IT 116: Introduction to Scripting
Class 12

Tips and Examples


Review


New Material


Studying


Microphone

Homework 6

I have posted homework 6 here.

It is due this coming Sunday at 11:59 PM.

Quiz 4

Let's look at the answers to Quiz 4.

Midterm

The Midterm exam for this course will be held on Tuesday, October 22nd.

The exam will be given in this room.

It will consist of questions like those on the quizzes along with questions asking you to write short segments of Python code.

60% of the points on this exam will consist of questions from the Weekly Graded Quizzes.

There is a link to the answers to the graded quizze on the class web page.

There will be 15 of these questions, worth 4 points each.

The other 40% of points will come from four questions that ask you to write a short segment of code.

There will be 4 of these questions worth 10 points each.

To study for the code questions you should be able to

A good way to study for the code questions is to review the Class Exercises and homework solutions.

The last class before the exam, Thursday, October 17th, will be a review session.

You will only be responsible for the material in the Class Notes for that class on the exam.

You will find the Midterm review Class Notes here.

If for some reason you cannot take the exam on the date mentioned above you must contact me to make alternate arrangements.

The Midterm is given on paper.

I scan each exam paper and upload the scans to Gradescope.

I score the exam on Gradescope.

You will get an email from Gradescope with your score when I am done.

The Midterm is a closed book exam.

You are not allowed to use any resource other than what is in your head, while taking the exam.

Cheating on the exam will result in a score of 0 and will be reported to the Administration.

Remember your Oath of Honesty.

To prevent cheating, certain rules will be enforced during the exam.

Remember, the Midterm and Final determine 50% of your grade.

Questions

Are there any questions before I begin?

Tips and Examples

Studying for the Midterm with Flashcards

Additional Rules for Homework Scripts Using Functions

The pass Statement

Review

Calculation a Running Total

Augmented Assignment Operators

Functions

Two Types of Functions

Function Names

Defining a Function

Calling a Function

Attendance

New Material

How the Python Interpreter Runs a Script

Layout Rules for Functions

Functions in Scripts

Top Down Design

Example of Top Down Design

The Advantages of Isolation

Specifying the Work for a Function

Keep It Simple

Running Programs and the Operating System

How the Interpreter Uses Process Memory

Parameters

Local Variables

Parameters Are Local Variables

Studying

Class Exercise

Class Quiz