I think the midterm last week went okay. I found the first proof easy, so I figured that one out quite quickly and confidently. The next two I found to be trickier. I didn't entirely complete the proof, but I did manage to get most of it I think. What I really like about proofs is that we can write the proof structure with as many steps as we can do and we are still able to get substantial part marks for it.

I'm a little confused about the things we've been doing in lecture recently. I understand everything that has been covered in tutorial so far, but I'm not sure about the material after that point. I have no idea how to prove a limit or anything with delta and epsilon or whatever. I'm going to start going to office hours for this because I really don't want to be cramming and trying to understand before the final exam. I'm glad the assignments and the midterms are done so I have time to focus on this and to get help.

In CSC148 we learned a bit about algorithm analysis. I thought it was interesting because that's basically what we did earlier in 165, and in tutorial two weeks ago our task was to find the number of steps it took to carry out a function. It's helpful being able to go over the same concepts in two different classes, because you can think of them in two different ways and get a better understanding of it. 

Thank you for letting me know about writing more than once a week. I will make sure to write at least twice to make up for whatever I can.

See you in a few days! :)

I did really well on my midterm! Hoorah. I found it to be really easy because after having studied so much, I understood all the material and everything made sense, rather than just trying to memorize the different formulas and structures for things. I didn't even have to use my cheat sheet :) Hehehe.

But alas, I must return to working on assignment #2. This one seems a little tricky because proofs somewhat frighten me, but the tutorials have helped a lot. I feel like I know what I'm doing so far so it shouldn't be too difficult to complete. 

I do have a question about the slogs though. Evidently, I haven't been keeping up with updating very well. I know we should be writing weekly and I will do that from now on. However, is it possible to make up for the past few weeks by writing more than once a week for the rest of the semester? Or would that not make a difference, and I should just stick to writing weekly? 

Thank you and good bye until next time!

(No picture of a turtle this time. Sorry. I've got this assignment that's more important.)

So I somewhat underestimated that assignment. 

I know it was recommended to have a group of 2-3 people and work together and explain things to each other and make the world full of rainbows and unicorns and happiness, but I decided not to listen. I really don't know why... I guess I thought that, with my busy schedule, it would just be easier to work alone on my own, and I wouldn't have to worry about finding time that's convenient for the rest of the group. Well. That was kind of dumb of me. If you're reading this, don't ever do that. It's dumb.

It also doesn't help that I waited till about the last 1 or 2 days possible to get started...Yeah, not a good idea. 

Honestly, it wasn't totally terrible or anything. I still got it done and I think I have a good grasp on most of the things. I just would have saved myself a lot of stress and confusion if I had worked with a couple of other students. Oh, well. Next time :)

Well, to be honest, I'll probably end up working alone again next time. You know it's true. But it's the thought that counts, right? :D

Here's another picture of a turtle. It's a baby turtle. 

     Hello fellow students and lovely TA's and wonderful professor. Welcome to my humble little blog where I will record important things for this course while trying desperately to be funny (because I have no better way of entertaining myself than with a course log).

     Feel free not to laugh. It's okay; I won't be mad.

     Okay, so pretty much the entire first first week of the course I had no idea what the heck was going on. I didn't understand the stupid functions thing with the "return whether blah blah some element blah blah" stuff and the little pop quiz we had to do where we wrote a description of the function on the paper. I felt pretty dumb because I didn't really know what to write and nothing was really making sense to me. Then, a few nights ago, I decided I had had enough of this frustration. I buckled down to go over all the notes and relieve myself of this brain constipation. (Sorry for the visual imagery).

     Anyway, it turned out to be really helpful. Who knew studying was so magically effective? :D Everything in tutorial made sense to me and I aced the quiz. So, since I've started understanding the material and everything has started coming much easier to me, the course has been much more enjoyable. One of the things I really like about the course so far is the social interaction that the professor forces on us. It's not that I don't enjoy talking to people on my own, it's just that I am sometimes an awkward turtle in a sea of beautiful dolphins and I'm a little shy in class. Being forced to discuss with my neighbors and comparing answers not only helps me understand the problems better, but has helped me make new friends! Weeeeee :D

me

I wrote a little haiku to conclude this entry. I hope you enjoy it.

computer science
stop trying to confuse me
it's annoying as --

I ran out of a syllable. 

Hello world!

ahahahahhahahahahahah I'm so funny please laugh