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Consult this page for extra help hours, notes on using Ruby, and links to learn more about the field of computing.
| SUNDAYS | GHC Cafe (3rd floor) | Eshan (5-7PM), Vishal (7-9PM) |
| MONDAYS | GHC 5201 | Carrie and Soyoung (5-7PM), Alekhya (7-9PM), Yihuan (7:30-9:30), Lawrence (8-10PM) |
| TUESDAYS | GHC 5201 | Forrest (7-9PM), Soyoung (7:30-9:30PM), Patrick (8-10PM), Eric (8:30-10:30PM), Avia (9-11PM) |
| WEDNESDAYS | GHC 4102 (helix) | Andrew (7-9PM) |
| THURSDAYS | GHC 4101 | Heidi (7-9PM), Miko (7:30-9:30PM), Jeffrey (8-10PM) |
| FRIDAYS | GHC 4122 | Heidi (12-2PM) |
| SATURDAYS | GHC Cafe (3rd floor) | Michael (6-8PM) |
We have set up an account with Piazza,
a new online tool for you to post
and answer questions about course material. You should receive an email
invite. Participation in Piazza is optional, and you can set the
frequency of messages from Piazza individually. Some of our course
assistants and the instructors are monitoring Piazza regularly. Please
do NOT post assignment answers or Ruby code you are using for your
assignments. The questions should be about course material or general
questions about the assignments.
Academic Development
on campus also offers additional tutoring services for 15-110
and other introductory courses. Visit their website for more information.
Look here for notes on using Ruby and the labs in your textbook.
Textbook Website
- includes manuals for Ruby setup in Windows, MacOS, and Linux
Ruby in Twenty Minutes
- learn some basics in 20 minutes!
Learn to Program (2nd Edition) by Chris Pine
- beginner's guide to programming in Ruby
Ruby Essentials
- a concise reference for all things Ruby
Look here for other tools and resources we use in class.
Light-Bot 2.0
- program the robot to solve a variety of challenges
Instructions for Electronic Handin
RubyLabs Setup
Remote Access Instructions
gedit
- the text editor we use in lab, installers for
Mac OS X
and Windows are available
Ruby reference sheet - helpful reminder for lab exams
Ruby drills for lists and recursion
Cellular automata simulator - for 1D automata and Conway's game of Life
Spring mass simulator
Computers and computational thinking have influenced the sciences, humanities, economics, and many other fields. With the aid of computation, many fields have made tremendous strides recently. Check out these news sources about how computation makes a difference in the world today!
Computer History Museum - take a virtual field trip to Silicon Valley
WIRED News
Technology Review
CNET's Technology News
Government Computer News
CS4FN - Computer Science For Fun