Connecting with Computer Science (CPSC 101 / WMST 201)

Connecting with Computer Science (CPSC 101 / WMST 201)

news archive:

2006/01/12: Final grades for WMST 201 have now been approved and submitted.

2005/12/25:
Grades for projects are now available on WebCT.
Final grades for CPSC 101 students have been submitted.
Final grades for WMST 201 need to be approved by the Associate Dean of Arts and will (hopefully) be submitted by 15 January.
Thanks everyone for taking WMST 201 / CPSC 101; I hope you find some of what you learned useful. I'm always happy to hear which knowledge and skills from the course you find particularly useful! Happy Holidays and all the best for 2006!

2005/12/11: Just to make sure everyone finds their way to the exam room, here is detailed information on how to find the CHBE building (also known as CHMB).

2005/12/07: Some slides from 'Computers and Music (1)' have been corrected (see class schedule). Please note that in the illustrations of digitising a sound wave, the blue and white bands correspond to the pressure levels (i.e., bit values) on the vertical axis. I recommend you also read p.311-315 in the text (Ch.10).

2005/12/03:
Slides from the last class (including list of office hours between now and the final exam) are now available, along with a useful review of programming concepts (see class schedule)
The final exam has been scheduled for 15 Dec, 12:00 noon - 14:30 in CHBE 101 - good luck with your preparations & other exams!

2005/11/29: Slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see class schedule).

2005/11/27:
Slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see class schedule).
The TAs will be using this form to evaluate your project presentation.

2005/11/24:
Reminder: Project final reports are due on Fri, 25 November, 18:00 (see Information on course projects for details). Post a link to your final report and to all project materials on your course web page and submit the URL of your web page via e-mail to Holger and the lab TAs.
Project presentations are during normal lab times in the week of 28 November; every group has 10min presentation time. Make sure you have your presentation time booked with your lab TAs; if want to project slides from the laptop provided by the TAs, send the respective PDF (or, if absolutely unavoidable, PPT) file to the TAs at least 24h before your presentation.
Slides for the Friday lecture are now available (see class schedule).

2005/11/22: Slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see class schedule).

2005/11/21:
Slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see class schedule).
Quiz 5 has been scheduled for Fri, 25 November (at the beginning of class); it will cover the "minds and machines" module.

2005/11/15: Slides for the Wednesday and Friday lectures are now available (see class schedule).

2005/11/14: As mentioned previously in class, the scheme for determining final grades has been slightly modified to account for the fact that different from previous offerings of this course, we had only one midterm exam, but more quizzes. The revised scheme can be found under "Course Work and Exams" below.

2005/11/13: Slides and Reading for the Monday lecture as well as the Eliza lab are now available (see class schedule).

2005/11/07:
Slides and Reading for the Monday lecture are now available (see class schedule).
Quiz 4 has been scheduled for Wed, 9 November (at the beginning of class); it will cover the "how computers work" module.
All labs except for the Friday lab will operate as usual; because of the holiday on Friday, students from the Friday lab may join other labs (for this week only).

2005/11/03:
Slides for the Friday lecture are now available (see class schedule)
Slides from Nancy Nisbet's presentation are now available (see class schedule); please keep in mind that this material is relevant for the final exam.

2005/11/01: Reading and slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see class schedule).

2005/10/30: Reading and slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see class schedule).

2005/10/27: Holger's office hour on Wed, 26 Nov has been rescheduled to 9:45-10:15 (same day). There will also be an additional office hour on Thu, 27 Nov, 12:00-13:00.

2005/10/23: The ArtLab as well as the lecture slides for Monday and sample midterm questions are now available (see lecture schedule).

2005/10/22: The ArtLab is now available (see lecture schedule); lecture slides for Monday and sample midterm questions will be posted by Sunday late afternoon.

2005/10/20: The slides for the Friday lecture are now available (see lecture schedule).

2005/10/18: The slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see lecture schedule).

2005/10/17:
The slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see lecture schedule).
Information on the course projects is now available here.

2005/10/13: Lecture topics and (some) reading for next week are now available, as is Lab 5 (see lecture schedule).

2005/10/11:
Lecture slides for this Wednesday and a handout for this Friday are now available (see lecture schedule).
The midterm exam has been scheduled for 28 October. It will be held during class, and the exam problems will be similar quiz questions. Sample questions will be posted next week. To prepare for the exam, study all materials from lectures, labs and assigned reading covered between the beginning of the course and the 21 October lecture (one week before the midterm).
There are no labs this week - use the time to review materials and for exam preparations.
Quiz 3 has been scheduled for Fri, 21 October (at the beginning of class); it will cover the "computers and the arts module" (including Ultimate Paint).
According to information just received from the Registrar's Office, the final exam has been scheduled for 15 December, 12:00 noon. Please note that accurate and authoritative information is available at http://students.ubc.ca/current/exams.cfm.

