The quiz will focus on the material that we have discussed in lecture from the beginning of the semester through the material on Classes and Objects.
Remember that you can access all of the relevant (and detailed) lecture material on our class Blackboard.
The quiz will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18th, in CGS 129
Students needing accommodations or have a scheduled conflict should email course instructor(s).
You must bring your BU ID to the exam, so that we can check it when you turn in your exam.
You will have 60 minutes for the exam.
You may not use any materials during the exam. In particular, you should turn off cell phones and other electronic devices and put them away.
You should either use a pencil (recommended) or a pen with blue or black ink.
Once you leave the exam room, you may not return, so please use the restroom ahead of time.
The exam will consist of a variety of questions. Possible question types include: multiple choice, fill in the blanks, short answer, code tracing, and finding errors in existing code.
In addition, there will be questions that ask you to write a method or a short program – similar to the problems from the homework, but on a smaller scale.
One way to prepare is to review the pre-lecture materials and lecture notes and make a summary of the key points in your own words. “Boiling down” the material in this way is a great way to ensure that you really understand the key concepts.
We also encourage you to do practice problems. Options include:
redoing the in-class exercises found in the lecture notes
redoing the lab exercises; the solutions for the supplemental problems are available on the Labs page. You can review solutions to the practicum problem in office hours.
When working on practice problems, try to come up with your answers on paper, rather than through a trial-and-error approach on VS Code or in another programming environment. This will give you an experience that is similar to the one that you will have during the exam.
Feel free to post questions on Piazza (using the midterm_exam1
tag) or email your class instructor.
Last updated on February 12, 2026.