Midterm 2 Spring 2026 Release Notes

Midterm 2 is available starting 3 April, 2026 12:00 UTC. The exam closes 8 April, 2025 12:00 UTC

11 exercises, 22 total points, 14 point cap (you need 14/14 for 100%)
4 hour time limit
Exercises are independent - solve in any order, difficulty indicated by point values

Demo cells illustrate problems but aren't complete tests - your solution must pass the actual grading script
Test case variables are available after running test cells to help with debugging
Avoid excessive printing - your code runs 20+ times, so comment out prints before submitting
Remember: copy/paste is disabled - Try these strategies to help mitigate that:
- Use your OS-native screenshot app to look at instructions and variable names as you scroll down. Take the screenshot, then leave the app open and refer back to it as needed.
- Use ctrl+/ to highlight and comment out multiple lines of code at once. Remember SQLite queries are stored as python strings, so careful when you comment things out, you're commenting out parts of a string
Hotkeys are allowed:
- (GT Students) Honorlock may warn you, but it is allowed. You can close the warning and keep working. We recommend trying to limit the flags from that, as they're not a true violation, but Honorlock may make you keep accepting a consent pop-up.
- (EdX Students) Hotkeys are allowed, Proctortrack has no issues with them.

AI Use: See AI Use Policy
Troubleshooting: See Guides to find both platform and proctoring troubleshooting info
Bug Reports: Use the Piazza Bug Report Template - keep working after reporting

"Passed" but no points: See the Vocareum Guide for potential causes
Platform issues: Time limit includes buffer for minor problems covered in troubleshooting guides