This page will contain all the "What's New" news items for the course, in the reverse order in which they are inserted as the course proceeds. When you come to this page from the home page of the course, you will see the latest message immediately following this paragraph. The preceding news items will appear in a list under this latest item, each preceded by the date on which it was inserted or last modified. You can then scroll down if you wish to see one or more of these previous news items.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
I have added some clarification in L12 about what the median is. It is important to note that the median is the middle of the sorted array, not just the middle of an array in random order.

That said, you still aren't allowed to change the array that you're given. None of the array-receiving methods are allowed to do that.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
The Topic Outline now contains links to the messages recently sent out regarding the final exam. Find them in the Final Exam section in December.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The L09 grading scheme has been revised substantially due to some errors. Students who have submitted their L09 already might want to review the new grading scheme to make sure their submission meets the revised criteria.

Multiple small inconsistencies in the description were fixed at the same time.

My apologies for the mistakes.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
I have added another method requirement to A07. The method requirement was indicated in the grading scheme, but was not mentioned in the Method Requirements section.

Please review your submission and check that you have created the required method.

Thursday, October 12, 2023
Grades for A04 have been released, in case you'd like to review them before you write the midterm test.

Oh, yes. Don't forget that the first midterm test is on Friday, October 13th.

Friday, September 22, 2023
A student in Section C of this course (MW 10am-11:15am) with an accessibility need is looking for a Peer Notetaker!

The Fred Smithers Centre for Student Accessibility is currently recruiting Peer Notetakers for the Fall Semester. Notetakers will be paid an honorarium of 50 per course at the end of the semester. They will be expected to maintain strong attendance in the course, provide typed and organized notes, and upload these notes weekly to a secure online location. A short online training module will also be provided, and students will gain valuable experience that can be added to their Co-Curricular Record (CCR) as this is such an important service for students with disabilities.

If you are interested in becoming a Notetaker with the Fred Smithers Centre, please email fscnotetaking@smu.ca stating your interest and the name of this course. Selections will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis. Thank you!

Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Note that there has been a change to L02 regarding Netbeans. Some students may want to use AppsAnywhere instead of downloading Netbeans to their computer, and that's (mostly) OK.
Saturday, September 9, 2023

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