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Welcome to CS 1010! Algorithmic Problem Solving
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Myself Dr. R. Paul Mihail, assistant professor
Office hours – use them! Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00am-12:30pm Nevins Hall 2119 – rpmihail(at)valdosta(dot)edu Research area within CS: machine vision
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Class URL Please write this down!
mypages.valdosta.edu/rpmihail/teaching/F16/CS1010 Please write this down!
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Thank you very much!!
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Computer Use Policies Lecture Lab
Studies show most students with computers in front of them are NOT paying attention to the lecture YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE LOGGED IN LAB COMPUTERS DURING LECTURE! I will enforce that. Take notes on paper I expect everyone to use a notebook/notepad for notetaking Lab There are sufficient computers in each lab for every student You can use your own laptop if you wish
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College 101 Your responsibility to succeed, our job is to facilitate the process Poorly thought out excuses for not doing the necessary work will $$$COST !YOU! MONEY$$$ In-class time v. out-of-class time is dramatically different in college You are learning technical skills You are an adult
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Textbook and Supplies Students are responsible for material in chapters that are listed in schedule and covered in lectures Lecture tests are closed note, closed book Lab tests are open note, open book
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The goals of the class are
To acquire an understanding of computer architecture and data representations (variables, representation of numbers and character strings) To learn basic algorithmic problem-solving techniques (decision structures, loops, functions) To be able to use and understand classes To be able to design, document, implement and test solutions to programming problems
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Experience in Programming
This class assumes NO experience in programming It does assume some experience with computers and Windows copying files, printing navigating paths
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Your Grade is Based on: • Attendance/labs/pop quizzes: 30%
• Programming assignments: 30% • Exam 1: 10% • Midterm exam: 10% • Exam 2: 10% • Final Exam (comprehensive):10%
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Attendance Required at All Lectures Required at All Lab sessions
taken at random by 3x5 cards, cooperative activities, quizzes Required at All Lab sessions don’t get credit for team submission if not there only "VSU excuses" accepted death in family, illness, school trips, religious holidays Give me your excuse documentation
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Plagiarism / Cheating “Getting an unfair academic advantage"
using other people's code as your own attempt to make code appear to work when it does not NO assistance from someone else on Lab or Lecture tests Only talk in GENERAL TERMS about program assignments, not specifics Do NOT "work together" on a program
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Cheating, cont'd Do NOT show your source code to any other student - Protect your source code! If you talk to anyone outside the class, do not let anyone "inject code" into your program! YOU are the one writing it! Penalties START with a zero on the assignment and a LETTER in your permanent file! VSU Policy is followed
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Cooperative Work On the other hand!
“Talk to your neighbor” or cooperative activities in lectures Lab assignments – you will have lab partners and turn in work with them
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Accommodation Please tell me about it if you have a letter - as soon as possible! Letters are not retroactive! We can arrange both lecture and lab tests to be accommodated
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Software we will use Python Small graphics library from author of text
Open source Free Python.org Get version 3.x Easy to install on your machine, already in labs Small graphics library from author of text See the “Python Help” link on class web page
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Writing s Start the by addressing the recipient with their title, followed by their last name Leave a blank line Write the body of the message Signature (thank you and your name)
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Example email Dr. Mihail, I don't understand X. Please clarify.
Thank you, Jane Smith
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Rules and Guidelines Never start an email with “Hey”
Spell-check your , poor writing changes the recipient's opinions about you Subjects should summarize the , spend a few seconds to think it through, since it is also used to search through s
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