Studying Pays Off

Last week was the six weeks exam, and this time around, I studied. It was a great help it turns out, as I got a 109. This is in stark contrast with what I got before, and it highlights how important studying is in getting good grades. I was confused on a few things, but after clarifications, I knew all the subject material and did pretty well on the multiple choice etc. Going forward, I'll keep this comparison in mind when I take further tests in Comp Sci.

Linear Algebra

Last week was spent learning about arrays, and I'm starting to feel comfortable with computer programming. Arrays are a string of values, and I'm used to working with things like these, i.e. vectors and matrices. I realized a traves of Mr. Stephens' presentation that sound is just an array, and I know it may kill the purists out there to hear me say it, but I feel like you can synthesize anything digitally, and that's a very powerful capability, given all the manipulation computers can do to data.

File This Away

Last week was spent learning about files in Java, and I feel like we're making our first actual connections to the real world. For the first time, we are writing data to a file outside our Java executor, and it excites me that we're finally breaking out of this plastic bubble and doing computer stuff. I see a lot more application with independent files, such as writing a virus to blow up the world. Ha. Haha. Hahahahahahahahahaha BOOOM.