CSCI 2990 Spring 2009
Class Log

5/5:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Discussed the project for the in-class final exam.
Assignment: None.

4/30:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: No class due to family emergency.
Assignment: None.

4/28:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Started Chapter 11.
Assignment: None.

4/23:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: No class due to family emergency.
Assignment: None.

4/21:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Administered Test 3.
Assignment: None.

4/16:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Sections 8.4, 8.11, 8.13, and 8.18.
Assignment: Study for Test 3 on April 21.

4/14:
Handouts: Test 3 Study Guide.
Material covered: Went over Test 3 Study Guide. Went over Section 7.13.
Assignment: Study for Test 3 on April 21.

4/2:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: No class due to Extended Academic Council Meeting.
Assignment: Assignment 5 due 4/2.

3/31:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Explained Assignment 5. Students worked on the assignment.
Assignment: Assignment 5 due 4/2.

3/26:
Handouts: Assignment 5. One- and two-dimensional array program.
Material covered: Went over Sections 7.11 and 7.12. Went over array program. Discussed Fibonacci numbers, Golden Ratio, and the relationship to magic squares.
Assignment: Assignment 5 due 4/2.

3/24:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Reviewed arrays (average/difference and rolling a die). Did Sections 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, and started 7.9 (no code).
Assignment: None.

3/19:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Administered Test 2.
Assignment: None.

3/17:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Answered questions regarding study guide. Did Chapter 7 through page 305, plus my example of why arrays are needed to compute and average and then compute the difference of each number and the average.
Assignment: Study for Test 2 to be administered on March 19.

3/12:
Handouts: Test 2 Study Guide via email.
Material covered: Class cancelled unexpectedly due to Extended Academic Council meeting.
Assignment: Assignment 4 due 3/12. Study for Test 2 to be administered on March 19.

3/10:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Discussed the math for the layout of the bunny problem. Students worked on the bunny problem in the lab.
Assignment: Assignment 4 due 3/12.

3/5:
Handouts: Assignment 4.
Material covered: Finished Chapter 6. Demonstrated the smiley face program.
Assignment: Assignment 3 due 3/5. Assignment 4 due 3/12

3/3:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Pages 245-266 in Chapter 6.
Assignment: Assignment 3 due 3/5.

2/26:
Handouts: Assignment 3.
Material covered: Reviewed while, for, and do/while. Did Chapter 6 through the Math class. Students worked on Assignment 3 in class.
Assignment: Assignment 3 due 3/5.

2/24:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Administered Test 1.
Assignment: None.

2/19:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Went over Test 1 Study Guide.
Assignment: Study for Test 1 on 2/24.

2/17:
Handouts: Test 1 Study Guide.
Material covered: Finished Chapter 5.
Assignment: Assignment 2 due 2/17. Study for Test 1 on 2/24.

2/12:
Handouts: None.
Material covered: Finished Chapter 4.
Assignment: Assignment 2 due 2/17.

2/10:
Handouts: Assignment 2.
Material covered: Finished Chapter 3 plus Appendix D.
Assignment: Assignment 2 due 2/17.

2/5:
Handouts: Assignment 1.
Material covered: Explained how to edit, compile, and execute Java programs. Students worked on Assignment 1 in the lab. Started Chapter 3 by discussing the class of automobiles as an example. Explained the Rectangle class.
Assignment: Assignment 1 due 2/10.

2/3:
Handouts: Syllabus.
Material covered: Syllabus. Finished Chapters 1 and 2.
Assignment: None.