We will discuss concepts in class.
You will have weekly programming assignments.
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You do not have to do it alone, but you must be self-motivated.
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You can ask me and other members of the class.
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You must start assignments early.
Getting the homework correct is not enough.
The first time you solve something it could take days, and may
require help. Once you get a solution, you are not done.
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First, try to make your code as simple as possible. It should be
self-explantory to an average programmer, and include no
unnecessary conditionals or extra lines of code.
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Then, create a copy of the homework and erase your solutions.
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Upon waking the next day, attempt to redo the problems. Do not
look at your previous solution. Do not ask for help, either from
friends or from the internet.
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Repeat this process until you can write each single function
correctly in five minutes or less. Only then have you
internalized the problem.
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Try to invent a variant of the problem that is easy to solve once
you know how to solve this one.
From
the Chronicle of Higher Education: People often
mistake familiarity for understanding. They open the textbook after
getting home from a lecture, and they recognize the material. They
think: I get this. Then they take a test -- and bomb it.
I do not give out solutions to homework problems.
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I will show every solution during lecture.
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What I suggest is that while watching you lecture, you pause on any code you'd like the solution for, and type it in.
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I firmly believe that you will learn something in the process, that you will not learn by simply looking at my solution.
How to succeed:
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Be present.
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Articulate your intention.
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Ask for help.
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Forgive yourself.
