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MIE 124
Problem Solving with Computers
Spring 2006

 

Syllabus

 

Date

Reading

Assignment Due

Content

Jan 31    (tu)

pp.16-19,22-24

 

Introduction  

Feb 2     (th)

Chap 2.1 & 2.2

Your Toast  /   ECS account

Getting Started & I/O

Feb 7     (tu)

Chap 2.2 & 2.3

 

Arrays

Feb 9     (th)

2.2, 2.4 , 3.1

Add-Mire / A Sole Conversion

Graphics

Feb 14   (tu)

Chap 3.3

 

Logic / Conditionals

Feb 16   (th)

Chap 3.8

The Plot Thickens

Loops

Feb 21   (tu)

No Class

 Monday Class Schedule

 

Feb 23   (th)

No Class

On Travel

 

Feb 28   (tu)

Chap 3.1 & 3.5

 

Functions

Mar 2    (th)

Notes

The Prime-Ordeal

Nonlinear Eqns /  Bisection

Mar 7    (tu)

Chap 2.3

 

File Input/Output

Mar 9    (th)

Chap 3.6

Divide & Conquer

Simulation

Mar 14  (tu)

 

 

Subroutines / Scope

Mar 16  (th)

 

Let’s Make a Deal

Sorting  

Mar 21  (tu)

No Class

Spring Recess

 

Mar 23  (th)

No Class

Spring Recess

 

Mar 28  (tu)

 

 

Review

Mar 29 (wed)

Midterm

6pm (1 hr)

 

Mar 30  (th)

 

C primer

Searching

Apr 4     (tu)

Chap 6

 

Interpolation

Apr 6     (th)

 

Sort of Search

Dangers

Apr 11   (tu)

Bot 1

 

Integration

Apr 13   (th)

Chap 7

Dangerous Curves

Differentiation

Apr 18   (tu)

Bot 2

 

     Intro to ODEs

Apr 20   (th)

Chap 8

Integrate

Eqns with Derivatives

Apr 25   (tu)

Bot 3

 

     Physics

Apr 27   (th)

 

ODE Solver

Multistep methods

May 2    (tu)

Bot 4

 

     Supercomputers

May 4    (th)

 

Drop Kick

Optimization

May 9    (tu)

Bot 5 

 

      Open

May 11  (th)

 

Make-up

Hardware

May 16  (tu)

Bot 6

 

Overview

 

Final

 

 

 

           

 

Grading:

 

·       Homework: 30%

·       Final Exam: 25%

·       Midterm:  16%

·       Quizzes: 16%

·       Robot: 8% (+2.5%)

·       Attendance: 5%