COS 126: Assignments (Spring 2021) COS126 Spring'21 Syllabus Schedule Assignments Resources Help Exams Assignments Here are the programming assignments and final project. The assignment FAQ answers many common questions related to the programming assignments. Weekly programming assignments are due on Sundays at 11:59pm Princeton Time. The Dean's Date final project is due on Wednesday, May 5 at 5:00pm Princeton Time. DUE LOGO ASSIGNMENT COLLABORATION SUBMIT NEW in Spring 2021: We are introducing the COS 126 Style Guide. Sun 2/7 11:59pm Princeton Time 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! Sun 2/14 11:59pm Princeton Time Conditionals & Loops (Files) Write several short Java programs to gain practice with loops and conditionals. This is an individual assignment. Submit! Sun 2/21 11:59pm Princeton Time N-Body (Files) Simulate the motion of n particles, mutually affected by gravitational forces, and animate the results. This is an individual assignment. Submit! Sun 2/28 11:59pm Princeton Time Conjunction Function (Files) Implement and test a collection of functions. This is an individual assignment. Submit! Sun 3/7 11:59pm Princeton Time 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! Sun 3/21 11:59pm Princeton Time 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 Leaderboard (results) Sun 3/28 11:59pm Princeton Time Classifier (Files) Write a program to classify images using the perceptron algorithm. You can work with a partner on this assignment. Submit! Sun 4/4 11:59pm Princeton Time Perceptron (Files) Implement the perceptron algorithm. You can work with a partner on this assignment. Submit! Sun 4/11 11:59pm Princeton Time 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! Sun 4/18 11:59pm Princeton Time 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! Leaderboard (results) Wed 5/10 5:00pm Princeton Time Atomic Nature of Matter (click here for assignment specs) ( Slides) (Checklist) (Files) 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.
