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Announcements-Spring 2006



May 2nd

By the time you read this the grades for the Monday final should have been posted to WebWork. This includes grades for Section A students who took the final early. The average, including the extra credit question, was in the low 80s! Colin Potts

May 1st

Please contact me by email if you want to discuss the course before Friday's final. I will not be holding regular office hours but am available to meet all week - Colin Potts

April 30th

Extra office hours in the CoC commons tomorrow from 9:30 - 11:30 am. - Student3573

April 28th

Midterm 2 Retake Grades have been posted. -Student2081
During the next week, please remember to give us your feedback about the course at http://www.coursesurvey.gatech.edu We really do take your opinions and feedback seriously in designing and improving our courses. I am told that CETL has redesigned the forms this semester, so that in addition to 'Strongly Agree' .. 'Strongly Disagree' judgments, you can also record free-form comments in more than one place, which many students had requested. Colin Potts

April 27th

The final review has been posted. Spring 2006 Final Review -Student2081

April 25th

Review session 1: Sunday April 30th 7PM in Howey Physics Lecture Hall Number 4
Review Session 2: May 4th 7PM in Howey Physics Lecture Hall Number 4 -Student2081

April 24

If you wish to retake midterm 2, please email albert@gatech.edu by 10 PM Tuesday Night -Student2081
My office hours for today are cancelled. Student189
Unfortunately, I have to cancel the second half-hour of my office hours (11:30-12:00pm). But I will still be there from 11-11:30am. Please feel to email me or come to my office hours tomorrow or WeREMOVEDsday. Sorry for the inconvenience! Have a great day! Swati Vishnubhakat

April 23

Hello all, I know I had already made plans with some of you to meet at office hours on monday (tomorrow), however, I am currently in Wisconsin for a training conference for CS :) Anyway, I am not sure what time my flight will be back tomorrow, but either way, I am cancelling my office hours for tomorrow, April 23rd. Sorry for the inconvenience. See you all WeREMOVEDsday Student3381

April 20

HW 6 bumming you out? Come to my extra office hours tomorrow(Friday)! I will be in the CoC Commons area from 2 oclock until whenever. I only request that you have at least started the HW and that you come with an open, relaxed mind, and ready to think. Please have questions and if asked to go put print statements or printNow in your code, be willing to actually look at what those prints are telling you. Also, I will not directly go over the Extra Credit, but i do (now) know of some serious issues with it that I may reveal under the right circumstances (and workarounds for them). Also, Student1680 will be joining the HW6 fray at 4PM - 7PM in the CoC Commons with me. He will NOT be in the library as previously posted ... ~Student189

April 19


Unfortunately, my office hours are cancelled for today. If you have any questions specifically for me, send me an e-mail. Check the TA contact info page for when more office hours will be held. Student1919
Office hours had to be moved today due to a lack of available space at my normal location. I will be having office hours at a study table on the second floor in the southwest corner of the library. Sorry for the short notice. Andrew Hardin
My office hours will only be until 11:00 today. Sorry for the inconvenience. There are other TA's with office hours at that time at the same place. -Student3577

April 18


Midterm 2 retake details are here. Please let me know if you have any questions. -Student2081

April 18


On this thursday the 20th, I wont be at my office hours. Sorry for the inconvenience. There is another ta with office hours starting a half hour later than mine would.Student3579


April 11


If you have questions about changing your final time from Friday (May 5th) to Monday (May 1st) look at this page Finals Information. Thanks -Student2081
I am cancelling my office hours tommorow, 12-2. I will still be available for questions through e-mail. Student3575

I'll be in the CoC commons from 1:00-1:30pm and 2-3pm today in case anyone has questions about the quiz. Student3573



April 10


Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it to my office hours today. Please feel to email me or come to my office hours tomorrow or WeREMOVEDsday. Sorry for the inconvenience! Have a great day! Swati Vishnubhakat

April 6

I will not be able to make my office hours tomorrow, Friday April 7. Sorry for any inconvenience. Student3596

April 5

def your score on the midterm():

	if you got a half mark for part of Q2:
		round your score up to the next integer
		#Reason: Ambiguous question graded too strictly

	if you got less than 8 for Q3:
		your Q3 score should be max of your
		original Q3 score + 2 and 8
		#Reason: Ambiguous question graded too strictly

	Suppose your adjusted score so far is x
	Take your Q7 and Q8 scores and throw out 
	the lower of the two
	# Reason: Test too long. One of these two 
	# questions done poorly by many.

