Overview

• Preliminaries.
  • Admin.
  • Upcoming Work.
  • Extra Credit.
  • Questions.
• Additional images.
• Debriefing from image analysis.
• Clever code: How'd you do that?
• Code crits: Why'd you do that?

Preliminaries

Admin

• Sit wherever you would like.
• You can find the project images in the location specified on the white board.
• We will continue crits of your artwork and start crits of your code.
• Could those of you who borrowed my "Visual Modeling with Logo" books please return them to me.
• Review sessions Wednesday at 8pm, Thursday at 10am, Thursday at 8pm.

Upcoming Work

• Reading for Wednesday: Review Searching
• No lab writeup.
• Quiz Friday: Analysis, Association Lists, Binary Search.
• Exam 4 prologue due Friday, Dec. 4.
• Exam 4 due Monday, Dec. 7. Email it to me as an attachment.
• Exam 4 cover sheet due Tuesday, Dec. 8.
• Exam 4 epilogue due Tuesday, Dec. 8.

Extra Credit Opportunities

• If possible, send me these in advance.

Academic

• Any visit to the current show in the Faulconer gallery.
• CS Table, TODAY at noon in the White PDR, The Story of Mel.
• Eliza Harrison presents Early Sonia Delaunay: The Avant-Garde at Home, an Art History MAP under the direction of Professor Anger. 4:15 pm, Wednesday, December 2nd, Bucksbaum 242 with coffee and fruit.
• Future of the Libraries Talk, December 3, Noon, JRC 101.
• CS Extras, Thursday, Summer Research at UMich.

Peer Support

• TODAY at 4pm in Cultural Education Center, JM translation!
• Dance Ensemble, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
• Women's Basketball vs. St. Norbert, Dec. 5 at 3:00 p.m.
• One-act Festival Dec. 5 & 6.
• Choir Concert, Dec. 6 at 2pm in Herrick.
• Sweater party, Saturday at 9pm. Wear ugly christmas sweaters and dance. Will include appropriate and inappropriate beverages.
• Deshowber, Friday, Gardner.

Regular Peer Support

• Pals of PALS, pals@grinnell.edu, normally Saturday at 7:45 am (breakfast included; felines only), and Mondays at 4:45. Requires sign up in advance. MORE HELP NEEDED!
• Socrates Cafe', Saturdays, Younker, 2pm.
• Pun Club, Saturdays, 4pm, Way over Younker.

Upcoming Peer Support

• Women's Basketball vs. Carroll, Dec. 12 at 3:00 p.m.

Miscellaneous

• Choosing a Major, TODAY at 11 a.m. in JRC 209. (Yes, you can come even if you've already chosen a major; you'll just serve as a resource for the students who are thinking about choosing a major.)

Other Good Things (No Extra Credit)

• Swim Meet December 4/5.
• Jingle Bell Holiday December 4. I may not be there (swim meet), I'll try to find a way to treat you to tenderloins / chicken / potatoes.

Questions

Although I am not allowed to call it Happy Exciting Liberal Learning week, because names have power, I have way too much work next week. Can I turn in my exam late?

Why not turn it in early?

Yes, you may turn it in late. Negotiate with me. But you will not get it back by Friday.

Which are the easiest problems on the exam?

I think problems 1 (tree-map) and 7 (analyze code) are the most straightforward. However, 7 is a bit time-consuming and 1 requires documentation.

Which are the hardest problems on the exam?

I think the remaining problems are similar in difficulty, depending on what topics you have and have not mastered. Problem 6 (next largest) has some subtleties. Problem 2 (file utils) is likely to be long, since it has lots of subproblems. Oh, the extra credit problem is likely to make your brain hurt.

What happens if I don't regularly call close-input-port and close-output-port?

Eventually, DrRacket will refuse to open files or save files, including your exam.

What time on Monday is the exam due?

10:30 p.m.

When will we understand binary search well?

After tomorrow's class.

When is the final? I'm too lazy to look it up.

Tuesday the 15th and 9am or 2pm.

What is the final like?

A really evil quiz. Four problems. No computer. One sheet of hand-written notes, 8.5x11 inches, double-sided. 4 problems correct: A. 3 problems correct: B. 2 problems correct: C. 1 problem correct: D. 0 problems correct: F. Scheduled for three hours. Historical evidence suggests that most students spend less than 1.5 hours.

What is the grade scale in this class?

94-100 is an A. 90-93 is an A-. 87-89 is a B+. You should be able to figure out the rest.

Can we have review sessions next week, even though we have no quiz? And can those be reviews for the final?

Yes.

Do we have to let you know when we want to take the exam?

No, but it would be nice.

Will you write two exams?

Probably not. We'll write three.

What happens if I take multiple finals?

I'll use the lowest final grade to replace your lowest exam grade.

Additional images

Debriefing from image analysis

Cool code: How'd you do that?

Code crits: Why'd you do that?