Final Examination

The final examination is on Friday, December 14 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. in Phillips 101.  The format is the same as the Midterm examination.  It is open book and you may bring any notes that you wish but not laptop computers.  There will be three questions covering material from the entire course.

12/12/01

Assignment 4

Assignment 4 will be due on Friday, December 7.  This will be an optional assignment for extra credit.

11/20/01

Extension for HW 3

Homework 3 is now due at 5 p.m. on Friday, November 9.

11/04/01

Location of midterm examination

The midterm examination will be in Kimball B11 form 7:30 to 9:00 pm on Wednesday, October 31.

10/30/01

Sample examination

The midterm examination from Spring 2001 (lightly edited) and a set of slides that discuss the solution are mounted at the following.  Note that this examination had four questions; the Fall 2001 midterm will have three questions.

Sample Midterm Examination

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Slides that discuss the solutions

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10/25/01

*** SHARED WORK  ***

Some programs for Assignment 2 had sections of identical code!  This is not acceptable.

1. If you incorporate code from other sources, it must be acknowledged.
2. If you work with a colleague:
   • You must write your own assignment.
   • You should acknowledge the joint preparation.

IF YOU HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THESE PRINCIPLES, CONTACT ME DIRECTLY.

10/23/01

Assignment 3 -- Due data changed

The due date for Assignment 3 has been changed to Monday, November 5 at 5 p.m.

10/18/01

***  Reading for October 10  ***

Because of an error in updating a web page, the reading for tonight was not posted correctly.  It is:

Carl Lagoze, Keeping Dublin Core Simple: Cross-Domain Discovery or Resource Description? D-Lib Magazine 7(1), January 2001.  http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january01/lagoze/01lagoze.html

10/10/01

***  Assignment 1 --  ACM Search Engine  ****

The ACM Search Engine is giving problems.  If you are unable to run it successfully, complete as much of the question as you can and submit your assignment.

9/21/01

Discussion class on Wednesday September 12 to be informal

I have received requests from two members of the class whom have been unable to prepare for the class because of the stress of the recent events in New York and Washington.  On the assumption that other people are under the same stresses, the calls this evening will be informal.  I will lead a general discussion of the topics, but attendance will be optional, there will not be the usual set of questions and no record will be taken of participation.

9/12/01

Change in room for Wednesday classes

From September 12, the Wednesday evening classes will be in Hollister 110.

9/11/01

Programming in Perl

Assignments 2, 3 and 4 require programs to be written in Perl.  An introduction to programming in Perl will be given in the evening classes at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays September 19 and October 3.  

These classes are optional.  There will not be regular discussion classes on these dates.

Materials about Perl and further information about these classes will be posted on the course web site. 

9/4/01

The notices file

Notices about the course are posted in this file.  You should read this file regularly, particularly in the period before assignments are due and before examinations

8/18/01

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Last changed: December 12, 2001