DB Group

Pre-final-exam office hours with TAs:

• For on-site students only: Srinath Ravindran, Wednesday May 5, 4pm-4:45pm, in EBII-2237.
• For off-site students only: Seokyong Hong, Wednesday May 5, 4:45pm-5:30pm by phone (and email if needed), phone number 919-513-0832.

Pre-final-exam office hours with the course instructor:

• For on-site students only: Thursday May 6, 1pm-1:45pm, in EBII-2276.
• For off-site students only: Thursday May 6, 2pm-2:45pm via Elluminate (please see here).

Post-final-exam office hours with the course instructor:

• For on-site students only: the instructor will be able to discuss with you the grading of your final-exam papers on Wednesday May 12, 2:45pm-4:45pm, in EBII-2276.
• For off-site students only: the instructor will be able to discuss with you the grading of your final-exam papers on Wednesday May 12, 2:45pm-4:45pm via email or phone only (please see here).

The instructor’s 3:50-4:35pm office hour on April 28 only has been moved to Friday April 30, 1:30-2:15pm. The instructor apologizes for any inconvenience.

The general information on the CSC 540 final exam can be found here.

Both exams (the midterm exam and the final exam) are closed book. However, a one-page (i.e., one-side) crib sheet (plus the crib sheets for previous tests, if any in the same class) may be used, on no more space than letter-size paper (8.5 x 11 inches), with font size 12 or larger, or a handwritten equivalent, with at least 1-inch margin on each of the four sides of the sheet. Crib sheets may not be shared. Abuse of the crib-sheet requirement is considered cheating. Collusion or cheating of any form are forbidden.

The topics to be covered by the final exam (to be given for all students on Monday May 9) are listed in the learning objectives for all the chapters and sections of the recommended textbook, see here. The exam is to be given between 1pm and 4pm in the usual classroom.

Homeworks 1 through 8 should give you a fair sampling of problems that are similar to the expected final-exam problems. Very important: please do not expect any final-exam problems to be multiple choice; in other words, please expect to provide for each exam problem (i) a correct (concise) final answer, and (ii) a detailed solution for partial credit.

Another very important thing to keep in mind: all crib-sheet violations will be considered cheating; please see the syllabus for the allowed crib-sheet formats.