SLOG_1

Oct.6th.2017

First Reflection --- Taking CSC104 for One Month   

     1.Why did you choose CSC104?📚

Because we interact with computation every single day of our life, and it has become more and more crucial in the working field, I’d like to learn the basics of it, in order to be more aware and active in the constantly changing era of technology.
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2. What do you hope to get out of the course?

I hope to enhance my knowledge of technology and prepare myself for learning other languages in the near future.

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3. What did you expect programming to be like. And how does it compare with your experience in the course so far?

Formerly, programming does sound quite intimidating to me.

Before taking the course, I expected programming for beginners with more complex terminology, but it turns out that the quite a few functions used in Dr. Racket are straight-forward, which I really appreciate. But I do expect the functions we will learn to be much more sophisticated and challenging. 

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4. What do you find interesting so far?

Defining a new function is one of the most exciting aspects in the curriculum so far, because it allows us to combine what we’ve learned in a logical way, and to produce something in our mind.

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5. What do you find hard so far? Is the course easier or harder than you expected?

One of the hardest part, in my opinion, is the placement of bracket sometimes. This might be quite intuitive to many other students, but for “functions” like map and range, I often added bracket in front of the number or second function accidentally. Overall, I think I like the structure of the course, it’s a bit easier than I anticipated.

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6. How did you study for the quizzes? Are you satisfied with your performance on them; if not, what do you plan to change?

For quizzes, I do the practices given by the instructors online, which are really relevant and helpful. For concepts that I am not completely familiar with, I just referred back to the class notes and kept trying. I think I am satisfied with my performance on quizzes.

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7. Are there any specific CS topics you are interested in?

Web development.