Week 3: DrRacket Definitions

This week's material focused on to learn how to let DrRacket memorize the definitions that we ought to reference later on, by programing the definition of what we mean by certain values.  This involved how to play with images with picturing-programs, mostly on defining a set of sequences which creates expected outcome (rosette program).

The material seemed intimidating and overwhelming at the beginning, but it turned out better as the lecture proceeded.  Defining a set was understandable once the model is unfolded (as it is done on the videos online), and I found myself picking up faster than I expected.

My worry for now is that I'm not so sure yet with what the last video about definitions was dealing with.  Since I've ran out of time by the end of tutorial, I wasn't able to finish watching this video.  On top of that, I was still unable to finish copying what the third video was doing with rosette program.  I noticed that the difference in my program with what is on the video was the different images, but I saw no other difference, and TA was struggling to find it as well (unfortunately, the time ran out before he fully explained the program).  So, perhaps I should go over this part by next week.

And by the way, I didn't mistake my tutorial room this time.  The quiz from last week turned out to be full mark, so I would like to keep up with the material as much as I could, starting from reviewing this week's material.

Hope next week would be more successful than this one.

Tony

Week 2: DrRacket / Values

This would be a first week to leave a note of my progress in CSC104, and this week I learned about how to play with values in DrRacket program.

Concept was to express, transform, combine and decompose values (we used digital images this time) in DrRacket, and by professor's lectures and with his demonstrative online videos, I think I am confidant with the basics use of it.
I was rather worried about my performance since I had no knowledge ahead, and the class is very different than other ones that I'm currently enrolled.  I realize that this is the fundamental for coming knowledge, yet it did help me with my motivation.  I find the course inspiring since I always enjoyed getting to know what I'm capable of doing on computers.

This week was also a first week that I went to tutorial, and I found myself in a wrong room with many others. I hope that wont happen next week.  Also, next week, if I could, I would try to keep myself more awake in the lectures, since I found myself little bit dizzy in a mornings.  Now that many of my concerns regarding of courses are resolving, I should be able to manage myself to be more present in lectures.

There is no concern about this class that I have right now.  If I were to be critical, I wish tutorial rooms were announced clearer.

Well, with that I should leave for this week.  I hope my online journal satisfies the course's expectation.

Tony