This is a quick summary of how we plan to run the examlets. Although we may need to make small changes at the last minute, this document should help you know what to expect. See the excuses page for information about illness, disabilties, and other special situations.
Make sure you know the time of your assigned discussion, because you'll need to write it on your examlet sheets. (We'll need to sort them by discussion since we return them at discussion.)
The exam lasts 30 minutes.
If you need to make up a previous examlet, come to the exam as normal and take the regularly scheduled exam. After you finish that, ask the proctors for your makeup examlet.
Before the exam, please wait in the building lobby (aka south of the room). We will distribute examlets as you enter the room.
If you arrive slightly late, don't panic. The examlets are designed to be doable in much less than 30 minutes.
If you arrive more than 10 minutes late, you cannot take the exam at this sitting. You'll need to do a makeup.
You must sit in alternate seats. Because the room may be very full, avoid leaving two-person gaps and use the end seats in odd-length rows.
Even with the alternate seating, please avoid sitting next to close friends. Other students may misinterpret your normal friendly behavior as cheating.
Please sit in a chair, not on the floor or on the radiator, unless we actually run out of alternate seats. If you are one of the first in your row, please sit towards the middle. As your row fills up, please be polite and shift inwards as needed.
If you need help, don't be shy. E.g. perhaps you are colorblind and we have accidentally chosen colors that look too similar. Or perhaps you are injured and need an aisle/front seat. The proctors (also most students) will be happy to help.
There my be multiple versions of each examlet. I won't say how many. This varies with the examlet and isn't determined until the last minute. They are similar in difficulty but not exactly comparable. Over the course of the term, random selection will give you some easier versions and some harder ones.
Please raise your hand to get help/advice if you need clarification or think you've found a bug in the exam.
When you are done, turn in your examlet at the front of the room. Make sure each sheet has your name and netID written (readably!) and that you've circled your discussion section on both. Then take your stuff and exit the room.