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-# Announcements: Test 2 Information
+# Announcements: 
+
+## Excused Absence Policy Updated https://www.cs.rpi.edu/academics/courses/fall23/csci1200/syllabus.php
+
+## Test 2 Information
 
 - Test 2 will be held Thursday, October 19th, 2023 from 6-7:50pm.
 - Student’s assigned test room, row, and seat assignments will be re-randomized. If on Tuesday evening you
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 1. Generating and Evaluating Ideas
 2. Mapping Ideas into Code
 3. Getting the Details Right
+4. Problem Solving Strategies
+5. Design Example: Conway's Game of Life
 
 ## 13.1 Generating and Evaluating Ideas