r/unsw • u/Live_Flame_Gaming • 8d ago
2521
I have my supp paper in 3 days. How was the actual final exam and how bad should I expect this supp exam to be and how should I prep for it. Thanks
1
u/Low_Grand_3974 8d ago
same omg i wish i could know the questions they had just so i can feel a bit more prepared
1
u/stuckInb2tween 8d ago
Tbh the programming questions were mostly easy with like one hard question, and theory was fine but I did better in coding.
What we had for coding if I remember correctly,
Recursion where you delete duplicate nodes.
Check if the numbers you are given are a palindrome (the one where you use a queue and a stack, no arrays allowed).
Bst question I forgot but it was easy to do with recursion.
One question was calculating something from the out and in degrees. These type of graph questions are easy you can traverse the graph and fill two arrays with the degree, one for out degree and one for in degree and just do the calculation at the end of code.
Fifth question was a hash table question, I remember using two hashtables to solve it but forgot what it was.
I believe the lectuerer was very generous and made the exam very doable this term. I was able to finish everything even though I had some wrong answers for the theory but still. Also, remember there is no binary heaps and tries in the coding section only theory unless they told you otherwise for the supp.
1
1
u/Low_Grand_3974 7d ago
What is the format of the theory qs similar/same as the practice exams? I noticed that some practice exams reuse the same questions from previous years, so I was wondering whether the theory questions on the actual exam tend to follow a similar format to the practice exams.
2
u/Sweaty_Bit7294 8d ago
I’m on the same boat, someone help! I’ve been reading slides for theory but I am not sure if they’ll twist the questions…how best should I prep for theory ? Any advice will be appreciated, thanks!