12/12/07 reflection

2. What choices did you face in developing your solution, and how did you choose among them?

Pretty much all i did the entire period was work on the proposal. I worked on trying to figure out what my variables were and i faced problems in planning ahead even though I'm more of an improvisation guy and that was my partner's plan. So all we could really do was throw the basic idea out there.

12/11/07

6. What progress did you make today on your solution? What needs to be completed next class?

Today i finished my more functions, even though I'm pretty sure they don't work like they should. But hey, i tried my best right and atleast i turned it in! So i'm not sure how to do the random dice thing but I'm going to get the proposal done for the next project tommorow.

Reflection 12/10/07

Today i went on wikipedia and read about Cormac McCarthy's Border trilogy as well as a few other of his books. I read about his book "No Country for Old Men" which was also turned into a movie

12/7/07

6. What progress did you make today on your solution? What needs to be completed next class?

Today i started my new functions and started figuring out how to make the dice throw out random numbers. So far I'm having a lot of trouble, but i think i can get it on monday.

03/12/07

Today i read the Once and Future King by T.H. White. I also read about the book "The Mist" as well as the movie adaption.

11/30/07

2. What choices did you face in developing your solution, and how did you choose among them?

Today i didn't know what format i was supposed to use nor whether or not my initials for different things would work. They didn't. I tried testing it and there were plenty of errors.

11/29/07

1. What problems did you encounter while developing your solution? How do you plan to overcome
them?/How did you overcome them?

Today i encountered several problems. The main problem was having absolutely no idea of what I'm supposed to do nor how I'm supposed to do it.

11/28/07

6. What progress did you make today on your solution? What needs to be completed next class?

Today i started practicing on a program for problem solving with user defined functions. I have a good grasp of it but aren't completely sure of what to do. Next class i need to figure out the next step towards finishing the project.

11/26/07

Today i spent my silent reading, reading about the NFL and a few games that went on yesterday, as well as root words for english clash.

Scored thru 11/25 (20 pts possible) - see Edline for your score tomorrow evening.

11/19/07

Today i went on Gamespy.com, NBA.com, and NFL.com to read about the games that were on yesterday. I read some stats as well as read a few articles about today's stars. I then went on Morehouse university's website.

11/15/07

3. How did you go about testing your program? What were the results of that testing?

I Looked at my neighbors to compare as well as simply trying it and fixing any errors that appeared. I made sure to make sure that my program worked with upper case letters and lower case letters as well.

11/14/07

6. What progress did you make today on your solution? What needs to be completed next class?

Today i found out how to do almost everything about my program. Though it isn't very unique or special in aspect, i plan on taking more time to make the program my own without disrupting its functionality.

Reflections 11/12/07

Today i went on Gamespy. I spent my time reading about different Xbox 360 games as well as reading a few humor articles. I read a few previews as well.

reflections 11/9/07

3. How did you go about testing your program? What were the results of that testing?

Today i used the error list to test my program after trying it and so far i haven't accomplished anything because nothing i try will work. So pretty much unless i somehow figure out how to do the program from the book i'm in trouble.

Reflections 11/8/07

1. What problems did you encounter while developing your solution? How do you plan to overcome
them?/How did you overcome them?

I've been having a hard time trying to figure out how to get B to go +2 for every number. Meaning 2 would then go to 4 then to 6 and so on and so forth. so far i haven't found out how to overcome this problem but i'm sure with the use of the internet and/or my book i can figure it out.

Reflection 10/7/07

6. What progress did you make today on your solution? What needs to be completed next class?

Today all we did was work on the tracing code (loops) paper. So i pretty much got help from my neighbor on how the loops generally worked. I figured out a few things that i didn't know, and got clarification on a few things that probably should have been obvious.

Reflections 11/5/07

Today for silent reading i went on NFL.com. I read about the Patriots vs Colts game. And i also read about Adrien Peterson breaking the single game rushing record when he is only a rookie. I also a read a bit on Gamespy but most of my time was on NFL.com

Scored through 10/31. All blogs from this point forward are second marking period.
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Reflections 10/23/07

6. What progress did you make today on your solution? What needs to be completed next class?

Today i pretty much finished my horror/adventure game/story. I completed all of my if statements and if i want i can put a few more in. However, my main objective to complete before Friday is to make an ASCII graphic to put in it. That is going to take some time unfortunately.

Silent Reading 10/22/07

Today i was on American University's website trying to find out when the admissions dates were. Turns out that i have far more time than i previously thought. Also, i was reviewing my applications and looking at my email.

