Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 13:07:30 -0500 (CDT)
   From: Mark Jacobson <jacobson@math-cs.cns.uni.edu>
     To: 810-061-02@uni.edu
Subject: Test on Thursday at 10 a.m. in Wright 105 - Java...

Hi Java students,

   The final exam for 810:061 Computer Science I (Java) will be
at 10 a.m. tommorrow (THURSDAY, MAY 8th).

   11:00 T Th have exams from 10-11:50 a.m. Thursday, May 8
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   I will post a study guide shortly, as a student stopped by my
office half an hour ago and requested one in person.  I have not
had an email from any student about the exam or anything regarding
Java (except the Frogger project notes) since class last Thursday.

   For now, here is what to study:

   1.  The Williams College manuscript 5 chapters using your lecture notes
       and handouts to focus on what is important and what was stressed
       in those 5 chapters.  The Williams College manuscript is your
       textbook READINGS for the class.  Don't worry too much at all
       about the READINGS where it is something not covered and
       reinforced additionally through the lectures and handouts and
       assignments.

   2.  Your lecture notes for the class.  Whatever was presented in
       class as examples and exercises on the blackboard or from
       the web page, often backed up with handouts so you or I did
       not have to write the entire Java code on the blackboard and
       in the notebook, is considered important.

   3.  The past tests for the class are good practice.  If you redo
       those test questions without looking at the solution you had
       before, or the solution available on the web page or in your
       notes from when we went over the test, guess what?

       You get better and better at the Java.  You find out what you
       are weak at, and then correct it by reading and looking at
       examples.   Then you try again on the same problem, again
       with closed book.  And you improve and can do it faster and better.
       And you do this until you NAIL IT perfectly and understand it
       thoroughly.

       You want to simulate test conditions, so practice like this
       and then afterwards look at the handouts or textbook or type
       it into jGrasp and see if it works.

       That is how you best learn Java and programming.  Actively!

   4.  Study your past programming assignments for the techniques and
       Java that was used.

   5.  Study the notes on Frogger that were sent out toward the last
       days of class.  I may have some questions about problem solving
       in general or in the context of that Frogger project.

   That is enough for now.

   Summary: