CSC 160 Fall 2012 - Homework 1
Assigned Aug 29 & Sept 5, due MONDAY Sept 10

Assigned W 8/29
Textbook Reading (to review today's class):
  • Read the syllabus.
  • Submit the tear-off from the syllabus in class on Wed 9/5.
  • Read Chapter 0 of the text, except for Section 0.3.4.

    Setting Up DrRacket:
  • Follow the directions in Sections 0.3.1-0.3.3 to set up DrRacket on your home or dorm computer.

    Textbook Reading (to prepare for next class):
  • Read Sections 1.1-1.6 of the text in front of a computer, so that you can try things, like the Worked Exercises, in DrRacket as you read. Update to page 10 of printed edition.   Typo on page 14 of printed edition.   Typo on page 16 of printed edition.
  • Read this article on "Joys and Woes".

    Required Written Exercise:
  • Type a one or two paragraph summary of the "Joys and Woes" article using a word processing program like Microsoft Word.


    Assigned W 9/5:
    Textbook Reading (to review today's class):
  • Read Sections 1.1-1.6 of the text. Update to page 10 of printed edition.   Typo on page 14 of printed edition.   Typo on page 16 of printed edition.

    Required Exercises from the textbook in DrRacket:
  • Do 1.2.1: Write an expression to reflect a picture horizontally.
  • Do 1.2.4: Pick two different images of similar size and shape, both reasonably small. Use beside to put one of the pictures beside the other.
  • Do 1.2.6a: Pick three different images of similar size and shape, both reasonably small. Use beside to put the three pictures next to each other from left to right.
  • Do 1.5.2: Write an expression which displays a picture beside its top-to-bottom reflection.
  • Do 1.5.5: Write an expression which displays four copies of a picture in a two-by-two square, each rotated differently: the top-left one should be the original picture, the top-right one should be the original picture rotated 90 degrees clockwise, the bottom-left one should be the original picture rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, and the bottom-right one should be the original picture rotated 180 degrees. [Hints: 1) Use exercise 1.5.4, whose solution is in Section 1.5 of the Chapter 1 Powerpoint slides on Moodle, as a starting point. 2) Read the hints on the bottom of Page 17 in the textbook.]

    Textbook Reading (to prepare for next class):
  • Read Sections 1.7-1.10 of the text.



    Submitting your Assignment
    For full credit, you are to submit the tear-off from the syllabus in class and exactly TWO files on Moodle:
    1) Submit a single Interactions Pane with all these exercises (except the "Joys and Woes" summary) through Moodle. Be sure to include your first and last name in a comment at the top of the file!
    The file name for the Interactions Pane needs to be "hw1[LastName]Int.rkt" where:
  • [LastName] is replaced with your last name.
  • For example, if I were submitting this assignment, I would name the file "hw1WittensteinInt.rkt".

    2) For the "Joys and Woes" summary, the filename needs to be "hw1[LastName].doc" or "hw1[LastName].docx" or "hw1[LastName].rtf".

    Please let me know if this is not clear or if you are unsure exactly what filename to use. Part of your grade is using the correct filename.


    GRADING (out of 100)
    Question Point Value
    1.2.1 10
    1.2.4 10
    1.2.6a 10
    1.5.2 20
    1.5.5 25
    Summary 15
    Filenames 5
    Syllabus 5
    Total 100




    Last Modified: 9/5/12