CMSC132 Archive

Archive of Old Announcements

Important announcements related to the course will be posted in the class home page. Old announcements will be moved here.

Mov Nov 17, 3:40pm: Quiz #3 scores are now available from grades.cs.umd.edu. If you have any concerns about the grading or your grade, please see your discussion/lab TA in lab. You have until Mon Nov 24 to address any concerns regarding this quiz.
Mon Nov 17, 3:18pm: Regarding Project #4: If your public tests work fine in your computer but fail in the submit server then maybe one of your classes is not satisfying the Java HashCode contract. For example, if you use a HashSet to keep track of your data, you must make sure elements added to the set implement the Java HashCode contract. In addition, if a class implements the comparable interface it should also satisfy the Java HashCode contract so you need to make sure the equals/hashCode in your class are correct.
Mon Nov 17, 3:18pm: Regarding Homework #4: The HashSet in the public tests should be a TreeSet. Here is the updated public test file is: PublicTests.java. The public tests .txt files do not need to be updated.
Fri Nov 14, 12:13pm: Winter 2009 Courses: PHP,MySQL,Apache course and JavaScript course. Additional information at: http://www.cs.umd.edu/~nelson/tmp/winterCourses.pdf
Fri Nov 14, 8:56am: Homework #4 has been posted.
Fri Nov 14, 8:56am: Homework #4 has been posted.
Thu Nov 13, 1:29pm: Regarding the extra credit for lab work: the deadline for submitting this work is over. We will grade what you already submitted.
Thu Nov 13, 12:51pm: The extra credit for lab work (LabWorkSep22-24 and LabWorkOct13-15 Credit) will be processed next Wednesday, Nov 19 in lab. You must take care of this matter on Wed and in lab (not during office hours). Students that have completed at least 50% of the work associated with a lab will receive 5 bonus points. The bonus points for LabWorkSep22-24 will be used for Project #1, and the bonus points for LabWorkOct13-15 will be used for project #2. The bonus points cannot be used for other assignments/exams/quizzes. If you have a 100 in a project then your score will not change even if you have the bonus points.
Fri Nov 7, 3:09pm: Project #2 grades are now available through grades.cs.umd.edu. If you have any concerns about the grading please see Bao, Jonathan, Phil, or Shiv during their office hours. Please no emails regarding grading concerns. You have until Friday Nov 14 to address any grading concerns.
Thu Nov 6, 4:35pm: Project #4 posted.
Fri Nov 7, 2:58pm: Time Correction for Pizza Lunch for undergraduate CS students who want to do research. The time is 12 to 1 and not 1 to 2 as originally posted. We have updated the time in the original message.
Fri Nov 7, 9:00am: Pizza Lunch for undergraduate CS students who want to do research. Date: Wed Nov 12, Time: 12-1, Location: AVW 3258 Those students taking a 132 lab from 12-1 are excused from the lab so they can attend the presentation.
Thu Nov 6, 4:35pm: Project #4 posted.
Thu Nov 6, 4:35pm: Grecia's office hours for tomorrow Friday are cancelled.
Wed Nov 5, 4:02pm: FYI: 2009 IT Salary Guide
Tue Nov 4, 8:37pm: Schedule has been updated.
Tue Nov 4, 4:35pm: Anand's office hours for Thursday Nov 6 are cancelled.
Wed Oct 29, 9:14am: Homework #3 posted.
Tue Oct 28, 6:03am: Quiz#3 worksheet has been posted.
Tue Oct 28, 4:29am: Homework #3 will be posted tomorrow Wednesday (morning).
Tue Oct 28, 11:44am: Oktober Install Fest (UMCP ACM Student Chapter) Thu Oct 30. Additional information available at: https://blog.cs.umd.edu/acm/?p=65
Mon Oct 27, 9:15am: Terps (Matt McCutchen, Mitchell Katz and Alan Jackoway) won the ACM Programming Contest (east coast) championship. http://midatl.radford.edu/docs/scoreboard/summary.html The team was advised by Amol Deshpande.
Mon Oct 27, 9:15am: Nelson's 3:00-3:330 Office Hours for Wed Oct 29 are cancelled.
Mon Oct 27, 9:15am: Nelson's Office Hours for Friday Oct 31 are cancelled.
