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Final Exam

I will be handing out the take home final this week. Keep in mind that the points you earned (your grade) is cumulative. I never subtract points. Based on the current grade sheet it looks like at least one person will have earned over 93 points prior to taking the final. That person can turn in a blank final, earn a zero for it, and still get an A in the course. For the rest of us, keep in mind that the final can only add points to your grade.

Failure is not an option

The syllabus I handed out on the first day says this about grading: 93 and above is an A; 90-93 an A-; 80-89 a B; 70-79 a C; 65-70 a D; and 64 and below an F. C programming assignments 4 & 5, the Arduino project and the final, together account for 25 points. Based on that and the current grade sheet, it looks like two thirds of the class can get a 'B' or better.

Programs 1-3 Graded

If you see a zero and you submitted your program, send me email and submit again (make sure you enter your codename and specify the correct project in the dropdown list)

C Projects- change of due dates

• Project 4 - Tuesday 21 April 11:59pm
• Project 5 - Saturday 25 April 11:59pm

All other C projects due Thursday 16 April.

The C programs

Programming projects 3-5 are from the ACM-ICPC competition. In this competition undergraduate teams of three people are given 6-9 of these problems to finish in 5 hours without access to the internet or any other resources. So figure that you and 2 of your peers should be able to finish each of these in about an hour (in a language you know). I translate that to mean that the individual you should be able to complete the assignment in an evening of work in a programming language of your choice and perhaps a second evening would be required to translate the solution to C. The problems are not equal and I picked easier problems to solve--although they are still challenging. Project 5 is not hard but it is significantly more time-consuming than the others. You will need to allocate sufficient time to complete it. I am assuming that these programming projects are much easier than those you have done for other classes.

LC-3 Simulator

• LC-3 site from textbook
• Link to useful users manual
• multiply.asm
• Multiply.asm code

Arduino Final Project

The Arduino final project is due in class on Thursday 23 April. You will do a short presentation describing your project and then do a demo. Until then, you will give updates of your progress every Tuesday.