2005/10/07:
The midterm exam has been scheduled for 28 October. It will be held during class, and the exam problems will be similar quiz questions. Sample questions will be posted next week. To prepare for the exam, study all materials from lectures, labs and assigned reading covered between the beginning of the course and the 21 October lecture (one week before the midterm).
There will be no labs next week - use the time to review materials and for exam preparations.
Quiz 3 has been scheduled for Fri, 21 October (at the beginning of class); it will cover the "computers and the arts module" (including Ultimate Paint).

2005/10/01:
Lecture slides for next Monday and Wednesday are now available (see lecture schedule).
Anyone who hasn't got Quiz 1 back yet should approach me before or after class on Monday or Wednesday.
Please study the exercises from the handout distributed on Friday and prepare questions for the JavaScript review on Monday.
As announced in class, Quiz 2 has been scheduled for next Friday (see lecture schedule); this quiz will cover all lectures, labs and readings related to HTML and JavaScript.

2005/09/30: The handout for the Friday lecture and next week's lab (on Ultimate Paint) are now available (see "lecture schedule").

2005/09/26: The slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see "lecture schedule").

2005/09/25: The slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see "lecture schedule").

2005/09/24: The lecture schedule has been updated with next week's lectures (including all assigned reading); the slides for Monday will be posted sometime tomorrow (Sun) - sorry for being a bit late with this (Holger is still catching up from last Friday's missed flight ...)

2005/09/23: Lab 3 (on JavaScript) is now available (see lecture schedule).

2005/09/22:
Quiz 1 will happen tomorrow (Fri) during the first 10 min of class. Please be sure to be there on time, since we cannot give late-comers extra time.
Lecture slides for tomorrow's class are now available (see lecture schedule).

2005/09/16:
The quiz originally announced for next Wednesday has been rescheduled and will now be held during the first 10-15min of class on Friday, 23 Sep. Further information on quizzes will be given on Monday in class.
Next Monday's class will be about HTML; on Wednesday, we will review some of the networking / WWW material from this week lecture slides for both classes are now available (see lecture schedule). Please make sure to read all assigned material before class.
Detailed information on the HTML has now been posted (see lecture schedule).

2005/09/15: Holger got unexpectedly stuck in London, UK (due to a disruption in public transport while he was on his way to the airport), and won't be able to make it back to Vancouver in time for tomorrow's class; therefore, the class tomorrow (Fri, 16 September) is cancelled. All students should read the assigned reading (see course schedule) prior to the next class on Monday, 19 September.

2005/09/10:
Lecture slides for classes 3 and 4 are now available (see "Course Schedule").
The UBC Bookstore has informed me on Friday that the course textbooks have arrived. However, this shipment has only 60 copies - additional copies are on the way, but if you want to be sure to get one, I'd recommend to visit the bookstore as soon as possible.
Labs are starting Monday, 12 Sep, and are held in ICCS X050. Please make sure to attend the lab you are registered for. Lab information is now available here (see also "Course Schedule").

2005/09/09:
The UBC Bookstore has informed me this morning (Fri) that the course textbooks have arrived. However, this shipment has only 60 copies - additional copies are on the way, but if you want to be sure to get one, I'd recommend to visit the bookstore as soon as possible.
Labs are starting Monday, 12 Sep, and are held in ICCS X050. Please make sure to attend the lab you are registered for. Lab information is now available here (see also "Course Schedule").
Lecture slides for class 2 are now available here; background reading is Chapter 2 (to page 50) of the text book, and there is also some additional (optional, but fun) reading (see "Course Schedule").

2005/09/08:
The UBC Bookstore has informed me that there has been a delay in getting the course textbooks, but they do expect them to come in tomorrow (Friday, 9 Sep). However, this shipment has only 60 copies - so if you want to be sure to get one, I'd recommend to visit the bookstore tomorrow.
Lecture slides for class 2 are now available here; background reading is Chapter 2 (to page 50) of the text book, and there is also some additional (optional, but fun) reading (see "Course Schedule").
Labs are starting Monday, 12 Sep, and are held in ICCS X050. Please make sure to attend the lab you are registered for. Lab information will be posted here sometime on Friday, 9 Sep.

2005/09/06: The first class is on Wed, 7 Sep, in Buchanan A100, 1866 Main Mall. Background reading is Chapter 1 of the text book, lecture slides are now available here (see also "Course Schedule").

2005/09/02: The first class is on Wed, 7 Sep, in Buchanan A100, 1866 Main Mall. Background reading is Chapter 1 of the text book, lecture slides will be posted 12 hours before the class.

