News and Announcements

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The following is a list of news and announcements posted during the course.

Wednesday, April 26 2006
Tuesday, April 18 2006
  • Next Tuesday (April 25) is the final exam.  The exam will begin at 8:05 sharp!  No consideration will be given to anyone who is late! 
  • You must submit the Lab assignment (Lab 8) April 25 - no late submissions for this exercise will be accepted.
  • There will be no lab or lecture after the exam.
Wednesday, April 12 2006
  • No lab report required for lab 7.  There will be an assignment for lab 8 instead. 
  • "Prelim" lecture notes for Tuesday's (April 18, 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.
  • Lab 8 is available - see "Assignments" page.  It is recommended you read the lab itself prior to attending the lab period. No lab report required for this report however, there is a lab assignment that is actually very good practice for your final exam (see "Assignments" link for further details).
  • Tuesday's (April 18) is the last lecture (and lab) prior to the exam.  We will spend a few minutes of the end of the lecture reviewing the solutions to the mid-term exam. 
Friday, April 7 2006
  • "Prelim" lecture notes for Tuesday's (April 4, 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.
  • Lab 7 is available - see "Assignments" page.  It is recommended you read the lab itself prior to attending the lab period. A report is required for this report (see "Assignments" link for further details).  This will be the last report for the course.
  • Lab report for lab 6 was originally due April 10 but since several of you did not complete the lab fully during the lab period, I will accept the report until Thursday April 12 without penalty.  It is your responsibility to ensure you complete lab 6!
Saturday, April 1 2006
  • "Prelim" lecture notes for Tuesday's (April 4, 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.
  • We will continue to work on Lab 6 during Tuesday's lecture.
  • Some notes regarding the term
    • Last day to withdraw from the course has been extended to April 17.
    • Extended hours for the math, writing and test centers,
    • New student information email:  The link to the web-based emails is corona.humber.ca
Sunday, March 26 2006
  • This Tuesday (April 1) we will continue were we left off prior to the strike.  This Tuesday we will have a lecture and lab period as normally scheduled (see the "Lectures link");
Friday, March 10 2006
  • Once the labor dispute has been settled, we will continue with the material (lecture  and lab) that we were supposed to cover on Tuesday, March 7 2006.
  • We will also go over the solutions to the mid-term exam once classes resume and of course if there are any questions/concerns with respect to your grading of any of the questions, then you should see me.
Wednesday, March 8 2006
Friday, March 3 2006
  • In the event of a strike this coming Tuesday, there will no lecture.  We will have to continue with the lectures after the labor dispute has been settled.  In the event of a strike, check the website periodically for any updates.
  • "Prelim" lecture notes for Tuesday's (March 7, 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link. 
  • Lab 6 is available - see "Assignments" page.  It is recommended you read the lab itself prior to attending the lab period. A report is required for this report (see "Assignments" link for further details).
Friday, February 24 2006
  • Just a reminder that your mid-term exam will be held Tuesday, February 28 2006 (the week you return from Reading Week).  The exam will start at 8:10am sharp and will last about one hour - there will be no consideration for anyone who arrives late!
  • There will be a lab (Lab 5) after  your mid-term test.  See the "Assignments" link for further details.  No lab report is required for this lab however, there is a lab assignment due March 14.  The assignment consists of the following questions from your textbook:  2.2, 2.14, 2.19 and 3.13 - you may also find it useful to start working on these questions prior to your mid-term test.
Thursday, February 16 2006
  • Just a reminder that your mid-term exam will be held Tuesday, February 28 2006 (the week you return from your reading week break).  The exam will start at 8:10am sharp and will last about one hour - there will be no consideration for anyone who arrives late!
  • See the "Lectures" link for some further information regarding your exam including a list of sections (from the textbook) you are responsible for.
  • There will be a lab held after the exam.  We will be working on Lab 5 (see "Assignments" link).
Tuesday, February 14 2006
  • "Final" lecture notes for Tuesday's (Feb. 14, 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.
  • Test 1 will be held February 28, 2006.  We previously talked about having the test (potentially) on March 7 however, March 7 is also the strike date (e.g., in the event of a strike, it will occur March 7) and therefore, to avoid any conflict, the test will be written February 28 instead.  I will add some notes regarding Test 1 within a few days - check often!
  • Remember, Lab 3 assignment was due today but I am willing to provide an extension until tomorrow morning.  Either submit via email or leave it in my mailbox.
  • Another reminder that there is a lab report due for Lab 4.
  • Keep in mind that if you miss a lab you can complete it at another day provided you speak to me in advance and you have a good reason for missing the lab - you must let me know immediately since I will not allow you to complete labs after one week provided you haven't talked to me and made arrangements previously.
Friday, February 10 2006
  • "Prelim" lecture notes for Tuesday's (Feb. 7, 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.  We will being by completing the material from last Tuesday's lecture (since a considerable portion of last Tuesday's lecture was used to complete the KPI survey).
  • Lab 4 is available - see "Assignments" page.  It is recommended you read the lab itself prior to attending the lab period. A report is required for this report that is due Feb. 28 - see "Assignments" link. 
Wednesday, February 8 2006
  • Due to an un-forseen event, the lab period was canceled yesterday (Feb. 7).  Since there are only eight labs in total this semester, this will not affect your ability to complete all labs.  We will work on lab 4 next week. 
  • If you have not don so yet, drop off your lab 2 report with the secretary in J230.
  • "Final"lecture notes from yesterday's lecture are available (see the "Lectures" page).
Friday, February 3 2006
  • "Prelim" lecture notes for Tuesday's (Feb. 7, 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.  We will being by completing the material from last Tuesday's lecture (since a considerable portion of last Tuesday's lecture was used to complete the KPI survey).
Friday, January 27 2006
  • "Prelim" lecture notes for Tuesday's (Jan. 31, 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.
  • Lab 3 is available - see "Assignments" page.  It is recommended you read the lab itself prior to attending the lab period. No report required for this report this lab however, there is a lab assignment due Feb. 14 - see "Assignments" link.  Further details regarding the lab assignment will be given during the lecture.
Friday, January 20 2006
  • "Prelim" lecture notes for Tuesday's (Jan. 24, 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.
  • Lab 2 is available - see "Assignments" page.  It is recommended you read the lab itself prior to attending the lab period.  You must submit a lab report for this lab - see supplementary course outline for details regarding lab reports.
Tuesday, January 17 2006
  • "Final" lecture notes for Tuesday's (Jan. 17 2006) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.
  • Just a reminder that there is no lab report due for Lab 1 however, there is an assignment for Lab 1 (see the "Assignments" link).
  • Earlier today the link to the Matlab tutorial was not working and therefore, you could not access the tutorial required for the assignment - the link is working now - you should be able to access the tutorial.
Saturday, January 14 2006
  • "Prelim" lecture notes for Tuesday's (Jan. 17, 2005) lecture are now available via the "Lectures" link.
  • Lab 1 is available - see "Assignments" page.  It is recommended you read the lab itself prior to attending the lab period.  There is also an assignment that you must complete and hand in with this lab.  The assignment is basically an introduction to Matlab and just a matter of following a Matlab tutorial.
Tuesday, January 10 2006
  • First lecture - Welcome to ELIC 629!
  • Labs will begin next week.  I recommend you read the lab before attending the lab itself.

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