Friday's Question

2) When developing my solution, I had 2 choices of loops to choose from. I chose the one that I understood better and could work with.

Thursday's Question

3) When I tested my program, there were a few minor problems. Some of the codes needed to be within anohter code. After fixing that, the program worked well.

Wednesday's Question

1) When working with a new topic of codes, I was not able to write them correctly. The teacher was not in class and so i was stuck. I tried several ways to overcome the problem but I was not used to the new type code.

Tuesday's Question

6) Today I got done with the first assignment which was a short exercise getting us started with something new. Next class I will work on the next assignment given.

Silent Reading

The article I read was about how a scientist named Abdussamatov who believes that Global warming is being caused by the changes in the sun. He believes that global warming is not just occurring on Earth but also on Mars. The ice in the south pole of Mars has been melting for three summers now and Mars is experiencing the same thing as Earth. Abdussanatov alos says that man made greenhouse warming is nothing compared to the increase in solar irradiance. Abdussanatov also believes that he is able to see patterns in the suns increases and decreases. However, other climate scientists have not agreed well with Abdussantov.

Friday's Question

6) Today I completed the new assignment about loops. Next class I will complete the next assignment given.

Thursday's Question

No blog required today.

Wednesday's Question

Just a reminder that no blog is required today.

Tuesday's Question

1). When I tested my program the first part worked well but when I which from noun to verb, a message box would come right away when it is supposed to appear after the 10th click. To solve this problem, I put the code into the radio button codes and after doing that it worked well.

Reading Summary

During silent reading i read a part of a book called Brave New World. It was about an Utopian world where there were no parents to raise children, and everyone would be born and raised the same way. Each children will be assigned into a different cast and made so that they like what they do. They have a drug called soma which takes away their problem. Everything is kept clean and organized and everyone is happy.

Friday's Question

4). When writing the story for the Madlib project, first create a variable for each noun, verb, and adjective you will want the player to type in. When you write your story, put everything in quotes except the variables used for the nouns, verbs and adjectives.

Thursday's Question

3). When i tested my program today, after many adjustments, the program worked well. It worked well up to the point I got to but since i didn't not finish the program, i still have to write more codes.

Wednesday's Question

1). While I was developing my solution, i encountered a problem with my counter codes. They were not working properly when i tried to test my program. I looked at all my codes and switched the place where my counter code was and after that it worked well.

6). Today I got about half way done with the codes for the Madlib program. Next class I plan to finish or almost finish the program.

Reading Summary

During silent reading, I read about a few famous people and their major ideas. For example, Locke believed that every person was born with a blank mind. People should think for themselves. Montesquieu came up with the idea of Separation of power and checks and balances. He believed that England's government had three branches; executive, legislative and judicial branch. This idea of separation of power is now used in the United States.

Friday's Question

2). When I started designing the form for the MadLib project, I had many options of colors and font style to choose from. Some of the colors were to dark or too light so it took a minute to find the right color. I chose the that went best with the text and also made the text larger to allow easier reading.

Thursday's Question

4). When using counter in a program, i advise the users to make sure they have it's parts written in the correct format, otherwise it will not work. Also they need to have the word "static" in it in order for it to work properly.

Wedneday's Question

1). While I was working on the Dice Game program, I got everything to work except getting the total amount to increase or decrease. When I was using counter, I had written in the wrong place and after changing that the program worked well.

Tuesday's Question

6). I made six dice, crated the format of the program and also got started on the codes. I did not get very far on writing the codes and i plan to do it next class although i do not think i will be able to finish it next class.

Reading Summary

During silent reading, I read about a fire that broke out and burned four thousand, seven hundred and twenty acres of land. It destroyed many homes and burned them to the ground. Many people, after coming gave from their vacations were horrified at the site and what had happened to their homes. Fourteen thousand people were evacuated and the fire was brought to control. Thirty jets few and dropped water and fire fighters were on the ground taking out the fire. The unfortunate families are being provided help and support.

Scored thru 11/25 (20 pts possible) - see Edline for your score tomorrow evening.

Wednesday's Question

3). When I finished writing the codes for step 7 and tested it out, it worked well. The price of the small and large sandwich with the fixings were accurate.

Tuesday's Question

6). During class today, I worked exercise eleven of step seven. I got started with it but i have some trouble writing the codes. If I finish this next class, I'll be done with the assignments and turn them in just in time.

Reading Summary

During silent reading, I read an article about a cyclone named Sidr hitting Bangladesh. It was a very devastating storm. About two thousand bodies were found and more dead bodies are continuously being discovered. Millions are without homes, and clothes are in out in the cold. The government is doing its best to help the people and private organizations are are also helping out. The sundarban forest was hit badly, damaging 74 acres of the forest and killing many, many animals. The sundarban forest is the home of the royal Bengal tiger. About five thousand fishermen are missing after the storm. It is thought that they are either dead or were swept away somewhere else. Recovering from this storm may take some time.

