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Class meetings are held twice a week, T/Th 12:30–1:20pm in McCosh 50. Class meetings are not lectures; they are activities that were formerly scheduled outside of class time, including programming assignment tips and tricks, exams, and exam preparation sessions.
| # | DATE | MEETING | SUBMIT |
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| 0 | 2/7 |
Introduction to COS 126 Everyone must attend. |
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| 1 | 2/9 |
No Class Meeting |
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| 2 | 2/14 |
Bug Hunt We'll identify some of the most common mistakes that novice programmers make when learning to program in Java. Novice Java programmers should attend. |
Poll |
| 3 | 2/16 |
Hidden Figures Attend a private screening of Hidden Figures at the Garden Theatre. Aspiring engineers should attend. |
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| 4 | 2/21 |
Command-Line Interface Tutorial
Live command-line demo, featuring standard input, standard output, redirection, piping, and bonus tricks. Command Line Summary |
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| 5 | 2/23 |
N-Body Overview
An overview of Assignment 2, with tips and tricks. Read the assignment specification beforehand. |
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| 6 | 2/28 |
Practice Programming Exam 1
Take a practice programming exam in a realistic environment. |
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| 7 | 3/2 |
PROGRAMMING EXAM 1
Everyone must attend. |
Submit! |
| 8 | 3/7 |
Written Exam 1 Review
We'll review last semester's written exam. |
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| 9 | 3/9 |
WRITTEN EXAM 1
Everyone must attend. |
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| 10 | 3/14 |
Programming Exam 1 Retrospective
A discussion of solutions to the programming exam. |
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| 11 | 3/16 |
Hamming Overview
An overview of Assignment 4, with tips and tricks. Read the assignment specification beforehand. |
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SPRING BREAK |
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| 12 | 3/28 |
Written Exam Retrospective
A discussion of solutions to the written exam. |
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| 13 | 3/30 |
LFSR Overview
An overview of Assignment 5, with tips and tricks. Watch Lecture 0D and read the assignment specification beforehand. |
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| 14 | 4/4 |
Performance
Additional practice with performance, including order of growth. |
Poll |
| 15 | 4/6 |
Guitar Hero Overview
An overview of Assignment 6, with tips and tricks. Read the assignment specification beforehand. |
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| 16 | 4/11 |
No Class Meeting |
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| 17 | 4/13 |
Markov Model Overview
An overview of Assignment 7, with tips and tricks. Read the assignment specification beforehand. |
Poll |
| 18 | 4/18 |
No Class Meeting |
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| 19 | 4/20 |
Traveling Salesperson Overview
An overview of Assignment 8, with tips and tricks. Read the assignment specification beforehand. |
Poll |
| 20 | 4/25 |
All Questions Theory of Computing
Solve old exam problems involving REs, DFAs, Turing machines, universality, and computability. |
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| 21 | 4/27 |
PROGRAMMING EXAM 2
Everyone must attend. |
Submit! |
| 22 | 5/2 |
Written Exam 2 Review
Solve last semester's written exam. |
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| 23 | 5/4 |
WRITTEN EXAM 2
Everyone must attend. |