CS 1044 Announcements - Spring 2003

Final Grades

• [McQ]  I've posted final course grades for my section.

Final Exam

The CS 1044 common-time final exam will be given from 7:45 to 9:45 on Wednesday, May 7.  The exams will be given in the following locations:

Your instructor will describe the exam format and coverage in class.

Week of April 28

• [McQ]  I've posted updated grades including the Project 8 scores with S/E adjustments from the TAs.
• [McQ]  I've recently mailed out the S/E scores for Project 8.  If you didn't get one, but you did the project, let me know.

Week of April 21

• [McQ]  I've posted an extended example relevant to Project 8.  See the Notes page for a link.

Week of April 14

• [McQ]  I've posted updated grades for my section.  Be sure to read the announcement on the Grades page.
• [McQ]  I've posted an important revision of the specification for Project 8.  (It does help to know how I calculated the amount due...).

Week of April 7

• [McQ]  Correction:  Test 2 for my section WILL definitely include struct types.
• [McQ]  My section (only) will be submitting Project 7 to a revised version of the Curator.  The URL for the new server is:

http://eags01.cs.vt.edu:8080/Curator03

Submissions will be enabled by the afternoon of Tuesday, April 8.  Note:  since the new server is still somewhat experimental, there is certainly some slight chance we will experience problems.  If any serious problems arise, I will switch the assignment back to the original server.  Any relevant announcements will be made here, and on the class listserv.

• [McQ]  I'll be giving Test 2 (my section only) on Thursday, April 10.  The test will cover everything from iteration through arrays, but not struct types.

Week of March 31

• [McQ]  I've posted a corrected spec for Project 7.  The account data file will never contain information for more than 50 accounts.
• [McQ]  We've acquired a new half-time GTA, Purvi Saraiya.  Purvi's office hours will be from 6:30 to 10:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Week of March 24

• [McQ]  I've posted an update to the Project 6 spec with corrected versions of the input and output files.

Week of March 17

• [McQ]  I've posted a draft spec and data for Project 8.  This one may be fairly rough since I haven't proofread it yet.
• [McQ]  I've posted an updated spec for Project 6, fixing a few typos that referred to a previous project.
• [McQ]  I've posted keys for my first test on the Koofers page.

Week of February 24

• [McQ]  I've posted a draft specification for Project 5 on the Projects page.  The due date isn't set, but it will probably be about two weeks after the end of Spring Break.
• [McQ]  I've posted the test forms for my first test.  I'll post a detailed key shortly.

Week of February 17

• [McQ]  I've made a minor correction to the specification of the input file for Project 4.  Project 4 will be due at 17:00:00 on Friday Feb 28.

Week of February 10

• [McQ]  Test 1 will be given on Tuesday, February 18.  It will cover everything through the end of the notes on Booleans and selection.

Week of February 3

• [McQ]  Project 3 will due at 17:00:00 on Feb 14, not on Feb 10.
• [McQ]  Project 2 is due at midnight Feb 4, not at 5 pm.

Week of January 27

• [McQ]  The Curator is now accepting Project 2 as P2Skydiver.  Due date is 23:59:59 Tuesday Feb 4; no submissions will be taken after 23:59:59 Sunday Feb 9.  Early bonus is 1 point per day with a maximum of 5; late penalty is 10 points per day with a maximum of 50.
• [McQ]  I've updated the specifications for Projects 3 and 4 to correct an error in the name of the output file.
• [McQ]  I've replaced the specification for Project 2 with an entirely different problem.
• [McQ]  I've re-posted the specification for Project 2 with a minor addition.  See the highlighted section at the bottom of the first page.
• [McQ]  I've shifted the tentative due dates for Projects 2 and 3 a bit.

Week of January 20

• [McQ]  The TAs office hours are now posted on the main page.
• [McQ]  I've posted a draft specification for Project 4..
• [McQ]  I've posted a very minor revision of the specification for Project 2.  There are no changes that would have an effect on your implementation.

Week of January 13

• [McQ]  The TAs will begin holding office hours on Monday, January 20 in McBryde 116/118.
• [McQ]  If you are having trouble downloading the .NET software, or burning CDs, or you have a slow connection from home, plan to come to the McBryde 118 lab to do it.  The TAs will be able to help you with the process.
• [McQ]  The Visual C++ .NET software can be downloaded from msdn.cs.vt.edu.  Be sure to read the license information there so you understand what you're entitled to.  Follow the login instructions that are posted there. Note that you must sign up for a CS lab account in order to have access to this site.
• [McQ]  You should sign up for a CS lab account.  You can request an account at cslab.vt.edu.  The lab machines are in McBryde 116 and 118.  McBryde 118 is used as a classroom, so it is not always open for general use.  You should try to work in 118 if possible because the computers in 116 do not currently have Visual C++ .NET installed.
• [McQ]  I've approved all of the force-add requests that were turned in on Tuesday.

Preliminary Announcements

• [McQ]  The force-add procedure for this course is posted on the CS Department web site.  I will bring force-add forms to the first class meeting, and make decisions about those requests by the following day.
• [McQ]  First-day attendance is mandatory.  Students who are enrolled but do not attend the first class meeting will be purged from the roll, making room to add other students who request a force-add.

Last modified: Thursday, May 08, 2003