Fri Oct 23, 3:39pm: HACU National Internship Program (HNIP): Additional information at: http://www.hnip.net/
Fri Oct 24, 12:32pm: Midterm grades are now available from grades.cs.umd.edu. The midterm will be returned on Monday (in lab session). If you have any concerns about the grading, you have until Wed Oct 29 to discuss this matter with your teaching TA. We want to remind you that we keep copies of your exams.
Thu Oct 23, 5:47pm: Message from Nelson: It seems I am getting a bad cold again (hopefully not the flu). If any of you need to see me during office hours and it cannot wait until next week, drop me a line and I will discuss the matter with you over e-mail. I just don't want you to get a cold. :) We will have lectures as usual.
Thu Oct 23, 2:37pm: Grecia's office hours for tomorrow Friday are cancelled.
Wed Oct 22, 3:27pm: Computer Forensics Course (Fall 2009). Additional information at: ComputerForensicsCourse.pdf
Wed Oct 22, 9:47am: For those interested in research there will be an activity tomorrow Wednesday at 5pm. Additional information at: Research Activity
Mon Oct 20, 8:52am: Quiz #2 and HW#2 grades are now available in grades.cs.umd.edu. You have until Tuesday Oct 28 to see a TA (during office hours or in lab) to address any grading concerns.
Tue Oct 21, 10:21am: Shiv's office hours for today Tuesday are cancelled; he is not feeling well.
Mon Oct 20, 9:48am: Nelson's 3-3:30pm office hour is cancelled for today Monday.
Mon Oct 20, 8:52am: Schedule has been updated (number of homeworks reduced to four).
Fri Oct 17, 3:16am: Lecture material update: PolymorphicListCode.zip has been updated.
Fri Oct 17, 9:19am: Project #3 has been posted.
Thu Oct 16, 5:32pm: Early warning grades have been submitted to the Registrar's office. If you find any discrepancies between the letter grade submitted to the Registrar's office and the letter grade you see in grades.cs.umd.edu, let us know. Please no e-mails regarding concerns about the grade you obtained. See Nelson during office hours or after lecture to address any concerns.
Thu Oct 16, 5:32pm: Project #3 will be posted tomorrow morning.
Thu Oct 16, 5:32pm: Lecture material updates: TreesBST.pdf and PolymorphicListCode.zip have been updated.
Wed Oct 15, 12:52pm: Project #2 clarifications has been added.
Tue Oct 14, 2:30pm: Midterm information and practice material is now available from the Exams link of the class web page.
Tue Oct 14, 8:46am: Grecia's office hours for Friday Oct 17 and Friday Oct 24 are cancelled.
Tue Oct 14, 8:40am: Regarding the Good Faith Attempt - You need to satisfy this requirement for every project, otherwise you will fail the course. Notice that you do not need to complete the Good Faith Attempt by the deadline associated with a project (it can be later on in the semester).
Tue Oct 14, 8:30am: Project #2 deadline changed: project is now due on Friday Oct 17 (on-time submission). As usual you have until 9am of the next day for a late submission. Project #3 will be posted on Friday and the midterm will take place next Wednesday (as stated in the schedule).
Mon Oct 13, 6:20pm: You have until Wed Oct 22 to see a TA regarding Project #1 grading concerns.
Mon Oct 13, 8:30pm: A clarification regarding the Project#2 Good Faith Attempt has been posted in the clarifications document for the project.
Mon Oct 13, 8:30pm: Project #1 grades are now available through grades.cs.umd.edu. If you have any concerns about the grading please see Bao, Jonathan, Phil, or Shiv during their office hours. Please no emails regarding grading concerns.
Fri Oct 10, 6:30pm: Today's lecture slides have been updated.
Fri Oct 10, 4:25pm: Jesus office hours for Wednesday Oct 15 are cancelled.
Fri Oct 10, 12:29pm: Project #2 clarifications have been posted in the clarifications section for the project.
Mon Oct 13, 8:30pm: Nelson's office hours from 12-12:30 for today Monday are cancelled.
Fri Oct 3, 7:23pm: As specified in the project #2 description, you must attempt to submit your project immediately after checking out the project (even if you have not implemented any methods). This will allow you to verify that the submission process is working as expected. You must check out and submit your project (even if you have not work on it at all) by Tuesday Oct 7
Thu Oct 9, 10:28pm: Microsoft Presentations. Information available at: Microsoft
Wed Oct 8, 3:21pm: The 5 bonus points for submitting your project #2 (as specified in the announcement made on Fri Oct 3) will be applied during the grading of Project #2. Please no e-mails regarding this matter (these bonus points were discussed today in lecture).
