Bill Goodwine's Courses

Individual Problem: Complete the midterm exam from the last time I taught this course. Unlike what the old exam says, both questions are required and are worth the same amount of credit.

Hey Professor,
I've become a fan of the gedit editor and was wondering if there was any way to use it while connected remotely? I know it always opens a new window when you start gedit, but I can't figure out how to tell it not to open a the window. Any help would be great. Thanks.

alaneve wrote:Hey Professor,
I've become a fan of the gedit editor and was wondering if there was any way to use it while connected remotely? I know it always opens a new window when you start gedit, but I can't figure out how to tell it not to open a the window. Any help would be great. Thanks.

I don't know, but if you type 'man gedit' that will give the manual page for it, which may give an answer. A much more cumbersome approach, but if you get it working it's great, is to install an X-windows emulator on your computer. Assuming it's Windows, the program is called XWin32 (I think).

hi professor,
in the problem where it says f (x) = x**3 *cos(x) − 1
is the cos(x) supposed to be calculated in degrees or radians?

phandy wrote:hi professor,
in the problem where it says f (x) = x**3 *cos(x) − 1
is the cos(x) supposed to be calculated in degrees or radians?

Either is fine. Radians is easier, I guess.

Professor:

Do we just upload the code or is there any write-up for the homework?

Do we need two separate programs or should we incorporate the second part into the first part?

ryip wrote:Professor:

Do we just upload the code or is there any write-up for the homework?

Print the program and also fill in the box.

wandor wrote:Do we need two separate programs or should we incorporate the second part into the first part?

One is fine as long as the grader can easily tell what was added to make the second program.

Hi Professor,
Is there a way to use a variable in a format statement, so the number of digits precision can be altered? I tried to incorporate this a few different ways but kept getting errors when trying to compile.

dstrombe wrote:Hi Professor,
Is there a way to use a variable in a format statement, so the number of digits precision can be altered? I tried to incorporate this a few different ways but kept getting errors when trying to compile.

Unfortunately there isn't. You need to make several (don't go crazy, just do 3 to 5) different formats and pick the right one based on what the user enters.

How do we reopen a program we've already started?

joneill5 wrote:How do we reopen a program we've already started?

You go to the "Useful Link" section under "Course Administration" on the course web page and check out the emacs command reference link.