CIS 500: Resources

Recommended Sources of Class Help

• Your study group
• The class mailing list: CIS500-002-09A _NOSPAM AT lists.upenn.edu The instructor and teaching assistants will monitor this list and provide answers to questions about course material and assignments. (Questions not of general interest should be sent to Benjamin and the TAs.)
• Recitations.
• Office hours.
• The CIS 500 websites from
  • Fall 2007
    Note: solutions have been removed from this page. If you would like a copy of the solutions (and are not taking CIS 500 now!), please email Benjamin.
  • Fall 2006
  • Fall 2005
  • Fall 2004
  • Fall 2003
  • Fall 2002

Lecture Notes

See the schedule for the lecture notes.

Old Exams

Note that these exams are based on a somewhat different syllabus!

• Midterm 1 from 2003
• Midterm 1 from 2004
• Midterm 2 from 2003
• Midterm 2 from 2004
• Final exam from 2003
• Final exam from 2004

• Midterm 1 from 2005: PDF (without answers), PS, PDF (distribution plot: PS, PDF)
• Midterm 2 from 2005: PDF (without answers), PS, PDF (distribution plot: PS, PDF)
• Final from 2005: PDF (without answers), PS, PDF (distribution plot: PS, PDF)

• Midterm 1 from 2006: PDF (without answers), PDF (with answers)
• Midterm 2 from 2006: PDF (without answers), PDF (with answers)