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We hold class meetings during the Tuesday/Thursday 10–10:50am & 11–11:50am "lecture" timeslots in McCosh 10. Class meetings are not lectures; they are activities that were formerly scheduled outside of class time, such as exams, exam preparation sessions, and tutorials.
| # | DATE | MEETING | SUBMIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2/2 |
Introduction to COS 126 Everyone must attend. |
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| 1 | 2/4 |
Hello, World
Demo of installing Java and submitting an assignment. Attend if you want help with either; bring your laptop. |
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| 2 | 2/9 |
Office Hours
Come if you have any questions about the course or course materials, or want to get to know the instructor. |
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| 3 | 2/11 |
Programming Exercises
Live-coding demo for novices, followed by a practice programming exercise. |
Submit! |
| 4 | 2/16 |
Command-Line Interface Tutorial
Live command-line demo, featuring standard input, standard output, redirection, piping, and bonus tricks. |
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| 5 | 2/18 |
N-Body Overview
An overview of Assignment 2, with tips and tricks. |
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| 5 | 2/23 |
Practice Programming Exam 1
Take a practice programming exam, in a realistic environment. grades1.txt |
Submit! |
| 6 | 2/25 |
PROGRAMMING EXAM 1
Everyone must attend. |
Submit! |
| 7 | 3/1 |
Written Exam 1 Review
Post questions that you’d like to see answered on Sli.do. |
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| 8 | 3/3 |
WRITTEN EXAM 1
Everyone must attend. |
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| 9 | 3/8 |
Written Exam Retrospective
A discussion of solutions to the programming and written exams. |
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| 10 | 3/10 |
Hamming Codes Overview
An overview of Assignment 4, with tips and tricks. |
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| SPRING BREAK | |||
| 11 | 3/22 |
Office Hours for TOY
Additional office hours for students working on the Hamming assignment. |
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| 12 | 3/24 |
Office Hours for LFSR
Additional office hours for students working on the LFSR assignment. |
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| 13 | 3/29 |
Office Hours
Open office hours. |
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| 14 | 3/31 |
Performance
Additional practice with performance, including order of growth. |
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| 15 | 4/5 |
Office Hours
Open office hours. |
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| 16 | 4/7 |
Guitar Hero Concert
To request a peformance slot, please use this form. |
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| 17 | 4/12 |
Office Hours
Open office hours. |
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| 18 | 4/14 |
All Questions Theory of Computing
Solve old exam problems involving REs, DFAs, Turing machines, universality, and computability. |
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| 19 | 4/19 |
All Questions Intractability
Solve old exam problems involving P, NP, and NP-complete. |
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| 20 | 4/21 |
PROGRAMMING EXAM 2
Everyone must attend. |
Submit! |
| 21 | 4/26 |
Written Exam 2 Review
Solve last semester's written exam. |
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| 22 | 4/28 |
WRITTEN EXAM 2
Everyone must attend. |