Scored through 10/18. Check Edline for scores on Monday evening.

reflection 10/18/07

3. How did you go about testing your program? What were the results of that testing?

I've been starting it and checking the bottom part to find errors. However, the current error i have seems to have no visable solution. Even with a project similar to others and outside help i can't seem to find the answer to my problem. I'll have to continue to ask for hlep or there won't be much work done.

10/15/07 silent reading reflections

Today i pretty much spent most of the time reading up on the monday night football matchups. There were plenty of articles analyzing the different aspects of the game deciding who would be the winner and who would be going home with a loss. I also went on moco running to check up on the cross country and track talk.

10/11/07 reflections

3. How did you go about testing your program? What were the results of that testing?

Today i tested my program by checking the error box at the bottom. I then made sure to cut and paste any sections that were messed up to find out if everything else worked. After consulting the people around me, it was pretty easy to find the missing colon or a messed up string.

10/10/07

6. What progress did you make today on your solution? What needs to be completed next class?

Today i was working on the mini programs that i didn't do because i missed a few days. I figured out how to do number 8 using if statements though it was kind of messed up. I also learned a bit about how to evaluate some of the questions. Next class i need to brush up on these evaluations and make sure i know how to program them.

10/8/07 reflections

Today i spent most of the time on the nfl website looking at the scores and reading the articles on the status's of the different teams. I also read on Gamespy about a few games but most of time was spent of NFL.com.

Scored through 10/5. Check edline on Monday evening for grade.

10/4/07 reflection question

3. How did you go about testing your program? What were the results of that testing?

I simply checked every line for errors before starting. I consulted a nearby classmate and when it turned out that there were errors which i couldn't figure out, consulted the teacher for help. It turned out that my problems were relatively simple and only required a few changing of words.

10/2/07

1. What problems did you encounter while developing your solution? How do you plan to overcome
them?/How did you overcome them?

I couldn't find a simple mistake when it said that i needed a parenthesis before the ; in my program. Next time i'll make sure to look at the exact line instead of wasting time trying to find the problem myself.

10/1/07

Today i read on wikipedia about a few games like Dead Rising as well as going on Gamespy to read about a few new games coming out near Halloween. I also read some articles on NFL.com.

9/26/07 reflection

6. What progress did you make today on your solution? What needs to be completed next class?

Today i figured out that you can't have two of the same int's in a program because the program probably can't figure out which one to use. Because of this i made a great deal of progress and should be done by early tommorow.

9/25/07 reflection questions

4. Are there any specific tips you would give to someone else tackling the same problem? How would
what you suggest benefit that person in solving the problem?

Today i had a problem trying to find an error in my program because it said it had 3 errors and it turned out that with some careful searching there was only one error. I would suggest to somebody else that they just be patient and take the time to find whatever looks odd. If you can't figure it out, ask the teacher.

9/24/07 silent reading

Today i read about the different parts of the brain as well as reading up on Beloved on Spark Notes to get a general idea of the plot. The reading about the brain was on wikipedia and dictionary.com which taught me the function of each part of the brain.

Scored on 9/23/07. Check edline for grade posting tomorrow evening.

9/21/07

3. How did you go about testing your program? What were the results of that testing?

I go about testing my problem by cutting part of the program out to see if the first or second part is working. That way i can narrow it down to see which lines need work and which ones are done. When the program is actually functioning, i fill it in to see if there are any bugs. The results were that my program worked perfectly.

9/19/07 reflection question

1. What problems did you encounter while developing your solution? How do you plan to overcome
them?/How did you overcome them?

I had a problem figuring out the output for my first programming project. It turned out that i had to have my input reflect my output exactly and that not everyone's format works for everyone else's work. Now at least i know how to do long inputs and outputs and can reference them if i can't figure it out.

9/17/07

6. What progress did you make today on your solution? What needs to be completed next class?

Today i worked on my first project assignment. I was having trouble figuring out how to do the output though the input was relatively easy. Next class i need to make sure the output is done because it is due.

Silent Reading 2 - 9/17/07

I read about "Their Eyes were watching God" on sparknotes because it has good detail and explains all of the chapters with quotes to go along with it.

Silent Reading

I was reading, "Their Eyes were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston. Its about a african american trying to find confidence in herself and be able to speak aloud even though she has an oppressive "companion".

09/06/2007

1. What problems did you encounter while developing your solution? How do you plan to overcome
them?/How did you overcome them?

I didn't realize that i had to separate each line of code until i executed the program and it didn't work. All i have to do is simply remember that each line of code has to be separated even if it is forming one image.