Jan. 25, entry #2

I've been having a tough time with understanding DrRacket, I intend to schedule many more office visits with Danny. I am not very good at programming, but I am attending classes and going over notes. I believe that I will improve. It was fun learning about all of the the different variations of computers that existed before my time. I am amazed at how fast technology has propeled since the days of clay tablets. I am having trouble understanding the algorithms, especially designing a function. I will spend some time on it and get back to this blog here to report on my progress. Best of luck to all the rest of you out there!

Jan. 18, entry #1

These past few weeks have been an introduction to the world of computation and algorithmic thinking. I am not accustomed to thinking on this level, however, Danny (thanks!) always finds a way to spark the conversation and engage the material in a way I can understand. I find it difficult to process information on so many different levels of analysis, but I am having fun transforming symbols and received great feedback from myself after completing the first quiz because of the way in which we were asked to prepare - through video clips! This kind of pedagogy and performance style can really go a long way! Keep up the great teaching, Prof. and I'll in turn keep up the learning! :D