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-The first quarter exam will be Monday October 14 10:15-11:45 In room 108. The average of the two quarter exams is worth 20% of your grade. The first quarter exam is a cumulative exam that covers the summer assignmentKael the Robot, and chapters 3 through 7 of the textbook. There will be multiple choice and free response questions.  +The first quarter exam will be in Room 405 on Monday October 9, 2023 (90 min) The average of the two quarter exams is worth 20% of your grade. The exam will be similar to the chapter tests that we have had. You have 90 minutes to answer 3 Free Response questionsand around 40 other questions which are a combination of true/false, short answer, and multiple choice.  
  
-On the actual AP Exam, the multiple choice question pace is 2 minutes, 15 seconds each, and the free response questions pace is about 15 minutes each. The AP Exam will be at noonFriday May 8, 2020+ The first Free Response Question question will ask you to write a method (much like a [[https://codingbat.com/java/Warmup-1|codingbat.com]] warmup exercise)and the second question will ask you to write a complete class from scratch.  I will give you a choice of methods and classes, and you just need select one of each to write The third question is a Subclass question where your are provided a super classand you need to write a subclass with a constructor and a method
  
-If you log in at [[https://apclassroom.collegeboard.org/]] there is "Qtr 1 MC Practice 1" with some multiple choice questions. 
  
-It is a good idea to review your homework, labs, and the powerpoint slides (in [[ https://classroom.google.com|Google Classroom]]). Last year's quiz questions were posted at [[https://plusportals.com/saintfrancishsPlusPortals]] The file is called "Qtr 1 Quiz Review Chapters 1-6" Password for the PDF of the questions is the Franciscan virtue Fall 2018! (Hintit starts with an upper case C) Note that the final will not explicitly use questions from chapter 1 or 2 To check your workgo to  [[https://quizizz.com/join]] and enter game code **024682**+ The first quarter exam is a cumulative exam that covers  
 +  - The [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/doku.php?id=summer_assignment|summer assignment]] 
 +  - [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/doku.php?id=karl_j_robot|Karel the Robot]] (Subclasses of Robot, void methods, while loops, for loops) 
 +  [[https://mathorama.com/showHWbyQtr2020apcs.php?block=A&qtr=1|Classroom labs]] (including mathorama wikiLitvin, and  [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Runestone]] exercises) 
 +  - [[https://myap.collegeboard.org|AP Classroom]] (Unit 1 Sampler, Unit 1 PPC A, B, Unit 2 PPC A, Qtr 1 MC Practice, Daily Videos  1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 5.8, 9.1, 9.2 )) 
 +  - Chapters 3 through 5 of the Litvin textbook (Homework, Labs, Chapter Tests).  
 +   
 +Links to Practice Problems
  
-It is also a good idea to practice writing code.  Don't forget if you are away from your computer, you can still practice writing code on your phone or iPad at [[https://codingbat.com/java|https://codingbat.com/java]] [[https://codingbat.com/java/Warmup-1|"Warm up"]] and [[https://codingbat.com/java/Logic-1|"logic"]] are good categories to practice.  You also may wish to try these {{ :practice_frq_qtr_1.pdf |practice free response }} quizzes from the past.+  * [[https://apclassroom.collegeboard.org/| Qtr 1 MC Practice]] assignment at AP Classroom 
 +  [[https://codingbat.com/java/Warmup-1|codingbat.com]] Warm-up 1 
 +  * [[https://codingbat.com/java/Logic-1|codingbat.com]] Logic 1 
 +  * [[Writing classes Practice]] 
 +  * [[https://mathorama.com/apcs2/practice_frq_qtr_1.pdf |Old Practice FRQs' for Qtr 1]]
  
-Things to watch out for:+ 
 +====Things to watch out for:====
   - Constructors should initialize the class' fields  (fields are ''private'', to encapsulate)    - Constructors should initialize the class' fields  (fields are ''private'', to encapsulate) 
   - When initialzing fields in a constructor, **Do not** mention its type- this accidentally makes a local variable instead of initializing the classes field that has the same name.   - When initialzing fields in a constructor, **Do not** mention its type- this accidentally makes a local variable instead of initializing the classes field that has the same name.
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   - Remember method names should use () for the parameter list, even if there are no parameters   - Remember method names should use () for the parameter list, even if there are no parameters
   - Watch for dangling else statements (p 148) - without brackets, the last ''else'' belongs to the previous ''if''   - Watch for dangling else statements (p 148) - without brackets, the last ''else'' belongs to the previous ''if''
-  - **Do not** add a ''System.out.print'' when no printing is requested (This can be a 1 or 2 point **Extraneous code that causes side effect** penalty on the AP Exam) +  - **Do not** add a ''System.out.print'' when no printing is requested (This can be a 1 or 2 point **Extraneous code that causes side effect** [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/lib/exe/detail.php?id=qtr_1_study_guide&media=apcs_penalty_points.png|penalty on the AP Exam]]
-  - **Do not** use local variables before first declaring them ( also a AP scoring penalty).  +  - **Do not** use local variables before first declaring them ( also a [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/lib/exe/detail.php?id=qtr_1_study_guide&media=apcs_penalty_points.png|AP scoring penalty]]).  
   - Variables are declared ONLY ONCE, not every time.   - Variables are declared ONLY ONCE, not every time.
-  - **Do not** assign a value to a parameter inside a method unless you are asked to (also a AP scoring penalty called **Destruction of data**)+  - **Do not** assign a value to a parameter inside a method unless you are asked to (also a [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/lib/exe/detail.php?id=qtr_1_study_guide&media=apcs_penalty_points.png|AP scoring penalty]] called **Destruction of data**)
   - **Never** use ''return'' in a constructor   - **Never** use ''return'' in a constructor
   - Remember to ''return'' something of the same type as a method's header.    - Remember to ''return'' something of the same type as a method's header. 
-  - **Do not** ''return'' something when writing a ''void'' method ( a method that isn't supposed to return something (This too has a AP scoring penalty)+  - **Do not** ''return'' something when writing a ''void'' method ( a method that isn't supposed to return something (This too has a [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/lib/exe/detail.php?id=qtr_1_study_guide&media=apcs_penalty_points.png|AP scoring penalty]])
    
 Finally, please remember to get a good night's rest and a healthy breakfast! Finally, please remember to get a good night's rest and a healthy breakfast!
 Good Luck! Good Luck!
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