	Multiply the resulting total (now out of 80) by 
	1.25 so it is again a percentage
	Call the resulting percentage y

	return max(x, y)
	# Reason: Adjustment should apply 
	# only if it benefits you.
If you apply the above algorithm to the grade on your returned midterm, you should get the grade that is posted online. The online grades are already adjusted. Colin Potts

April 5

I am standing in for Frank in Section B lectures this week. This means that I will be teaching during my normal Thursday office hours. Please contact me by e-mail to arrange an appointment if you needed to meet with me then. My schedule is back to normal next week. Colin Potts

April 3

I am sorry, but I have to cancel my office hours for Friday, April 7th. Other TAs are available, and if you have any questions before then, I will be at my office hours WeREMOVEDsday. Again, sorry for the circumstance. Student3381

April 3

Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it to my office hours today. Please feel to email me or come to my office hours tomorrow or WeREMOVEDsday. Sorry for the inconvenience! Have a great day! Swati Vishnubhakat

March 27

My Thursday office hours this week will be shortened to 3pm-4pm. Today's are as normal. (Well, give me an extra ten minutes to get to my office....) Colin Potts
My office hours for this week will be cancelled. Please email or IM me if you have anything pressing before recitation. Andrew Hardin

March 14

The tests will not be graded until the friday after spring break. -Student2081

March 13

I will be in the CoC Commons tomorrow from 12pm - 3pm in case anyone has exam questions. Look for the bright yellow sign. -Student3573
Remember to bring your buzz cards to class tomorrow. -Student2081

March 11

Reminder: Review session Monday 7 PM in the CoC 16 (same room as lecture) -Student2081

March 8

My office hours today are moved. If you would like help, I'll be at Junior's Grill @ 1pm, until 1.55pm. Sorry for any inconvenience. Blake Israel

March 7

I will not be able to make my office hours tomorrow, WeREMOVEDsday, March 8th. Student3577

March 6

I will not be at office hours tomorrow tuesday March 7. Email me with any questions. Student3579

I am here for office hours today, but was late (looking after a very sick dog). I apologize if anybody was here at 3pm and left. Please contact me and we can rearrange a meeting tomorrow. Colin Potts

Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it to my office hours today. Please feel to email me or come to my office hours tomorrow or WeREMOVEDsday. Sorry for the inconvenience! Have a great day! Swati Vishnubhakat

I regret to inform you all that I won't be in my office hours this morning. As I'm sure all 400 of you are now extremely dissapointed. Normal operations will resume WeREMOVEDsday. Ciao - Blake Israel

March 5

My office hours have permanently changed. Please check the TA contact information page to find out the new times. -Student2042

March 3

My office hours are cancelled for today. Sorry. I will not be in the CoC from 2-3, I will be in an airport at that time. There are other TA's available. Have a great weekend! -Tia Doppenberg

March 2nd

Mark your calendar. Review Session March 13th at 7PM in the CoC 16. Note: This is where your class meets. -Student2081
After today (March 2nd) my Thursday office hours from 4:45 to 5:15 will be permanently cancelled because of very low attendance. If you are in need of help on thursdays please email me and i will be very willing to meet you. - Student1956

March 1st

Unfortunately I will be leaving to go out of town on Friday before 2 pm, so my office hours for Friday are cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience. Student3381

February 25th

I will be in the library to help people with HW3 (2nd floor near the big tables which overlook the computer lab) from 5 to 8 Sunday Evening. -Student2081

February 24th

The software page now has a link to download Media Tools. You may also follow this link: Media Tools -Student2081

February 23rd

My office hours from 4:30 to 5:15 on today are cancelled. Sorry. -Student1956
Due to an emergency that is school related I have to cancel my office hours today at the last minute. Sorry. -Student2042

February 17th

Any interest in taking CS1316? Any interest in touring Europe? How about combining them?!? CS1316 will be offered in the Oxford Study Abroad program in Summer 2006, and there are still a few slots left. Come on in and learn to the techniques behind animated films like The Incredibles in Java!