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2006/01/12:		Final grades for WMST 201 have now been approved and submitted.
2005/12/25:		Grades for projects are now available on WebCT. Final grades for CPSC 101 students have been submitted. Final grades for WMST 201 need to be approved by the Associate Dean of Arts and will (hopefully) be submitted by 15 January. Thanks everyone for taking WMST 201 / CPSC 101; I hope you find some of what you learned useful. I'm always happy to hear which knowledge and skills from the course you find particularly useful! Happy Holidays and all the best for 2006!
2005/12/11:		Just to make sure everyone finds their way to the exam room, here is detailed information on how to find the CHBE building (also known as CHMB).
2005/12/07:		Some slides from 'Computers and Music (1)' have been corrected (see class schedule). Please note that in the illustrations of digitising a sound wave, the blue and white bands correspond to the pressure levels (i.e., bit values) on the vertical axis. I recommend you also read p.311-315 in the text (Ch.10).
2005/12/03:		Slides from the last class (including list of office hours between now and the final exam) are now available, along with a useful review of programming concepts (see class schedule) The final exam has been scheduled for 15 Dec, 12:00 noon - 14:30 in CHBE 101 - good luck with your preparations & other exams!
2005/11/29:		Slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see class schedule).
2005/11/27:		Slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see class schedule). The TAs will be using this form to evaluate your project presentation.
2005/11/24:		Reminder: Project final reports are due on Fri, 25 November, 18:00 (see Information on course projects for details). Post a link to your final report and to all project materials on your course web page and submit the URL of your web page via e-mail to Holger and the lab TAs. Project presentations are during normal lab times in the week of 28 November; every group has 10min presentation time. Make sure you have your presentation time booked with your lab TAs; if want to project slides from the laptop provided by the TAs, send the respective PDF (or, if absolutely unavoidable, PPT) file to the TAs at least 24h before your presentation. Slides for the Friday lecture are now available (see class schedule).
2005/11/22:		Slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see class schedule).
2005/11/21:		Slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see class schedule). Quiz 5 has been scheduled for Fri, 25 November (at the beginning of class); it will cover the "minds and machines" module.
2005/11/15:		Slides for the Wednesday and Friday lectures are now available (see class schedule).
2005/11/14:		As mentioned previously in class, the scheme for determining final grades has been slightly modified to account for the fact that different from previous offerings of this course, we had only one midterm exam, but more quizzes. The revised scheme can be found under "Course Work and Exams" below.
2005/11/13:		Slides and Reading for the Monday lecture as well as the Eliza lab are now available (see class schedule).
2005/11/07:		Slides and Reading for the Monday lecture are now available (see class schedule). Quiz 4 has been scheduled for Wed, 9 November (at the beginning of class); it will cover the "how computers work" module. All labs except for the Friday lab will operate as usual; because of the holiday on Friday, students from the Friday lab may join other labs (for this week only).
2005/11/03:		Slides for the Friday lecture are now available (see class schedule) Slides from Nancy Nisbet's presentation are now available (see class schedule); please keep in mind that this material is relevant for the final exam.
2005/11/01:		Reading and slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see class schedule).
2005/10/30:		Reading and slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see class schedule).
2005/10/27:		Holger's office hour on Wed, 26 Nov has been rescheduled to 9:45-10:15 (same day). There will also be an additional office hour on Thu, 27 Nov, 12:00-13:00.
2005/10/23:		The ArtLab as well as the lecture slides for Monday and sample midterm questions are now available (see lecture schedule).
2005/10/22:		The ArtLab is now available (see lecture schedule); lecture slides for Monday and sample midterm questions will be posted by Sunday late afternoon.
2005/10/20:		The slides for the Friday lecture are now available (see lecture schedule).
2005/10/18:		The slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see lecture schedule).
2005/10/17:		The slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see lecture schedule). Information on the course projects is now available here.
2005/10/13:		Lecture topics and (some) reading for next week are now available, as is Lab 5 (see lecture schedule).
2005/10/11:		Lecture slides for this Wednesday and a handout for this Friday are now available (see lecture schedule). The midterm exam has been scheduled for 28 October. It will be held during class, and the exam problems will be similar quiz questions. Sample questions will be posted next week. To prepare for the exam, study all materials from lectures, labs and assigned reading covered between the beginning of the course and the 21 October lecture (one week before the midterm). There are no labs this week - use the time to review materials and for exam preparations. Quiz 3 has been scheduled for Fri, 21 October (at the beginning of class); it will cover the "computers and the arts module" (including Ultimate Paint). According to information just received from the Registrar's Office, the final exam has been scheduled for 15 December, 12:00 noon. Please note that accurate and authoritative information is available at http://students.ubc.ca/current/exams.cfm.
