The exam will be at the scheduled time for the course final, December 11 at 2pm. The exam will be about twice the length of the first exam (intended to take 50 minutes), but you can use the full three-hour period if you like. You may use your textbook and any notes or papers you care to bring (with the exception of any materials from this course in previous years). You may not use other books, a calculator or computer, or (of course) each other's papers. Many questions are likely to be similar in format to those in the minute essays or homework assignments; there will likely also be some multiple-choice or true/false questions, similar to those on the midterm. You might be asked to write or comment on code/pseudocode, but it's unlikely that you'll be asked to write more than a few lines. Most questions will be more difficult than the minute-essay questions but less difficult (or at least less time-consuming) than the homework problems. There will be some questions on material from the first part of the course (before the midterm), but the emphasis will be on material from the later part of the course.
You are responsible for all material presented during lecture (including any topics not covered in the textbook), but the following is a list of topics I consider most important from the second half of the course. (See the midterm review sheet for a list of topics from the first half.)
You should have read all of chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9. Probably the best way to approach reviewing the reading is to skim all of it, paying more attention to topics I covered in class, and (re)read the last (summary) section of each chapter.
You should also be sure to review all homeworks (and sample solutions) and the non-opinion minute essay questions.