Here are the programming assignments and final project. The assignment FAQ answers many common questions related to the programming assignments. Weekly programming assignments are due on Sundays at 11:59pm Princeton Time. The Dean's Date final project is due on Wednesday, May 5 at 5:00pm Princeton Time.
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| Sun 2/7 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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Hello, World (Files)
Install a Java programming environment, write a few short Java programs, and submit them using our submission system. |
This is an individual assignment. | Submit! |
| Sun 2/14 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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Conditionals & Loops (Files)
Write several short Java programs to gain practice with loops and conditionals. |
This is an individual assignment. | Submit! |
| Sun 2/21 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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N-Body (Files)
Simulate the motion of n particles, mutually affected by gravitational forces, and animate the results. |
This is an individual assignment. | Submit! |
| Sun 2/28 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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Conjunction Function (Files)
Implement and test a collection of functions. |
This is an individual assignment. | Submit! |
| Sun 3/7 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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Recursive Graphics (Files)
Create a library of geometric transforms on polygons; plot a Sierpinski triangle; and plot a recursive pattern of your own design. |
This is an individual assignment. | Submit! |
| Sun 3/21 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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Hamming Codes in TOY (Files) Write a TOY program to encode data using Hamming codes. Then write a TOY program to correct encoded data that has been corrupted. |
You can work with a partner on this assignment. | Submit! Note - do not include name/netid/precept in comments Leaderboard (results) |
| Sun 3/28 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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Classifier (Files) Write a program to classify images using the perceptron algorithm. |
You can work with a partner on this assignment. | Submit! |
| Sun 4/4 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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Perceptron (Files) Implement the perceptron algorithm. |
You can work with a partner on this assignment. | Submit! |
| Sun 4/11 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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Guitar Hero (Files) Simulate the plucking of a guitar string using the Karplus–Strong algorithm, transforming your computer into a musical instrument. |
You can work with a partner on this assignment. | Submit! |
| Sun 4/18 11:59pm Princeton Time |
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Traveling Salesperson Problem (Files) Implement two greedy heuristics to find good (but not optimal) solutions to the traveling salesperson problem. |
You can work with a partner on this assignment. | Submit! Leaderboard (results) |
| Wed 5/10 5:00pm Princeton Time |
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Atomic Nature of Matter (click here for assignment specs) (
Slides) (Checklist) (Files) Re-affirm the atomic nature of matter by tracking the motion of particles undergoing Brownian motion, fitting this data to Einstein's model, and estimating Avogadro's number. |
You can work with a partner on this assignment. | Submit! |