No more assignments. I was not able to get the framework
for the last assignment ready in time. I know exactly how disappointed you
all must feel. :)
November 24, 2003
I
screwed up.
In my Important Information
for GUI Developers page I said "Model class implements Runnable."
That's how I did it in the example I gave in class. However, with the
interface as defined in the original assignment,
that cannot be made to work. The Controller, in the GUI, can only
tell the model to make one step(). Hence, it is the Controller,
not the Model, that has to implement Runnable. The Model
should not implement Runnable. (Thanks to Tom Petty
and Yoko Mori for pointing out the inconsistency.)
Accordingly, the due date is hereby changed to midnight, Wednesday,
November 26. Due to the Thanksgiving holidays, programs submitted
on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday will be counted as one
day late; counting resumes normally thereafter.
November 20, 2003
I've posted the code for the SimpleAnimation (BouncingBall)
that I described in class yesterday. If you would like to download it for
any reason, it's animation.zip.
November 19, 2003
Important:Changed
requirements for the Wator assignment (I did warn you this was
coming!).
November 19, 2003
No labs this Friday. Help session at 3:10 as usual.
I had two links to the Wator
comments; one incorrectly linked to the assignment. Fixed.
November 14, 2003
I've posted the eighth
assignment, some comments
about it, and the page on partners.
People who did not attend the lab should pay special attention to the page
about partners.
I've posted the seventh
assignment. This is still somewhat rough and I may yet make some changes
to it. Also the tentative list of lab partners.
November 5, 2003
THE HAROLD PENDER LECTURE
by Dennis M. Ritchie
UNIX and Beyond: Themes of Operating Systems Research at Bell Labs"
Wednesday, November 12
4:30 p.m.
Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall
Reception to follow, Levine Hall Lobby
[details]
October 31, 2003
I've added a GUI Starter Kit
page to help you with the current assignment.
I've talked about the most important GUI methods, but for some things
you will probably need to refer to the Java
API. The most important packages to look at are java.awt
and java.awt.event.
October 30, 2003
No labs on Friday, October 31. I will have extended
office hours during the usual lab periods. The "beginners section"
will meet as usual.
For your enjoyment and edification, here is the midterm exam
from last year, without answers and
with answers. Also, here are
a few more sample questions. Note
that event handling and the AWT will not be covered on the midterm.
October 21, 2003
The midterm exam will be Monday, October 27. This has a number
of consequences:
To give MCIT students a chance to attend the pizza party, the current
assignment is due Friday (instead of Thursday) by midnight.
No new programming assignment will be made this week. (Expect
one on Wednesday or Thursday of next week.)
There will be no labs this week (I'll be in my office during
lab times.)
I expect to hold the 3:00-4:30 help session as usual.
Late programs will be penalized 5 points per day, and will not be accepted
after one week (unless special arrangements are made).
October 19, 2003
I've added a page of
hints for those of you that are having trouble with this assignment.
I may add more information to this page in the next few days, so you might
want to check it occasionally.
Assignment 4, Mixed Strategy, will be due before midnight, Thursday
October 16.
I will not be in the labs this Friday, but my TAs will be there if
you need help. Check with your partner to decide whether you want to
go.
I will not hold the 3:15-4:30 help session this Friday.
The midterm exam will probably be during the week of October 20-24.
October 7, 2003
I posted my version of LunarLander some time ago, but forgot
to add any links to it. For anyone who is still interested, here are Game.java
(the original version), LunarLanderGame.java
(the improved version), and LunarLander.java.
Important -- I
should have thought to say this in the Lunar Lander assignment, but it slipped
my mind. To compare two Strings, say s1 and s2,
the test s1==s2 sometimes works and sometimes does not
work. To test two strings for equality, use s1.equals(s2).
The strings s1 and s2 may be literals (such as
"yes") or variables (such as playAgain).
September 23, 2003
I've posted a somewhat better version of IOFrame.java.
Information about the new version has been posted at the bottom of the page
of comments on the Lunar Lander assignment. Use of the newer version
is recommended but not required.
September 22, 2003
I've put up a page
of comments on the Lunar Lander assignment. This has some clarifications,
but does not make additional requirements.
Labs and beginner class as usual today. If you
are assigned to a lab but cannot attend today, please
as soon as possible.Lab
partners for Assignment 2 are posted here. Changes may be made depending
on absences.
September 16, 2003
MCIT Pizza
Party (MCIT majors only--sorry)
Tuesday, September 23, Levine 307, 6:15-8:15
Come and meet other students in the MCIT program!
Blackboard will be down Wednesday, Sept. 17,
from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M.
September 15, 2003
You need to get together with your partners to do this assignment. Here
are some times you might consider:
Evenings
Wednesdays 12:00-1:00 in Moore 207 (Jack Yang's office hours)
David Pollack's office hours (to be announced)
September 15, 2003
I had to make a number of partner reassignments
on Friday, because not everyone showed up in the assigned lab. If you have
a different partner than indicated on the lab
partners page, or if you have changed lab sections, please
with the correction.
September 12, 2003
Lab assignments have not changed, but I've made
a couple of changes in lab
partners for the second section. (There are so many changes because
there are still frequent drops and adds.)
This page is under serious construction.
Please don't email me about problems, broken links, etc. until next week.
I just wanted to get something up in a hurry. Thanks!
September 4, 2003
Lab assignments are posted. Everyone who had a preference
got their request; others are split about 50/50.
I
screwed up.