Exam 1: Scheme and Image Basics

This is a take-home examination. You may use any time or times you deem appropriate to complete the exam, provided you return it to me by the due date.

There are 10 problems on this examination. Each problem is worth 10 points, for a total of 100 points. Although each problem is worth the same amount, problems are not necessarily of equal difficulty.

Read the entire exam before you begin.

We expect that someone who has mastered the material and works at a moderate rate should have little trouble completing the exam in a reasonable amount of time. In particular, this exam is likely to take you about two to three hours, depending on how well you've learned the topics and how fast you work. You should not work more than four hours on this exam. Stop at four hours and write “There's more to life than CS” and you will earn at least a 80 on this exam if you give evidence of a serious attempt on at least 6 of the problems or come talk to me about the exam no later than one week after it is returned.

I would also appreciate it if you would write down the amount of time each problem takes. Each person who does so will earn two points of extra credit. Because I worry about the amount of time my exams take, I will give two points of extra credit to the first two people who honestly report that they have completed the exam in three hours or less or have spent at least three hours on the exam. In the latter case, they should also report on what work they've completed in the three hours. After receiving such notices, I may change the exam.

This examination is open book, open notes, open mind, open computer, open Web. However, it is closed person. That means you should not talk to other people about the exam. Other than as restricted by that limitation, you should feel free to use all reasonable resources available to you.

As always, you are expected to turn in your own work. If you find ideas in a book or on the Web, be sure to cite them appropriately. If you use code that you wrote for a previous lab or homework, cite that lab or homework and the other members of your group. If you use code that you found on the course Web site, be sure to cite that code. You need not cite the code provided in the body of the examination.

Although you may use the Web for this exam, you may not post your answers to this examination on the Web. And, in case it's not clear, you may not ask others (in person, via email, via IM, by posting a please help message, or in any other way) to put answers on the Web.

Because different students may be taking the exam at different times, you are not permitted to discuss the exam with anyone until after I have returned it. If you must say something about the exam, you are allowed to say “This is among the hardest exams I have ever taken. If you don't start it early, you will have no chance of finishing the exam.” You may also summarize these policies. You may not tell other students which problems you've finished. You may not tell other students how long you've spent on the exam.

You must include both of the following statements on the cover sheet of the examination.

Please sign and date each statement. Note that the statements must be true; if you are unable to sign either statement, please talk to me at your earliest convenience. You need not reveal the particulars of the dishonesty, simply that it happened. Note also that inappropriate assistance is assistance from (or to) anyone other than Professor Weinman (that's me) or Professor Davis.

You must present your exam to me in two forms: both physically and electronically. That is, you must write all of your answers using the computer, print them out, number the pages, put your name on the top of every page, and hand me the printed copy. You must also email me a copy of your exam. You should create the emailed version by copying the various parts of your exam and pasting them into an email message. In both cases, you should put your answers in the same order as the problems. Failure to name and number the printed pages will lead to a penalty of two points. Failure to turn in both versions may lead to a much worse penalty.

While your electronic version is due at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, your physical copy will be submitted in class on Wednesday. It is presumed the physical copy matches the electronic copy. Any discrepancies (other than formatting) will be considered a misrepresentation of your work and referred to the Committee on Academic Standing.

In many problems, I ask you to write code. Unless I specify otherwise in a problem, you should write working code and include examples that show that you've tested the code. You should use examples other than those that may be provided with the exam. Do not include images; I should be able to regenerate those.

Unless I explicitly ask you to document your procedures, you need not write introductory comments.

Just as you should be careful and precise when you write code and documentation, so should you be careful and precise when you write prose. Please check your spelling and grammar. Because I should be equally careful, the whole class will receive one point of extra credit for each error in spelling or grammar you identify on this exam. I will limit that form of extra credit to five points.

I will give partial credit for partially correct answers. I am best able to give such partial credit if you include a clear set of work that shows how you derived your answer. You ensure the best possible grade for yourself by clearly indicating what part of your answer is work and what part is your final answer.

I may not be available at the time you take the exam. If you feel that a question is badly worded or impossible to answer, note the problem you have observed and attempt to reword the question in such a way that it is answerable. If it's a reasonable hour (7 a.m. - 6 p.m.), feel free to try to call me in the office (269-9812).

I will also reserve time at the start of each class before the exam is due to discuss any general questions you have on the exam.

Topics: Numeric values, procedures.

> (time-in-hours 30)
0
> (time-in-hours 90)
1
> (time-in-hours 417)
6

> (time-in-minutes 30)
30
> (time-in-minutes 90)
30
> (time-in-minutes 417)
57

(define fun
  (lambda (n p)
    (/ (round (* n (expt 10 p))) (expt 10 p))))

Consider the following two images. For each image described below in problems 5 and 6, write a program (that is, a sequence of expressions) to generate the image, using either the Scheme-based GIMP tools or drawings as values. Your goals are to correctly generate the image and to make your program for generating the image as concise as possible. (Reminder: In considering conciseness, we care more about units of expression, rather than number of characters.)

Note that you may only use one of the models for each image, and you must use different models for the different images in problems 5 and 6.

> (context-set-fgcolor! "brown")
()
> (image-select-rectangle! canvas REPLACE 95 75 50 40)
11
> (image-select-rectangle! canvas SUBTRACT 100 80 40 30)
11
> (image-fill-selection! canvas)
> (image-select-nothing! canvas)
11

Problem 8: Aligning drawings

Topics: Procedures, drawings.

In vector graphics programs (such as those for generating presentation slides), a common operation is to align and adjoin two drawing elements. Write a procedure (drawing-abut-right reference abutter) where reference and abutter are both drawings. The procedure drawing-abut-right should produce a new drawing consisting of reference grouped with a version of abutter that has been translated so that its top is aligned with reference and its left edge adjoins the right edge of reference.

The example below uses drawings from the reading on procedures.

(image-show (drawing->image (drawing-abut-right (drawing-vshift red-eye 20) blue-i) 200 100))

Note: The built-in MediaScheme procedures drawing-left, drawing-right, and drawing-top will be useful.

Topics: RGB colors, procedures, documentation.

> (rgb->rgb-list (rgb-redirect (color-name->rgb "white")))
(255 0 255)
> (color->rgb-list "brown")
(165 42 42)
> (rgb->rgb-list (rgb-redirect (color-name->rgb "brown")))
(165 0 84)
> (color->rgb-list "seagreen")
(46 139 87)
> (rgb->rgb-list (rgb-redirect (color-name->rgb "seagreen")))
(46 0 226)