The first midterm test is on Friday, October 13th.
<ul>
 <li>
  It will be delivered on Brightspace,
  using the <b>Assessments > Quizzes</b> tool.
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  You will be allowed 90 minutes to complete the test.
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  You may start the test any time between 9AM and 9PM.
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  You are not allowed to discuss the test 
  with anyone (or any<em>thing</em>) other than the course instructors
  (Nikita, Mark, Somayeh)
  from the time you start the test
  until everyone has finished it
  that evening.
 <li>
  It is an open book test.
  That means that you are allowed to:
  <ul>
   <li>
    Consult the course slides.
   <li>
    Consult the sample code on the course website.
   <li>
    View your previous submissions in this course.
   <li>
    Use an IDE to write and debug code.
  </ul>
 <li>
  You are <b>not</b> allowed to
  <ul>
   <li>
    Copy code from any internet source other than the course website.
   <li>
    Have anyone else write code for you,
    or tell you what code to write,
    or give you any advice about writing code.
   <li>
    Do anything that subverts the purpose of this test:
    to tell whether you have learned the material
    to a sufficient degree.
  </ul>
</ul>
<p>
There is a <a href='https://cs.smu.ca/~myoung/csci1226/Notes/2009F-CSCI1226-M1a.pdf'>sample midterm</a>
from the pen-and-paper era.
Questions on your midterm will be different,
but of the same ilk.
<ul>
 <li>
  You will not be asked to write complete programs.
 <li>
  The questions will generally be short --
  often one line of code
  (or even less).
 <li>
  There will be multiple choice questions
  (approximately 15% of the test).
 <li>
  You do not need to comment your code on the test
  unless we specifically ask you to.
 <li>
  You do need to follow style conventions.
</ul>
<p>
You should try to complete the sample test on your own.
You are going to have to write a real test,
and the best way to prepare for that is by writing tests.
Just looking at the answers
is not the same at all!
<p>
Once you have completed the test to your satisfaction,
you should look up the answers
in the <b>Course Material > Sample Code</b>
part of the course website.