CMSC 150: Introduction to Computing: Robotics

Welcome!

Welcome to CMSC 150: Introduction to Computing:Robotics! Course assignments and updates will be posted here. Updates will also be posted to Piazza.

Calendar of assignments

All hard copy assignments must be turned in with a signed coverpage (click here for pdf). If no coverpage is provided, the assignment will not be graded. No late assignments will be accepted (not even by one minute), unless approved prior to the deadline.

All dates are tentative. If there are extenuating circumstances for the dates above, please discuss with the instructor. Completed assignments are colored in light gray, upcoming assignments are colored in white with the next immediate assignment in blue.

Assignment	Date

Tracing Assignments Due before class on date specified		Tracing assignments test your critical thinking skills and understanding of the programming concepts that we learn about in class. Please turn in as a hard copy.
Tracing 01	Jan. 22
Tracing 02	Jan. 29
Tracing 03	Feb. 5
Tracing 04	Feb. 19
Tracing 05	Feb. 26
Tracing 06	Mar. 4
Tracing 07	Mar. 18 Now Mar. 25
Tracing 08	Mar. 25 Now Apr. 1
Tracing 09	Apr. 8 Now Apr. 15
Tracing 10	Apr. 15 Now Apr. 22
Programming Assignments Demonstrations Due by 5pm and Code Due on GitHub by 11:59pm on the date specified		Programming assignments test your technical skills and understanding of the programming concepts that we learn about in class.
Programming 00	Jan. 20
Programming 01	Jan. 27
Programming 02	Feb. 3
Programming 03	Feb. 10
Programming 04	Feb. 17
Programming 05	Feb. 24
Programming 06	Mar. 2
Programming 07	Mar. 23 Now Mar. 30
Programming 08	Mar. 30 Now Apr. 6
Programming 09	Apr. 6 Now Apr. 13
Programming 10	Apr. 13 Now Apr. 20
Quizzes		Quizzes may include material from reading specified on same row.
Quiz 00, Ch 1	Jan. 16
Quiz 01, Ch 2, 3	Jan. 23
Quiz 02, Ch 4	Jan. 30
Quiz 03, Ch 5	Feb. 6
Quiz 04, Ch 6	Feb. 20
Quiz 05, Ch 7, 8	Feb. 27
Quiz 06, Ch 13	Mar. 5
Quiz 07, Ch 10	Mar. 19 Now Mar. 26
Quiz 08, Ch 11	Mar. 26 Now Apr. 2
Quiz 09, Ch 15	Apr. 9 Now Apr. 16
Quiz 10, Ch 14	Apr. 16 Now Apr. 23
Exams and Projects		Midterms and the final projects assess your cumulative knowledge acquired throughout the course.
Midterm 01	Feb. 11
Midterm 02	Mar. 31 Now Apr. 8
Programming Project	Apr. 27
Culture Assignments (Blog or Essay) Entries due by start of class; comments due by 11:59pm		Culture assignments are meant to broaden your general knowledge in computer science by exposing you to topics, people, and research outside the basic scope of this class. You have the option of blogging or writing an essay.
Blog 01	Feb. 18
Blog 02	Feb. 25
Blog 03	Mar. 3
Blog 04	Mar. 17 Now Mar. 24
Blog 05	Mar. 24
Essay	Mar. 24