Solving Complex Problems Through Programming
Friday 5 March 2021 - Block 5, Room C152
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Our plan for the day
- Welcome back!!
- Attention: I'm getting vaccinated today. My appointment is at 10:30, so I should have plenty of time to get back home for our class. However, if I'm not here:
- Please read one article and comments from a current event, and email me three sentences about your current event & comments.
- Please work hard on your section D.
- I'd like to formally respond to your feedback
- I'd like to run through two or three current events today
- Please work very hard on your section D. You can find it on google classroom.
- Please think about your experience in class, I will ask you for reflection on how we can improve our next design project
Homework
- All homework is listed in our Google classroom under the topic "Homework".
A little less comfortable
Content
Programs must solve the problem they were create to solve. We can worry about how effieciently or elegantly they solve the problem later on; not right now. The content of a program entails input, processing and output. All three of these elements must be clearly observable. A key question you will be asked (and you should ask yourself) is: to what extent does your code implement the features required by the specification?
Process
Within the process, we are looking at six guiding questions:
- To what extent is your code written well (i.e. clearly, efficiently, elegantly, and/or logically)?
- To what extent is your code eliminating repetition?
- To what extent is your code using functions appropriately?
- To what extent is your code readable?
- To what extent is your code commented?
- To what extent are your variables well named?
Product
As opposed to content, this section we focus on how well you solved the problem. A key question here is to what extent is your code free of bugs?
A little more comfortable
Content
Programs must solve the problem they were create to solve. You should ask yourself "Am I solving this elegantly?". The content of a program entails input, processing and output. All three of these elements must be clearly observable, and we must see evidence of sanitizing input and raising exceptions. A key question you will be asked (and you should ask yourself) is: to what extent does your code implement the features required by the specification?
Process
Within the process, we are looking at six guiding questions:
- To what extent is your code written well (i.e. clearly, efficiently, elegantly, and/or logically)?
- To what extent is your code eliminating repetition?
- To what extent is your code using functions appropriately?
- To what extent is your code readable?
- To what extent is your code commented?
- To what extent are your variables well named?
For those more comfortable programming, we expect succinct, secure and effecient problem solving.
Product
As opposed to content, this section we focus on how well you solved the problem. A key question here is to what extent is your code free of bugs? The real difference here is the complexity of the problem you have chosen to solve and how well you solved it.
Our Big idea
The big idea for today is Programming.
The essential questions for this topic are:
How do we plan, write, execute, and test instructions a computer can understand and process?
It takes time to explore and really understand a big idea. If you want to
learn more about
programming (which is connected to today's daily note),
please click here
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We are learning this because as a designers must understand scientific and technical innovation. Designers use systems, models, methods, and processes to solve problems.
Reminders & routines:
Reminders:
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IF today == testing_day_for_me:
remember to go get tested!IF today == first_class_of_day:
read_daily_bulletin
IF today == Friday:
current_event_protocol() - As I am taking attendance:
- For students who are physically at ASW: Please check now: am I connected to the American School of Warsaw wireless network
- Please check now: is visual studio code working from my programming folder
If you want to meet with me:
- I am free blocks 2,6 and 8
- Send an email to make an appointment
- Don't ask me in person to make an appointment. Always send an email
- Ask me a question on our discussion forum.
Our learning
This is a beta feature. Please let me know if you have any feedback.
Please click here to reflect on our learning for today's class.