Welcome to the IPL Zone

(Introduction to Programming Languages, Period F)
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Are you nervous when you see NCWEE? concerned when you see CIRC? perturbed when you see PBC? Visit Mr. Hansen’s fabled abbreviations page to make sense of those cryptic markings you see on your papers.

Schedule at a Glance (see archives for older entries) Written assignments should follow the HW guidelines.
F 4/20/012	HW due: Work through most of the third Lisp tutorial. You can stop when you reach the subheading entitled “More Debugging.”
M 4/23/012	No school.
T 4/24/012	Special 1-on-1 meetings to discuss project progress: Andrew 12:40 p.m. Jackson 12:50 p.m. Danielle 1:00 p.m. Megan 1:10 p.m.
W 4/25/012	HW due: Continue working on your project.
Th 4/26/012	HW due: Download the C++ version of the online textbook we used for Java, and read through p. 30. You can skim quickly through the portions that are almost identical to what you read earlier. Reading notes are required, as always.
F 4/27/012	HW due: Read Chapter 4 (pp. 31-38) of the C++ text. Reading notes are required, as always. Bonus: Find the typo near the bottom of p. 37.
M 4/30/012	HW due: Continue working on your project.
T 5/1/012	No class.
W 5/2/012	HW due: 1. Continue working on your project. 2. Download a C++ integrated development environment (IDE) and use it to run the “Hello, world” program on p. 7 of your textbook.
Th 5/3/012	HW due: 1. Continue working on your project. 2. Read Chapter 5 (pp. 39-52). Reading notes are required, as always. An open-notes quiz is likely.
F 5/4/012	HW due: 1. Continue working on your project. 2. Read Chapter 6 (pp. 53-64). Reading notes are required, as always. Another open-notes quiz is likely.
M 5/7/012	HW due: Continue working on your project.
T 5/8/012	No class.
W 5/9/012	HW due: 1. Continue working on your project. 2. Read Chapter 7. Documentation and downloadable copies of the files apstring.h and apstring.cpp can be found here.
Th 5/10/012	HW due: Continue working on your project. Announcement: Class today will meet in MH-108, which is the glassed-in room on the other side of the elevator. It is only a short distance from our usual classroom.
F 5/11/012	HW due: Continue working on your project. Final due date will be negotiated today. Important: Bring a printout of your source code, in whatever state you currently have it.
M 5/14/012	HW due: Continue working on your project.
T 5/15/012	No class. However, Jackson will present a demo, and Andrew will come in for detailed code review.
W 5/16/012	HW due: Continue working on your project.
Th 5/17/012	HW due: 1. Continue working on your project. 2. Write #4 from this handout.
F 5/18/012	Field trip to the National Cryptologic Museum, Fort Meade, MD (adjacent to the NSA parking lot). We will leave at 8:00 a.m. sharp from the service road near the Martin Gym. * * * NORMAL DRESS CODE (BLAZER AND TIE) IS IN EFFECT DURING THE FIELD TRIP. * * * During the bus ride to and from Fort Meade, you may remove your blazer if you wish. If you attend the field trip, you are excused from A-F period classes. If you cannot attend the field trip, then you must attend all classes as usual and write up problems 1, 2, 3, and 5 from the Mathematical Scavenger Hunt. In that case, your paper will be collected on Monday. (Ignore the instructions for individual forms and for choosing problems. Please simply answer problems, 1, 2, 3, and 5.)
M 5/21/012	HW due (only for those who did not attend the field trip): problems 1, 2, 3, and 5 from the Scavenger Hunt.
T 5/22/012	No class.
W 5/23/012	No additional HW due. In class: Review for final exam.
Th 5/24/012	In class: Review for final exam.

Links Based on Class Discussions:
-- Latest revision of the MODD course outline from 2005, before we had a good textbook to use
-- Homemade “Segway”-like balancing scooter uses a fair amount of calculus!

Serious Links:
-- STA School Handbook
-- Summer math camps for talented high school students
-- Click here for other serious links

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Last updated: 23 May 2012