The second test really just sneaks up on you doesn't it? I had an hour of relief once I had finished the assignment before I looked at the calendar and saw the second test first thing after the November break.
My angst arises from not knowing how to tell if I'm ready for the test. No really, I thought I had all the concepts down pat before, but I was wiped out by the test. I blanked out, all-gone, I forgot how to interpret a tuple. It was bad.
This time I have no idea how I'll do. The concepts about the performance of algorithms didn't quite sink in. I understand the reasoning behind the performance differences, but only on a very elementary level. I don't think I could even fathom any test-calibre questions on the subject. It doesn't help that I have a minimal recollection of how logarithms work. Other than that I don't even know what we're going to be tested on...how does one prepare for this??? How do I improve when I'm not so certain what it is that I really need study up on...
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Now that the term test has been concluded, how do you think you did? Is there anything that you think you could have done better in hindsight? I myself was quite surprised when I could not find even a hint of Big-Oh or sorting on the test.
ReplyDeleteThe term test was actually rather easy. So much so that I'm a little worried that I made a fatal error somewhere. If I could have done anything better, it would have been to completely finish the third question. I wasted time fixing a mistake I made in the first two questions.
DeleteThough I expected not to find sorting on the test, I was also surprised (and relieved) not to find big-oh. Now I'm a little suspicious.