Our final exam will be held on Saturday, June 6th from 3:30PM - 6:30PM in STLC 114, our normal classroom. If you are taking the exam at an alternate time, you should have already heard from us with details on time and location; ping us ASAP if this is not the case.
Topic Coverage
The final exam is cumulative. You may be asked about anything from the lectures or problem sets.
Exam Format
The exam is a traditional pencil-and-paper exam. It will be three hours long. It's closed-book, closed-computer, and limited-note. You can bring a single, double-sided, 8.5” × 11” sheet of notes when you take the exam. That note sheet can be handwritten, typed, etc. We encourage you to hand-write your notes sheet as it will help you prepare for the exam and refresh concepts.
Aside from your notes sheet, we will not provide any other reference materials.
Proctoring Logistics
The exam will be proctored. You must present a valid Stanford ID both to enter the exam room and when submitting your exam. You will be assigned a seat when you arrive at the exam.
Aside from a pencil and your notes sheet, all personal belongings and electronic devices (e.g. backpacks, bags, phones, electronic watches, headphones, smart glasses, etc.) must be placed at the front of the exam room during the exam.
Here is more information about the AIWG proctoring pilot.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I cite results from lecture or the problem sets? Yes, absolutely. The course staff will be grading your work and we're familiar with what we've covered this quarter.
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Do you give partial credit? We award partial credit for answers that are on the right track but contain errors. The best way to earn partial credit on the problem is to make a good effort to solve it. Listing but not applying relevant facts will not earn much (if any) partial credit.
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Can I write more than one answer to a problem? No, do not do this. If you write multiple answers, we will grade whichever answer gives you the fewest number of points.
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Do I need to write code, and, if so, will you grade for style? Coding questions are fair game for the exam. We will grade coding questions both for correctness and for style, so make sure to write beautiful code.
Practice Problems
We've provided the final exam we gave out in Spring 2025 to give you a sense of what sorts of questions might be asked.