CS 1538 – Fall 2009 – Review for Midterm Exam

Look at the online syllabus to see the relevant material covered so far this term.  The cutoff for material on the exam is shown on the syllabus.

Carefully read over all of the notes from our class meetings, BOTH from the PowerPoint slides (available on-line) and from class discussions and the whiteboard. If you missed any classes, it is NOT ENOUGH to just get the on-line notes -- get the notes taken in class from a fellow student as well.

Read all of the sections assigned in the Discrete-Event System Simulation textbook:

·         Chapter 1: all

·         Chapter 2: all

·         Chapter 3: all

·         Chapter 4: just browse this chapter but do not emphasize it

·         Chapter 5: all (except the distributions that we did not cover – see Syllabus)

·         Chapter 6: all (be able to use the tables in Section 6.4 but you do not have to memorize them)

·         Sections 7.1-7.4.1 (in 7.4.1 only Chi-Square test, NOT Kolmogorov-Smirnov)

Some of the material in the text was emphasized in the class notes/handouts and some was not. I suggest reading everything in the text chapters after reading through the notes and handouts -- that way you will know what to emphasize.

 

Note that the material on Monte Carlo simulation was not in the text.  See the online references (in addition to the course notes and handouts) for information on Monte Carlo simulation.     

Download, read, compile and execute all examples from my Web page. These examples demonstrate some of the material that was emphasized in class. You should understand every detail of these handouts, including the comments.  When running the programs, be sure to experiment. You can also learn a lot by making modifications to the programs and then examining their effects.

Understand all of your assignments:

·         Look over your graded Written Assignment 1.

·         Since Written Assignment 2 will not be graded prior to the exam, see me or your TA during office hours if you have any questions about it.

·         Know the goals, your code and your conclusions from the First Programming Project.