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BIT 115: Introduction To Programming
Instructor: Mike Panitz
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Reading, Due Dates• < Listed in Course Schedule >
• Note that there’s a ‘Write-A-Book’ sample from last quarter for the next topic we’re going to look at (new commands)
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Textbook is now free online
• There’s a link on the course web page, at the very top
• You can download your own copies of the PDFs
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Website offline on Thurs morning
• Thurs, 8am – 12noon the website will be down for upgrades
• Download anything that you’re going to need during that time (or else work during a different time)
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Quarter-Long Game Plan:• Up till the midterm:
– 1st 1/3 of the quarter
– overview of topics, conceptual understandingnot as much free-form problem-solving
• Post-midterm:
– next 2/3 of the quarterfocus on solving problems on your own
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Save A Copy Of All Work!!
• In-class work, EXAMS, Quizzes, etc,etc– If you work with someone, make sure each of
you gets a copy– For in-class work, you don’t have to hand it in
• (I’ll be checking it as I walk around & watch you work)
• If you lose track of it, and I mis-record it, then whatever I’ve got will stand as a grade
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Exams
• You should assume that the exams and quizzes will be 100% paper-and-pencil– Start practicing now
• trying writing code out from memory,
• and/or in NotePad (then copy-and-paste into jGRASP to check your work)
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Today’s Topics
• Errors: How to find & fix them
• How to set up a city
• Tracing Code– (Predicting What A Program
Will Do BEFORE you Run It)– Commenting code
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• Assignment 1 is due Mon, Oct 10– It’s posted on the website
• Left column
– At the start of class• Bring your work to class, in electronic form
– How to hand in the homework will be detailed closer to the due date
– Questions, Answers at the end of class• (Don’t let me forget! )
• If you’re stuck, seek help– Talk to the prof or a classmate– Office Hours / Email me
HOMEWORK
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• Assignment 1
• Make sure that you start installing the software ASAP
– It’s easy to get stuck at home, and then have to finish your work at school
– The building is closed on Sundays
HOMEWORK
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• For most questions, try there, first– Do NOT post questions about your grades– Do NOT post questions about doing
Assignment 1• You need to do this on your own
– DO post questions about stuff like • “How do I install Java/jGRASP?”
• “Where is homework assignment 1?”
• “I’m having trouble handing in A1”,
• “I have a question about something we did in class”, etc
Google Group
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• You each get a 3x5 card: put your name on it
• Start up jGRASP, download the QUIZ file, and then move the Thing from where it starts to someplace else (see picture)– You should be able to deal with the
BECKER.JAR file issue• But if this is getting you stuck, let me know
• When it works, raise your hand– 10 minute limit– You can re-do the quiz next lecture if you don’t
get done this time
And now…. The Quiz!
