Assignment 2A1 - Solving Simple Problems in MATLAB

ME 2016 Sections A-B-C-D
Fall Semester 2005
Computing Techniques 3-0-3
Homework Assignment 0
Who Are You?
Due: Friday, August 26, 2005, at 12:00 noon
Description and Outcomes
In this assignment, you will create a 1-page PowerPoint presentation introducing yourself to
the instructor.
The objectives of this assignment are:
• to become familiar with the electronic submission process on WebCT
• to start a student-teacher relationship that results in a relaxed, synergistic learning
environment
Background
Our goal is to have everybody in this class “rise to their full potential” — students as well as
teachers. To reach that goal, it is important that we feel comfortable working together as a team.
While it is pretty easy for you to know the teacher, it is not trivial for the teacher to get to know
all of the more than 60 students in class. This assignment is an opportunity for you to introduce
yourself to the instructors.
The most important first step in getting to know each other is that we can put a name to your
face, so make sure that in your submission, you include an easily recognizable picture of yourself.
So, no baby pictures, no stick-figures, no smiley faces ☺ — and preferably no group photos
where we can only recognize you from a distance. If you don’t have a picture available, ask one
of you friends to take a picture with his or her cell phone…
What are we going to do with the PowerPoint slides? We will print them out, four to a page, to
make index cards that we can use to practice your names. Keep this in mind: the information
must be readable when printed out in black and white at ¼th the full size (using a white
background is best for this purpose).
Below is an example for Chris Paredis. The corresponding PowerPoint file is available on the
course web-site (www.srl.gatech.edu/education/ME2016/Fa05). You can use it as a template.
Sections A & C E-mail: chris.paredis@me.gatech.edu
Chris Paredis • Programming Languages
– Matlab: 20 years, expert
– C++: 7 years, good
– Java: 3 years, intermediate
– FORTRAN: 2 years, rusty
• Class:
– Sophomore (faculty for me)
• Co-op:
– N/A (name & type of company)
• Hobbies:
– Piano, squash, good food
• I'm originally from Hasselt in
Belgium but have lived in the US
since 1989
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Evaluation Criteria
There is no credit for this assignment, and no feedback will be provided. However, it is in your
best interest to present yourself to your instructor in the best possible way.
Submission
For all the homework assignments, we will ask you to submit your report twice: a hardcopy in
class and an electronic copy on WebCT. But for this assignment, only an electronic submission
is required
1. WebCT: Save your work in a file called HW0.SectionX.FamilyName.FirstName.ppt
(replace X with your Section [A,B,C,D] and replace FamilyName and FirstName with YOUR
names). Submit this file in the Homework section of WebCT. It is important that you follow
these instructions carefully so that we don’t have to waste time sorting all the files manually.
Also: when submitting to WebCT, make sure that you click the “submit” button after you
upload the file!
Deadline
For most homework assignments, we will post the solutions after 5PM on the day the
assignment is due. It is therefore important that you submit your assignment on time. No partial
credit will be given for assignments turned in after the solutions are posted.
Although there is no “solution” for this assignment, it will be good practice to apply the same
rules here. You will not be able to submit after the deadline: 12 noon on August 26, 2005.
Collaboration
Although there is probably not much opportunity to learn from each other in this assignment,
collaboration is encouraged…to the extent that it promotes learning. Each assignment will
include the following statement, and violations of this policy will be reported to the honor’s
committee immediately.
We would like to re-emphasize the policy on collaboration. Collaboration is encouraged.
Discussing the assignments with your peers will help you to develop a deeper understanding of
the material. However, “discussing the assignment” does not mean solving it together; it does not
mean asking your friend to debug your code for you, and it definitely does not include solving it
together and then copying the solution from each other. I encourage you to discuss how to
approach the problem, which Matlab functions to use, or how to interpret the results, but I do
expect each student to turn in a report and Matlab functions that reflect the student’s individual
work. Do not copy code from another student. Do not copy parts of other electronic documents.
To avoid any confusion, please, add to your report a short section identifying with whom you
collaborated and what the extent of the collaboration was. Any copying on homework will be
dealt with severely and reported to the Dean of Students — no exceptions. If you have questions
about this collaboration policy, do not hesitate to ask your instructor.
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