COAP:COAP-3120/week8

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The final exam will take place on Wednesday week 8

The exam is open book and open Internet
Topics: Everything that was part of homework one, two and three (including underlying HTML)

HTML

CSS

CSS validation
CSS comments
Selectors, in particular simple ones (tag names), siblings, children, class and id
Every property that was part of homework 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (homework 4 and 8 will not be tested, homework 7 only partially, i.e. positioning and floating). In addition there will be a single question that will test whether you can find new information.
Floats (i.e. you should be able to create a floating box within a text box, or a simple fluid layout)
CSS positioning (top, left, right, bottom and position). You should be able to position elements with respect to a container element or the page.
CSS values: length, colors, percentages and keywords used with these properties
Understand some simple cascading principles: E.g. that usually "last found" will win, and "inline" before "embedded style" or loaded style sheet.

Recommended reading (textbook chapters)

Textbook: Chapters 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,11. Parts of 13,14,15 (scan the text quickly and only read sections about topics that you need and don't understand)
Those who own James A. Brannan, Brilliant HTML & CSS also could go through the CSS chapters, in particular chapters 12 and 13. These are better (and shorter) reading with respect to positioning and layout.

Handouts of interest to the exam

CSS text styling tutorial (several textbook chapters summarized with respect to week 2 topic)
CSS color and background tutorial (week 3 topic, summarizes chapter 7 or textbook and adds extra CSS3 information)
CSS box model tutorial (week 4)
CSS float tutorial (week 4)
CSS tutorial (short CSS summary)
CSS media and alternative style sheets tutorial (week 5)
CSS positioning tutorial (week 6-7)
CSS tutorial (summary)

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