University of Toronto - Fall 2001
Department of Computer Science

Announcements


Peruse the course newsgroup, ut.cdf.csc150h:

General Announcements

Dec 9: A4 is available

Assignment 4 marks have been posted on the web site. The assignments will be available in a box outside my office during the day. Please come pick them up.
Dec 4: Remaining office hours

Wednesday (today): 3-4 (shared with CSC209 students). Come early if you can't make 3-4, because I need to leave at 4.

Thursday 3:30ish-5 (shared) I'm coming back from an appointment so I may be late.

Friday 1:30-3:00(CSC150 students only)

Sunday 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. Study session for CSC150. It will be held in a conference room in the Bahen building. Exact location TBA. (BA4290)

If none of these times work for you, please contact me, and I will do my best to arrange to meet with you.

If you already know about specific exam questions that you would like me to cover on Sunday, please let me know.

Nov 6: A3 announcements

Please check the assignments web page for an important announcement.
Nov 5: Javadoc

There's a short javadoc tutorial online.
Nov 5: Sample solution

I've posted a sample solution for assignment 1. The main purpose for posting it is to help you figure out what we expect from comments, and as a guide for determining how to divide up the functionality of the program.

The solution is not quite complete, but should give you enough information to help with future assignments.

(Midterm solutions are coming.)

Nov 4: Office hours today

... will be 2:30-3:30. Sorry for the short notice.
Oct 31: Marks so far

The grades so far are now posted. The assignment 2 marks may change slightly since the bonuses and penalties were calculated based on the paper submission, and we need to double check the times on the electronic submissions.

The midterm marks were calculated out of 38 rather than 41. This leads to a midterm average of 71%, and an average for the term so far of 76%. As mentioned in class, these marks may be adjusted further depending on the how the CSC150 class performs relative to the CSC148 class on the remaining assignments and on the final.

Oct 29: Posting Marks

I will be posting all of the marks to date on the web page on Thursday. We are also hoping to have Assignment 2 marks available by Friday. Please check your marks to make sure they are accurate.

Please remember that any request for remarking should be made in writing.

Oct 29: A3

Is now available. Check the assignments web page.
Oct 23: Office Hours in the coming week

My office hour schedule will be a bit wacky in the next week or so. Please see the schedule. I'll post any changes there.
Oct 21: Midterm

The midterm will be written on Monday Oct 28 during the regular class time in CG 230. CG = Canadiana Gallery. Please make sure you know where the building is before that morning.

I have also fixed the tests link to point to a page of old exams.

Oct 21: Submitting the hard copy of A2

The hard copy of A2 must be submitted in class or at my office (BA 4240). If I'm not there, you should be able to slide it under the door. To get a bonus mark or avoid a penalty, both the hard copy and the electronic copy must be submitted in the expected time frame.
Oct 16: Office Hours tomorrow

My office hours tomorrow (Thursday) will be from 3:30-4:30.
Sept 30: Important clarifications for A1

I've made a couple of changes to the comments in A1driver.java to clarify the specifications of two methods. Please see the announcements associated with A1.
Sept 27: CSC148

The CSC148 Handbook is now available. It contains the lecture slides plus several supplementary readings, including the promised section on Software Testing.
Sept 27: Closed Labs

The closed labs will be held in BA2200 and BA2400. Everyone must do the lab with a partner. You can choose your partner, but you must work with a different person on each of the 4 labs. You don't need to prearrange partners, but you may.
Sept 13: CDF Accounts

The computer accounts have been created. Please check the list to find out your account name. Your initial password should be your student number. Please change your password as soon as possible.
Sept 12: Credit for CSC108

I have checked with the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, and have learned that if you have credit (transfer or otherwise) for CSC108 then you are not allowed to take CSC150, and must take CSC148. Prof. Pitt was mistaken when he advised students otherwise.

This decision was made last year after much discussion with the Arts Sciences Admissions Office, because it is impossible to distinguish between different ways that students may get credit for CSC108. I realize that this may not seem fair to you, but it is the only way to treat all students consistently. It is expected that a student who receives credit for CSC108 will have sufficient knowledge to pick up Java quickly enough to handle CSC148. I am confident that students in this situation will thoroughly enjoy taking CSC148 from Prof. Pitt.

Sept 11: Course Info sheet

The course info sheet is still pending. There's a scheduling glitch that needs to be worked out. Stay tuned.
Sept 11: Notes from today

The extra slides I used today are now available in postscript or pdf format.

The Library.java file and the Book.java files I used in class today.

Sept 10: Notes

The slides I used yesterday are now available in postscript or pdf format.
Last modified: Mon Dec 9 19:34:18 EST 2002