COM 110 Fall 2009
Introduction to Computer Science and Problem Solving
http://cs.conncoll.edu/cchung/com110

Course Description, Course Info, Course Materials, Course Policies

Course Schedule

 

Help Sessions:          Sun, Mon, Tues, and Wed from 7:00 to 9:00 pm and Thurs from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the Strider House.   

Help sessions are run each week by your TAs.  They are your best resource for getting help with programming assignments, warm-up readings, after-class work, etc. 

 

Announcements

• [11/23/09] Assignment 6 has been updated to include a word list you can use if you are choosing to do the word jumble solver.

• [11/16/09] Assignment 6 and the Final Project have been posted.

• [11/12/09] Assignment 5 deadline has been extended to Sunday at 9:30 pm.  The corresponding grading form has also been posted.

• [11/04/09] Assignment 5 has been posted.

• [11/02/09] The deadline for assignment 4 has been extended to Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 at 9:30 pm.

• [10/23/09] Assignment 4 has been posted.  Read chapters 11.1, 11.2, and 11.6 for the tools/skills needed to complete the assignment!

• [10/19/09] New late assignment policy:  late assignments will be accepted, but penalized 10% for each day late. 

• [10/16/09] Quiz Monday is now only on chapters 5 and 6, not chapter 8.

• [10/15/09] Assignment 3 grading rubric has been posted.

• [10/14/09] Next week we will learn some image processing using the PIL Python package.  If you are on a mac, follow these installation instructions using this setup file.  If you are on a PC, download and run the automatic installation file from here.

• [10/13/09] In case you missed it, P vs NP in the NY Times...

• [10/13/09] Extra help session this week on Friday starting at 7 pm.

• [10/06/09] Assignment 3 has been posted.

• [10/01/09] The assignment 2 grading guide is now online.  My office hours have also changed.  (See Course Info link above.)

• [9/23/09] Assignment 2 has been posted.

• [9/22/09] Information about the research paper (due in October) has been posted.

• [9/18/09] It has been brought to my attention that last night's help session never happened because the TA didn't show.  I apologize to the students that went to the help session needing help with their assignments.  In light of this, the deadline for the first assignment will be postponed to Monday at 9:30 pm (rather than tonight at 9:30 pm).  That means you have two more help sessions available to you (Sunday and Monday night) before you have to submit your programs.  If you've already submitted your programs, note that you can keep re-submitting up until the deadline if you wish.

• [9/14/09]  The help session on Tuesday, 9/15/09, will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 rather than the normal 7-9 hours.  There will also be a help session this week on Thursday from 6 pm to 8 pm.

• [9/11/09]  Changes have been made to the grading of Programming assignment 1.  Part C is now extra credit only. 

• [9/11/09]  Assignment submission folders have been created at \\cherry\courses\COM110\students.  (See the last bullet at the bottom of assignment 1 for submission instructions.)  Make sure your folder is there and that you can copy files into it!

• [9/9/09]  For anyone who still doesn’t have a textbook, the Zelle text can be read online here.

• [9/9/09]  Programming assignment 1 has been posted.  Start brainstorming ideas for Part A.  After class today you should have all the tools/skills you need to complete Part A so I recommend you start on it right away!  I’ve also posted a copy of the grading form that will be used.

• [9/8/09]  I will be placing another copy of the text on reserve in the library this afternoon (by around 1:30 pm).

• [9/7/09]  It seems the campus store has sold out of our textbook.  You can buy it online, of course, but for now, I’ve scanned and uploaded the pages of the text that you should be reading/coding before Wed.  Links can be found in the “after-class work” column of the course schedule.  I am also leaving a copy of the text with the TAs at the help sessions tonight and tomorrow at Strider House (7 pm – 9 pm).

• [9/7/09]  Instructions for accessing your Z: drives from your own machines is now posted here.

• [9/7/09]  Slides from lecture 1 are here.  And I’ve also typed up a couple of interesting tidbits I never got around to mentioning during lecture today.

• [9/4/09]  The Wed evening lab that was scheduled from 5-7 pm this week will be moved to 6-8 pm.  This move will probably be permanent, but stay tuned for more updates.

• [9/2/09]  Lab is cancelled on Thursday, Sept 3.  Our first meeting will be in lecture on Monday, Sept 7.