Firday's Question

1). While doing step seven, exercise nine, I was able to do almost part a and all of part b but i was not able to make it so that there could only be up to three invalid log in attempts. I am not sure how to write the codes for that but i did try a few things but it did not work. I will ask the teacher for help next class.

Thursday's Question

3). When I tested my program in step 7, exercise nine, all but one thing didn't work. The codes for a message to come when the user ID and password are both correct, when only the user ID is correct and when the password is correct, worked well. The textbox was also cleared automatically. However, I could not get the right codes for the program to limit the amount of times one can try entering a pass.

Wednesday's Question

1). When I was doing exercise 9 in step 7, I could not get the textbox to clear so the user can retype in the textbox again. I have not learned how to do this so I am gonna ask the teacher for help next class.

Tuesday's Question

6) Today I completed all of step 6 and turned it in even though its not due. I am now ahead of my work and next class I can get started with step 7.

Reading Summary

During silent reading I read about an oil spill in the Black Sea. A strong storm sank a Russian ship that was carrying 1.3 million gallons of fuel oil. A few of the crew members died, and one is still missing. The oil spill is causing environmental issues and workers are out there cleaning up the mess. The tar and oil are harming animals, birds are flapping their wings to get the stickiness off their wings. Oil was not the only thing lost but a few thousand tons of sulfur had also sunk. This however is said to not cause any serious harm.

Friday's Question

4). On page 5-32, exercise seven, I would suggest using select case statements instead of using if...then statements when writing the codes. The select case statements make the codes shorter and easier to use than if...then statements but only if you know how to use the select case statement.

Thursday's Questions

3). When i tested the first part of my program, it worked well. I did not get to test out the second part of the guessing game where i had to make it so that there are only 3 guesses maximum one could make.

Wednesday's Question

2). When I was doing step four, I had a choice to use the select statements or the if...then statements to do the math tutorial exercise. At first I used the select statements but i realized that i was more comfortable using the if...then statements so I decided to use that instead.

Tuesday's Question

1). The problem I had today was with exercise 10 on 5-34. I was able to get the numbers to be random from 1 through 10 but could not get the math signs to appear randomly. I will try to change some things in my code next class and if that doesnt work, I will ask the teacher for help.

Reading Summary

In chapter ten of Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless’s dead body is found. It is all over the news and thousands of people are calling the troopers saying they have information about him or that he is related to them. There are however a few people that knew him but with a different identity that Chris McCandless’s gave when he was on his adventure. The few people knew it had to be him and they had good information to give that helped the troopers figure out who the dead person was. One person had the social security number of Chris McCandless from when he worked for the man. This was the major information that helped figure out that the dead body was McCandless. His family was notified soon after.

Random( ) Question

I would want to generate random numbers in cases like rolling a die, making a math tutorial program with random numbers being added, subtracted, multiplied or divided.

Scored through 10/31. All blogs from this point forward are second marking period.
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Wednesday's Question

6). Today I finished everything with step three and turned it in. I had exercise three done and completed exercise four in class today. The solutions has worked out well. For next class, I need to move on to step four and complete that.

Tuesday's Question

2). When developing my solution, I had a choice between choosing to use 2 types of code. One was select case else statement and another was select case Is statement. I decided to use the select case Is statement because it is more similar to the if...then...esle statement and I felt more comfortable using that one because I had a better idea of how to use it.

Firday's Question

6). Today I got about half way throught step three. I will be able to finish it next class and move on to step 4, even though step 3 is due a day after next class.

Wednesdy's Question

4) A problem I faced was getting a long equation to work out properly. Making the equation fit in one line with many signs (+,-,*,/) is a shorter way but its easy to make a mistake and hard to catch them. My advise would be to just take small parts at a time and write the equation piece by piece.

Reading Summary

A forty four year old man named Francisco Santiago killed his wife and himself while letting his kids witness it. He shot his wife and himself in the head with a small-caliber handgun. He had three kids. He sent his 10 year old boy to his aunt’s room but his teenage son and eight year old daughter stayed and saw the killing. Four or five shots and children’s screaming were heard by neighbors. In 2005, the man was arrested for assaulting his wife and the wife ordered a restraining order but she let it expire.

Scored through 10/18. Check Edline for scores on Monday evening.

Thursday's Question

6). Today I completed step one that was assigned today. On monday, the due date for step one, I need to turn it in and start on step two even though its not due anytime soon.

Reading Summary

Three students, two males and one female, from the University of Texas were lost in the Airman's Cave. They were stuck there for three days until rescuers found them and brought them out without any injuries. Before the three students left for the cave, they told a friend to call 911 if they had not returned after midnight. The friend ended up calling at 5:00am. The cave is known to be very complex and any inexperienced person can get lost.

