will be closed book and the use of electronic devices will not be allowed.
The same mathematical facts sheet that was distributed with the midterm will also be distributed with this exam

If you would like to appeal the marking of a question, please fill out the appeal form detailing your reason for requesting a grade change and hand it back with your marked exam to the TA AT THE CHECKING SESSION.

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Assorted Past Exam papers

Caveat: The syllabus of the course has changed over the years. Questions based on past papers therefore do not necessarily reflect what is being taught this semester.

Fall 2016:	midterm, solutions	final, solutions
Spring 2016:	midterm, solutions
Fall 2015:	midterm, solutions	final, solutions
Spring 2015:	midterm, solutions	final, solutions
Fall 2014:	midterm, solutions	final, solutions
Fall 2012:		final, solutions
Fall 2011		final, solutions