Fri Oct 3, 7:23pm: As specified in the project #2 description, you must attempt to submit your project immediately after checking out the project (even if you have not implemented any methods). This will allow you to verify that the submission process is working as expected. You must check out and submit your project (even if you have not work on it at all) by Tuesday Oct 7
Fri Oct 3, 3:38pm: Quiz#2 worksheet has been posted.
Thu Oct 2, 3:43pm: Project #2 has been posted.
Wed Oct 1, 3:41pm: Today's lectures slides and code examples have been updated.
Wed Oct 1, 3:41pm: Wednesday's lab exercise sheet posted. Notice that the PrintMoneyAmount.pdf exercise was optional and for those that finished the other exercise set early.
Wed Oct 1, 3:35pm: Quiz #1 scores are now available from grades.cs.umd.edu. If you have any concerns about the grading or your grade, please see your discussion/lab TA in lab. You have until Wed Oct 8 to address any concerns regarding this assignment.
Wed Oct 1, 3:32pm: Quiz #1 key can be found at: Quiz1Soln.pdf
Tue Sep 30, 12:25pm: Monday's lab exercise sheet has been posted.
Thu Sep 25, 6:18pm: Schedule has been updated (Quiz#2 and Midterm dates have been updated).
Wed Sep 24, 5:12pm: Grecia's office hours for Friday Sep 26 are cancelled.
Tue Sep 23, 5:47pm: Algorithmic complexity slides updated.
Tue Sep 23, 5:47pm: Algorithmic complexity slides updated.
Tue Sep 23, 5:39pm: GUI slides updated.
Tue Sep 23, 5:16pm: Homework #2 posted.
Mon Sep 22, 5:18pm: If you need assistance with your code you must have student tests that illustrate what works and what seems to be failing in your code. TAs will not be able to assist you unless you have the expected student tests. Remember that you should be writing your student tests as you write your implementation and not once you have passed all the tests.
Mon Sep 22, 12:13pm: Monday's lab worksheet has been posted.
Thu Sep 18, 4:28pm: Additional Office hours: Jesus Jackson is now holding office hours on Mon/Wed/Fri 3pm to 4pm. Office hours web page has been updated.
Tue Sep 16, 9:35am: Homework #1 scores are now available from grades.cs.umd.edu. If you have any concerns about the grading or your grade, please see your discussion/lab TA in lab or a TA during office hours. You have until Tue Sep 23 to address any concerns regarding this assignment.
Wed Sep 12, 8:31am: Quiz#1 information and worksheet is now available at Quizzes
Fri Sep 12, 8:30am: A clarification to project#1 has been added (check the clarifications link in the project description). From now on, make sure you check the clarification section often (no announcements will be made regarding new clarifications added to the project).
Thu Sep 11, 6:13pm: Project #1 has been posted and the project description can be found at Projects
Wed Sep 10, 7:52pm: Schedule has been updated (Due date for Project #1 updated).
Mon Sep 8, 8:00am: Regarding Homework#1: Make sure you attempt to submit the homework (or any courrse programming assignment) immediately after the programming assignment is posted, even if you have not implemented any methods. This will allow you to verify the submission process is working as expected. We expect all students to attempt submitting Homework#1 by the end of the day.
Mon Sep 8, 8:00am: Microsoft Tech Fest (9/11). Further information at: Microsoft
Mon Sep 8, 8:00am: Programming Club: Further information at: Club

Wed Sep 3, 8:00am: Office hours has been set and will start on Friday Sep 5. Follow the Office Hours link on the class web page for hours and TAs information.
Thu Sep 4, 1:06pm: Homework #1 has been posted and is available by visiting the Homeworks link i n the class web page. A couple of things:
1. The code distribution includes the project description. The date you will see in that description is not correct. The homework is due on Thursday Sept 11 (we have updated the schedule to reflect this change).
2. As you attempt to complete this homework you may experience problems with your cvs account or Eclipse. Tomorrow in class we will talk about the homework plus TAs will have office hours. Due to the large number of students in the class we ask you to wait until tomorrow to address any problems you may experience rather than e-mailing us (It is easy to handle problems in person :)). Thank you for your help on this matter.
Wed Sep 3, 8:00am: The discussion/lab session (identified as "Dis" in testudo) for Wed Sep 3 is cancelled. We will have our first lecture that day as scheduled. Nelson
Wed Sep 3, 8:00am: Welcome to cmsc132 Fall 2008.