Thursday's Question

3). Today I finished the Joke project and tested it. The codes worked well; the joke, picture and the punch-line all worked properly. However, sometimes I have to close the program and reopen it and click "play" again to get it to work because an error message comes.

wednesday's Question

1). A problem I kept encountering while developing my soultion was that i could not test out my project. Every time I clicked on play, an error message appears. I changed the security option but it still didn't work. After trying several ways to get it to work, I noticed that it works sometimes and doesn't work sometimes. When the teacher came to help, it worked but I am still having trouble with it. Next class I will ask the teacher to help again.

Question 2

2). I had many choices on how to set up the Joke Project. The instructions didn't say how to set it up so I had to make up my own. I tired a few ways of organizing the lables, buttons, etc. and chose the one that looked the best.

Reading Summary

A 36 year old man was charged with two counts of murder, robbery and other similar offenses after shooting at 3 guards at a bank and killing 2 of the guards. The third guard injured but lived. The two guards that were killed were former police officers. The third guard got injured from flying pieces of glass. Police found an empty black duffel bag that may have been left by the criminal. Schools and malls around the area were locked in and shut down. Police are now looking for a man with a black shirt, blue jeans and an yellow hat with an Acura TL with tinted windows and a sunroof and continue to review the video tapes.

Scored through 10/5. Check edline for updated grades on Monday evening.

Wednesday's Questions

6). Today i got to finish all but the last three exercises. I got started on exercise seven but did not finish it but I got an idea of how to do it. Next class I plan to finish exercise seven and eight and also nine if I dont have too much trouble with them.

Tuesday's Question

4). If someone is having trouble not getting the right answer when testing the problem, I would advise them to check if they have 15 numbers and if they do, then they did the program correctly. The book wirtes the answer in a shorter form when you type .01 so its fine if you get something different.

Reading Summary

The article I read was about the problem of dry eyes. New research has been done by Tom Millar, a professor at University of Western Sydney and he has found that there is a thin layer of protein keeping the tears together and stopping it from evaporating. Before this, it was thought to be lipids that was the thin layer protecting the tears. The new discovery will help create better eye drops that will keep the eye from becoming dry for a longer period of time.

Wednesdays Question

6). Today I worked on the Book work. I read throught the assigned pages and copleted some of the questions. For next class I need to finish up the questions and start the next assignment.

Tuesdays Question

1. The problem I encountered today was that i could not find the saved folder of a project I started working on last class. I tried looking around many different folders but was unable to find it. I then started a new project and caught up with the class.

Reading Summary

Monday 24, 2007
Reading Summary

The article I read was about how a scientist named Abdussamatov who believes that Global warming is being caused by the changes in the sun. He believes that because global warming is not just occurring on Earth but also in Mars. The ice in the south pole of Mars has been melting for three summers now and Mars is experiencing the same thing as Earth. Abdussanatov alos says that man made greenhouse warming is nothing compared to the increase in solar irradiance. Abdussanatov also believes that he is able to see patterns in the suns increases and decreases. However, other climate scientists have not agreed well with Abdussantov.

Scored on 9/23/07. Check edline for grade posting tomorrow evening.

Daily Questions

1). At first I had a little trouble trying to get the “HERE” to the right place. I had to find the right number that will get it to the right place. After testing out different numbers, I was able to find the right number that got the word to the right place.

2). When I had to choose among the smiley faces, I just used the ones that were on the instruction paper. It didn’t matter to me what type of smiley face I used as long as they were different from each other.

3). After enabling the security options, I didn’t come across much problems when I was testing my program. The exit button that used to cause problems does not cause any problems anymore.

4). If anyone has a problem with the x and y numbers and are trying to get something to the top left, top right, bottom left and so on, I would say to just try using a variety of numbers and see where they go and just keep on doing that until its on the right place.

5). Getting pictures from file will remind me of how to do the smiley program because I will remember how to get any picture from the computer to the picture box. I also wrote one of the codes down just incase I forget or have to do something similar to it. The code is “me.picturebox1.Image=image.Fromfile(“o:\petr\period3\smileyfaces\happy.jpg”).” This is just one example but I can remember how to do the others if I just see this one.

6). I have completed the ten exercises and the smiley face project. Next class I will do the next assignment the teacher gives.

Reading Summary

Monday 09/17/07
Reading Summary
The article I read was about the artic ice melting. Some people are seeing this in a good way and others in a terrible way. The good way people are seeing is that it will enable new routes for ships and it will be shorter to get from one part to another which will require less energy to be used. Also, there may be new resources found and it is predicted that there are twenty five percent of the world’s oil hidden in the artic. Russia, Norway, Denmark, Canada and the United States are already in a race to take the ownership of the land. It started when Russia placed its flag on the artic land. The negative way people are looking at is it that they will be loosing a part of the world and the life living on it. They will loose the animals and plants living there and it may be lost forever. The ice melting will also cause a major rise in the water levels which may result in floods in many countries and leave many people homeless and disease may spread.