CSC 117 Binary Clock Contest Results
April 29, 2008
The judging was on impression alone.
The winner, 1st and 2nd runner ups, and honorable mentions are in.
All to be announced in class Wed Apr 30.
CSC 117 Quiz Friday April 4
April 4, 2008
The quiz today will focus on the lab from Wednesday — dictionaries — rather than revisiting scope.
CSC 117 Quiz on W April 2
April 1, 2008
Expect Quiz #10, and expect it to pertain to lab #17 and the associated material from lecture. By the way, Many of the ideas associated with the whole binary clock effort are represented in chapter 9 of Zelle. Please read that chapter.
Heathrow baggage
March 28, 2008
So Heathrow’s new shining terminal is beset with woes at least in part due to baggage handling software. Remember the Denver baggage handling disatser — a famous failure? Now we have the heathrow repeat… because evidently we do not pay attention. (Of course someone will be explaining why this is quite different in the minutae…)
Revisions of CSC 117 THW2
March 24, 2008
I will accept revisions of technical homework 2 in CSc 117 up until Midnight Wed 3/26 (i.e. beofre 3/27 begins) for up to 60 points total on the assignment
CSC 117 No Exam until After Break
March 5, 2008
The first midterm will be adequate. We will not have a repeat before spring break. Most likely we will haveĀ midterms and a final for the term (so one midterm left.) A very late 3rd midterm is still … imaginable, if circumstances warrant.
Oldham off campus tomorrow
March 3, 2008
Tuesday March 4 I will not be on campus. Email if needed. Back Wednesday
117, 343 Assignments posted, 1112 lab is an assignment
February 29, 2008
Check the web page for 117, 343. The lab in 112 is an assignment.
CSC 117 Exam Page 1 posted
February 26, 2008
Page 1 of the exam includes instructions (e.g. no calculators). I’v also included a description of the number, weight and kinds of questions. It should not be a guessing game.
FYI I will be in the office until about 4pm today.
About CSC 117 Exam Wed Feb 27
February 24, 2008
I have some posts on the wiki page you should read before class Monday. I have a section on the exam at the bottom of the course page. You should look at it. If you have special circumstances for the exam you need to communicate with be before the end of class Monday Feb 25.