2005/10/07:		The midterm exam has been scheduled for 28 October. It will be held during class, and the exam problems will be similar quiz questions. Sample questions will be posted next week. To prepare for the exam, study all materials from lectures, labs and assigned reading covered between the beginning of the course and the 21 October lecture (one week before the midterm). There will be no labs next week - use the time to review materials and for exam preparations. Quiz 3 has been scheduled for Fri, 21 October (at the beginning of class); it will cover the "computers and the arts module" (including Ultimate Paint).
2005/10/01:		Lecture slides for next Monday and Wednesday are now available (see lecture schedule). Anyone who hasn't got Quiz 1 back yet should approach me before or after class on Monday or Wednesday. Please study the exercises from the handout distributed on Friday and prepare questions for the JavaScript review on Monday. As announced in class, Quiz 2 has been scheduled for next Friday (see lecture schedule); this quiz will cover all lectures, labs and readings related to HTML and JavaScript.
2005/09/30:		The handout for the Friday lecture and next week's lab (on Ultimate Paint) are now available (see "lecture schedule").
2005/09/26:		The slides for the Wednesday lecture are now available (see "lecture schedule").
2005/09/25:		The slides for the Monday lecture are now available (see "lecture schedule").
2005/09/24:		The lecture schedule has been updated with next week's lectures (including all assigned reading); the slides for Monday will be posted sometime tomorrow (Sun) - sorry for being a bit late with this (Holger is still catching up from last Friday's missed flight ...)
2005/09/23:		Lab 3 (on JavaScript) is now available (see lecture schedule).
2005/09/22:		Quiz 1 will happen tomorrow (Fri) during the first 10 min of class. Please be sure to be there on time, since we cannot give late-comers extra time. Lecture slides for tomorrow's class are now available (see lecture schedule).
2005/09/16:		The quiz originally announced for next Wednesday has been rescheduled and will now be held during the first 10-15min of class on Friday, 23 Sep. Further information on quizzes will be given on Monday in class. Next Monday's class will be about HTML; on Wednesday, we will review some of the networking / WWW material from this week lecture slides for both classes are now available (see lecture schedule). Please make sure to read all assigned material before class. Detailed information on the HTML has now been posted (see lecture schedule).
2005/09/15:		Holger got unexpectedly stuck in London, UK (due to a disruption in public transport while he was on his way to the airport), and won't be able to make it back to Vancouver in time for tomorrow's class; therefore, the class tomorrow (Fri, 16 September) is cancelled. All students should read the assigned reading (see course schedule) prior to the next class on Monday, 19 September.
2005/09/10:		Lecture slides for classes 3 and 4 are now available (see "Course Schedule"). The UBC Bookstore has informed me on Friday that the course textbooks have arrived. However, this shipment has only 60 copies - additional copies are on the way, but if you want to be sure to get one, I'd recommend to visit the bookstore as soon as possible. Labs are starting Monday, 12 Sep, and are held in ICCS X050. Please make sure to attend the lab you are registered for. Lab information is now available here (see also "Course Schedule").
2005/09/09:		The UBC Bookstore has informed me this morning (Fri) that the course textbooks have arrived. However, this shipment has only 60 copies - additional copies are on the way, but if you want to be sure to get one, I'd recommend to visit the bookstore as soon as possible. Labs are starting Monday, 12 Sep, and are held in ICCS X050. Please make sure to attend the lab you are registered for. Lab information is now available here (see also "Course Schedule"). Lecture slides for class 2 are now available here; background reading is Chapter 2 (to page 50) of the text book, and there is also some additional (optional, but fun) reading (see "Course Schedule").
2005/09/08:		The UBC Bookstore has informed me that there has been a delay in getting the course textbooks, but they do expect them to come in tomorrow (Friday, 9 Sep). However, this shipment has only 60 copies - so if you want to be sure to get one, I'd recommend to visit the bookstore tomorrow. Lecture slides for class 2 are now available here; background reading is Chapter 2 (to page 50) of the text book, and there is also some additional (optional, but fun) reading (see "Course Schedule"). Labs are starting Monday, 12 Sep, and are held in ICCS X050. Please make sure to attend the lab you are registered for. Lab information will be posted here sometime on Friday, 9 Sep.
2005/09/06:		The first class is on Wed, 7 Sep, in Buchanan A100, 1866 Main Mall. Background reading is Chapter 1 of the text book, lecture slides are now available here (see also "Course Schedule").
2005/09/02:		The first class is on Wed, 7 Sep, in Buchanan A100, 1866 Main Mall. Background reading is Chapter 1 of the text book, lecture slides will be posted 12 hours before the class.