COS 126: Assignments (Fall 2020) COS126 Fall'20 Syllabus Meetings Lectures Labs/Precepts Assignments Help Exams Assignments Here are the programming assignments and final project. The assignment FAQ answers many common questions related to the programming assignments. Programming assignments are due on Mondays at 11:59pm Anywhere on Earth (AoE) DUE LOGO ASSIGNMENT COLLABORATION SUBMIT Mon 9/7 11:59pm AoE Hello, World (Files) Install a Java programming environment, write a few short Java programs, and submit them using our submission system. This is an individual assignment. Submit! Mon 9/14 11:59pm AoE Conditionals & Loops (Files) Write five short Java programs to gain practice with loops, conditionals, and arrays. This is an individual assignment. Submit! Mon 9/21 11:59pm AoE NBody (Files) Simulate the motion of n particles, mutually affected by gravitational forces, and animate the results. This is an individual assignment. Submit! Mon 10/5 11:59pm AoE Recursive Graphics (Files) Create a library of geometric transforms on polygons; plot a Sierpinski triangle; and plot a recursive pattern of your own design. This is an individual assignment. Submit! Mon 10/19 11:59pm AoE Hamming Codes in TOY (Files) Write a TOY program to encode data using Hamming codes. Then write a TOY program to correct encoded data that has been corrupted. You can work with a partner on this assignment. Submit! Note - do not include name/netid/precept in comments Mon 10/26 11:59pm AoE Classifier (Files) Write a program to classify images using the perceptron algorithm. You can work with a partner on this assignment. Submit! Mon 11/2 11:59pm AoE Perceptron (Files) Implement the perceptron algorithm. You can work with a partner on this assignment. Submit! Mon 11/9 11:59pm AoE Guitar Hero (Files) Simulate the plucking of a guitar string using the Karplus–Strong algorithm, transforming your computer into a musical instrument. You can work with a partner on this assignment. Submit! Mon 11/16 11:59pm AoE Traveling Salesperson Problem (Files) Implement two greedy heuristics to find good (but not optimal) solutions to the traveling salesperson problem. You can work with a partner on this assignment. Submit! Tue 12/8 5:00pm AoE Atomic Nature of Matter (Slides) (Checklist) Re-affirm the atomic nature of matter by tracking the motion of particles undergoing Brownian motion, fitting this data to Einstein's model, and estimating Avogadro's number. You can work with a partner on this assignment. Submit! With special thanks to Kathleen Ma '18 and Ilene E '21 for creating these wonderful assignment logos.