February 17th

The due date for homework 3 has been moved to 7 PM on Monday the 27th -Student2081

February 15th

So, apparently I set my alarm for 9pm, instead of 9AM. So my apologies to those who came by my office hours this morning. I have fixed this issue, and will be there Friday. Blake Israel

February 14th

If you downloaded Pre Quiz 2 before 3:30 PM Today please redownload it. Thank you. -Student2081

February 13th

My office hours for Wed, Feb 15th are cancelled. Please e-mail me if you have any questions. Student1919

I am ill today and cannot hold my office hours. Please contact me online to schedule a meeting if you would like to meet before Thursday. Colin Potts

February 13th

Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it to my office hours today. Please feel to email me or come to my office hours tomorrow or WeREMOVEDsday. Sorry for the inconvenience! Have a great day! Swati Vishnubhakat

February 9th

By using Chuck Norris's name in the midterm, we have officially exorcised him from the speech bubble. Please: No more Chuck Norris for the rest of the semester! Colin Potts

February 9th

My Office Hours this afternoon are cancelled. Colin Potts

February 8th

If you lost a calculator the day of exam please email me at albert@gatech.edu to reclaim it. -Student2081

I'm Permanently moving my office hours Location to the Library, near the Jazzman's cafe. Time is still 10-11a MWF - Blake Israel

February 7th

I'll be in the CoC commons from 12:30pm - 3:00pm today if anyone needs help for the exam - Student3573

February 6th

Midterm Review 7pm Tonight, Howey Physics L1

February 5th


My office hours on Monday, 2.6.2006, will be cancelled as I will be out of town. Good luck on the test! Student189

February 3rd

I will be holding an extra set of office hours on monday, february 6 from 3-5 at Jazzman's cafe in the library. These office hours are for those of you that either need individual help preparing for the midterm, or for those that can't make it to the midterm review session. Student1919

January 31st

Because of recent spamming attacks, we may have to protect all pages of this coweb by passwords. Look out for an e-mail from your TA during the next couple of days announcing any such changes. If you cannot get to the coweb using the usual address (http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/cs1315) try appending ':8080' like this: http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu:8080/cs1315. This may work. (Make a note of this trick now. When you really need to use it, you won't be able to read this!) Colin Potts

January 30th


There will be a review session Monday February 6th at 7PM in Howey Physics L1 -Student2081
My Office hours: Monday 2-3pm in my office, TSRB 231, and Thursday after class in CoC Commons area, for as long as it takes -Frank Dellaert

January 29

My Office Hours for Monday, January 30th are Cancelled. Student1206

Sorry to say that my office hours are cancelled for tomorrow (Monday, Jan 30th). Feel free to email me questions or instant message me if I am online. Stephanie Sellers


January 27

I'm sorry, but my office hours today are cancelled. If I am online, feel free to ask me questions this way, or via email. Again, my apologies. Student3381

January 26

Please do not submit your homework1 with writePictureTo() in it. If you are doing the extra credit, run it to generate the picture and save it to your computer, then erase that line before you turn it in. -Student2042

January 25th

Monty Python’s Personal Best on PBA30, Premieres WeREMOVEDsday, February 22 at 10 p.m. Calling all fans of Spam, dead parrots, upper-class twits and lumberjacks! This series of six one-hour specials highlights the all-time favorites of the masters of sketch comedy: Monty Python. The five living members of the troupe — John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry REMOVED and Michael Palin — have selected their favorites of the Python skits, included in each member’s “personal best.” In a separate episode, the Monty Python quintet collaborates on a special tribute to fellow Pythonite Graham REMOVED, who died in 1989. Colin Potts

January 25th


My office ours this morning are cancelled - Blake Israel

January 24th

Frank Dellaert and I are swapping sections this THURSDAY, January 26th, because of a conflict. This means that my Thursday 3:05-4:25 office hours are canceled this week. I will be available in my office 6pm-7pm instead. -Colin Potts

January 19th

Quiz 1 has been moved to THURSDAY, January 26th. -Student2081

January 17th

You can now find out who your TA is by clicking this link: Student191 -Student2081

January 9th


Welcome back. Hope you had a good break.

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