Last call

Comp 137 officially ended with the end of last night's exam. In the best interest of certain students, I am willing to accept lab submissions up until 6pm tomorrow (Wednesday) evening.

Any materials not in my Brookdale inbox by six o'clock tomorrow will be recorded as not completed. If you have not yet sent all of the minimum required lab assignments (labs 1-10), I strongly urge you to do so immediately.

Any student who does not successfully complete these minimum assignments will fail this course, regardless of test grades.

Registration reminder

Register for the spring term before the end of the fall semester! You will have a better selection of classes and sections if you do. Also, you should be aware that if you wait too long, there is the possibility that a section you want could be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment.

Tuition payments are not due until January 5th.

Exam #2 program submission

As of dinner time last night, connectivity was restored to campus. The IT staff continues to monitor the situation any signs of instability or trouble and Brookdale email seems to be working just fine now.

Please be sure to email me your second exam source code files. I will be making my comments back to you in return emails.

Register for classes

Priority registration is underway! In order to give yourself the best chance of getting all of the classes you need as well as the days and class meeting times you prefer, you should register early.

Tuition payments are not due until January 5th.

Whitespace... it's free!

I was reviewing today's batch of source code submissions and I noticed that an awful lot of people were not making good use of their whitespace. Please observe the following rules in your code:

Elaine Lapham Memorial Scholarship

The Brookdale Community College Foundation has announced that The Elaine Lapham Memorial Scholarship is available for the spring 2012 semester. The scholarship is in the amount of $500.

WebAdvisor - interval 3

Today is the end of the third WebAdvisor monitoring interval. Students with attendance issues, poor homework performance, and/or missing assignments should take this warning seriously.

Public service announcement #2

Notice to all students:

Though it does not affect our Comp137 class, Brookdale is NOT closed on Veterans Day. If you have Friday classes this semester, you have school on Friday, November 11th.

Brookdale 5K

Notice to all students:


The first annual Brookdale Community College 5K run/walk to raise money for scholarships for the International Center Study Abroad Program is scheduled for Sunday, October 30th at 9:00 at Thompson Park. The cost is $25, and if you register before the 14th it includes a commemorative T-shirt. All of the donations go to the program.

You can download a race application here and a sponsorship form here.

Code submission

I am using Bloodshed's Dev-C++ IDE to test your code. When you submit your homework and your labs from now on, you will need to send me your whole project, not just your .cpp file(s).

Just say no to "magic numbers"

It is unacceptable to use "magic numbers" in your source code. When dealing with trivial programs, using a naked number doesn't look like such a big deal (the code is short and, if well commented, the intent of the programmer is clear) but it is still a very bad habit to develop. The problem is both clearer to see and greatly magnified once the size of the code in question is larger.

Line numbers

Being able to see the line numbers in your source code can come in really handy when programming. To see the line numbers in the Dev-C++ IDE, select Tools->Editor options and select the Line Numbers option on the Display tab.

Public service announcement #1

Notice to all students:

Brookdale is NOT closed on Columbus Day. You have class on Monday, October 10th.

Deadlines

Missing deadlines and snow days...

Missed Exams

Departmental policy states that a student may make up one missed exam. It is not the instructor's responsibility to track down students who have missed tests; it is your responsibility to see your instructor to arrange a make up.

Main computer lab

Hours of operation for the main computer lab and where to find the lost and found...

Lab Hours

While instructors can often answer simple homework questions via email, sometimes a student needs a little additional one-on-one assistance.