Introduction to Programming and Scientific Applications (Spring 2019)

Exam

The final exam in the course is a 2 hour multiple choice exam with internal censorship graded on the 7 step scale. No aids are allowed at the exam.

A prerequisite for attending the exam is the approval of 10 mandatory assignments and 1 implementation project. The handins and project can be done in groups of up to three persons.

The ordinary exam is in June. The reexam is in August.

Grading

Your grade will reflect an overall assessment of the implementation project and the multiple-choice examination.

The multiple-choice exam will contribute roughly 3/4 to the final grade. The result of the multiple-choice exam must meet the minimum requirements for acceptance to be able to pass the course.

The project done during the course will also count towards the reexam.

Grades from previous exams

Grade -3 00 02 4 7 10 12 Total
June 2018 0 0 6 16 34 23 12 91
June 2019 1 4 13 26 51 36 12 143

Curriculum

The course curriculum for the exam will consist of the chapters covered in [John V. Guttag. Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python With Application to Understanding Data. Second Edition. MIT Press, 2016] during the lectures, the slides covered during the course and available in the course plan (see left menu), the topic covered in the implementation project, and the topics covered in the mandatory handins.

Multiple choice exam

Previous exams - to give you an idea of how the exam will be like.