Summary

• Class 00 - 20-January-2004
• Class 01 - 27-Janaury-2004
• Class 02 - 3-February-2004
• Class 03 - 10-February-2004
• Class 04 - 17-February-2004
• Mardi Gras Holiday - 24-February-2004
• Class 05 - 2-March-2004
• Class 06 - 9-March-2004
• Class 07 - 16-March-2004
• Class 08 - 23-March-2004
• Class 09 - 30-March-2004
• ICPC - 30-March-2004
• Spring Break - 6-April-2004
• Class 10 - 13-April-2004
• Class 11 - 20-April-2004
• Class 12 - 27-April-2004
• Final - 4-May-2004

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Class 00: 20-January-2004

• Introduced myself
• Covered rules for proper study/improving grades
• Explained the "3 link" theory of memory
• More or less covered the course outline and handed it out
• Started process of talking about prejudice/pre-conceied ideas and how they alter perception
• Gave everyone a questionaire to fill out
• Had class do brief introductions
• Mentioned ACM, Linux user group, SVGA, ICPC, HSPC
• Made sure to point out that class members MUST check the web site each week (if for no other reason, so that they know where class meets).
• Talked about LSU as ACM Regional Host and the dual-boot lab that will come out of it
• Talked about coaching

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Class 01: 27-Janaury-2004

• 18 folks showed up, class enrollment was at 20!
• 2 new folks (at least) had to review a little
• communication skills
  • Importance of successful commincation in speaking, listening, and non-verbal
  • Vocalization rarely matches mental picture
  • When you listen, you always interpret what you hear based on perception of the speaker
  • Importance of paying attention and reacting to non-verbal queues
• Story of interview at CSC (with small diversion about Chevelle)
• Story of first few days at CSC
• Mentioned Programming Contest Book
• Got off into awareness of hidden complexity
• Handed out a copy of 3n+1 problem, discussed it

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Class 02: 3-February-2004

• Pre-class discussion centered around females not being free in Iraq.
• Picked up this issue and likened it to the time it took the US to deal with black/white discrimination (to the extent it has). Pointed out that sometimes, ideas are to thoroughly ingrained to change (shy of revolution). Sometimes it is necessary to sow the seeds of change and then implement that change in the next generation.
• Revisited expectations - people usually achive just shy of THEIR expectations.
• Motivation/desire is a greater factor than ability most times in individual accomplishments. (example 1: after a youth spent being told that she could not do math, it took nearly three semesters of reinforcement to reach the point that the girl began to believe that she might could). (example 2: after years of not trying because he did not care, the "farmer" mastered 4th through 12th grade math in half a semester -- once he saw value.
• To succeed at item X, you must desire to succeed and try to succeed. Desire without effort produces little result. Effort without belief rarely produces positive results.
• So, how do the LSU PROGRAMMING CONTEST TEAMS do better? Desire to and believe they can. Then master the material necessary to prove the accomplishment.
• How does the LSU CS PROGRAM improve? Desire improvement, believe it can happen, improve yourself.
• Extend idea to LSU as a whole. Louisiana as a whole, the US, ...

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Class 03: 10-February-2004

• Legal vs moral vs right....
• Why would people pay you for your work if you do not pay them? In other words, if you "steal" software from others, why wouldn't people steal from you?
• Importance of Open Source
• Reviewed Problem 518 - Time
  • Input well defined
  • Output well defined
  • Input a little of a pain on the duration (3rd line)
  • No mention of if duration can include month and/or year which are vague terms
  • No mention of daylight savings time

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Class 04: 17-February-2004

I really don't remember.

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Class 05: 2-March-2004

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Class 06: 9-March-2004

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Class 07: 16-March-2004

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Class 08: 23-March-2004

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Class 09: 30-March-2004

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Class 10: 13-April-2004

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Class 11: 20-April-2004

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Class 12: 27-April-2004

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Class 13: 4-May-2004

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