Midterm1 Information

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1) Logistics§

  • Midterm 1 will be on Wednesday, October 8, from 7:30 pm to 9pm.

  • There are two rooms -- 50-340 (Walker) and 34-101 -- for the midterm. You have not been assigned a room. You may change your exam room, starting Thursday, Sept 18, 5pm, contingent on remaining capacity in that room.

  • The midterm covers material from the start of the class through week 4 of the subject (that is, including lectures, notes, exercises, recitations, labs, and homeworks issued cumulatively from week 1 through 4).

  • The midterm exam will be a 1.5-hour, written, in-person exam; no electronics, calculators, or computers may be accessed during the exam. You may bring one sheet of paper (8.5" by 11") with anything written on both sides using any tool or font, but no further references.

  • Exam preparation resources:

    • Past midterms are available for practice.
    • Office hours will follow the regular schedule leading up to the midterm, except that, Wed Oct 8, 7pm–9pm, slot is canceled.

Be sure to plan accordingly, and good luck with your preparation!

2) Conflicts and Accommodations§

  • If you have a direct conflict with an MIT class or extracurricular such that you are unable to attend the scheduled time, please e-mail 6.390-personal@mit.edu to discuss the possibility of taking a conflict exam.

    Per Institute policy, you are not allowed to miss regularly scheduled class periods in your other MIT classes for the 6.390 midterm; if you have a conflict, you need to work with us to schedule a conflict exam consistent with (not conflicting with) your regular class periods.

  • If you require accommodations for the midterm, (with an email note from DAS, sent to us and copied to you), please e-mail 6.390-personal@mit.edu as well to coordiante.

  • We will coordinate and confirm rooms/times for conflict midterm exams and midterm accommodations via e-mail.

  • Please let us know by Wednesday, September 24, in order for us to arrange accommodations or a conflict exam.