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  Tests
 
 All tests (except when
                          announced otherwise) begin at the beginning of
                          class meeting sharp and last only about 25
                          minutes. 
                          There is a lecture after each test.
 Each covered Chapter and Ethical and legal
                        prerequisites will conclude
                        with a multiple-choice test. The date of each
                        test will be announced
                        one class in advance, so be prepared.
 
 Each
                          test will be given via Canvas.
 
 You will need to have a Lock-Down Browser (LDB) installed on your computer BEFORE taking any quiz, test, or exam posted on Canvas for this course in section Modules
 
 Click here for instructions how to download and install your LDB.
 
 Links
 
 
 
 Dates for tests
 
 Section 40 TuTh at 7:00 PM only
 
 Test 1 Thursday, October 12, 7:00 - 7:30 PMTest
                            2 Tuesday, November 14, 7:00 - 7:25 PM
 Test 3   Tuesday, December 5, 7:00 - 7:20 PM
 Test 4 TBA
 Test 5 (optional) Tuesday, November 28, 6:45 - 7:00 PM
 Final Tuesday December 12, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
 
 Section 41 MoWe at 11:30 PM
                            only
 
 Test 1 Wednesday, October 11, 11:30 AM - 12:00 noonTest
                            2 Wednesday, November 15, 11:30 - 11:55 AM
 Test 3 Monday, December 4, 11:30 - 11:50 AM
 Test 4 TBA
 Test 5 (optional) Wednesday, November 29, 11:15 - 11:30 AM
 Final Wednesday December 13, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
 
 Test coverage
 
 Test 1
                      (closed textbook, no notes) will cover Lecture Notes up to and
                      including the Closing Remarks, as well as
                      the (highlighted
                      fragments of the) paper International law 'vs.' the
                        American Constitution.  Here
                        is a link to Study Guide.
 
 
 Test
                            3 (closed textbook,
                            no notes) will cover Chapter
                            2,  Lecture Notes on Chapter 2, and the Readings. Make
                            sure to review the slides.Test
                            4 (closed textbook,
                            no notes) will cover Chapter 3,  Lecture Notes on Chapter 3, and the Readings. Make
                            sure to review the slides.
Test
                            5 (extra credit,
                              optional
                              for
                              all
                              students,
                            closed
                            textbook,
                            no
                            notes) will
                          cover  the article "On
                            the Software Patenting
                            Controversy" http://csc.csudh.edu/suchenek/CSC301/PatentsForSoftwareArticle.pdf
                        (click here for a version
                          with highlights) and
                          Section
                          4.5
                          (Patents
                          for Inventions in Software) of Chapter 4.
 
The comprehensive
                            multiple-choice final
                            examination will cover the material
                            discussed in class and assigned
                            readings.  Final
                              requires one
                              scantron form 882-E
                            that you are required to
                              purchase and bring with you to class.FINAL
                        120
                          min.   Comprehensive multiple-choice,
                      closed-textbook,
                        no notes; covers Chapters 1 through
                          4 (including slides for Chapters 1 through 4), Sections 6.2, 9.3, slides for Chapter 9,  and all lecture
                            notes and assigned
                            readings, including
                          individual readings, such as slides Limits of Computability and others listed in the Syllabus. In
                            particular, it will cover all the material
                            covered by Tests 1 trough 
                          5  3 and Test 5,
                            AND all
                            the material covered by the
                            lectures and slides presented in class,
                            including all the material
                            covered after the last test, in particualr,
                            the slides on Limits of Computability and the Lecture on Population.
                        There will be some emphasis on the required material that was not covered by Tests 1 through 3.
                        See the Syllabus
                        for coverage details.
 
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