Here is some general information about the midterm exam, so that you can begin preparing for it. (This page may be further updated after class on W Oct 6.)

1. How the exam is structured

2. Structure of the short-answer part of the exam

A hint: The exam questions will be focused on important ideas, not tiny details. However, it would be useful to practice going from a summary of a research result (from the Kaplan reading) to an explanation of what questions it does (or doesn't!) provide an answer for.

Topics covered in this part of the course