Fall Semester 2009

The link to the on-line library of resources is here (authenticate with the password you use in labs).

Here's a summary of weekly activities this semester:

Week One:	(08/31-09/04)	Introducing silo, becoming familiar with Unix, installing Apache, posting HTML. Create archive.
	Prereqs.	Lecture 09/01.	Lecture 09/03.	Labs 09/03-04.	Week Summary
Week Two:	(09/07-09/11)	Introducing perl, python and CGI. Basic management tools: cron(tab).
	Prereqs.	Lecture 09/08.	Lecture 09/10.	Labs 09/10-11.	Week Summary
Week Three:	(09/14-09/18)	Keeping state in CGI programs: a general template. Homework One due, Homework Two announced.
	Prereqs.	Lecture 09/15.	Lecture 09/17.	Labs 09/17-18.	Week Summary
Week Four:	(09/21-09/25)	Installing MySQL. Introduction to databases and database servers. Homework Three announced.
	Prereqs.	Lecture 09/22.	Lecture 09/24.	Labs 09/24-25.	Week Summary
Week Five:	(09/28-10/02)	I(nstallation and i)ntroduction to PHP. PHP sessions. Homework Two due, Homework Four announced.
	Prereqs.	Lecture 09/29.	Lecture 10/01.	Labs 10/01-02.	Week Summary
Week Six:	(10/05-10/09)	Database access from Perl, Python and PHP. Homework Three due. Homework Five announced.
	Prereqs.	Lecture 10/06.	Lecture 10/08.	Labs 10/08-09.	Week Summary
Week Seven:	(10/12-10/16)	Server-side state in CGI programs. Accidental reloads. Homework Four due.
	Prereqs.	Lecture 10/13.	Lecture 10/15.	Labs 10/15-16.	Week Summary
Week Eight:	(10/19-10/23)	Object-oriented perspective on the general template for state keeping web scripts. Homework Five due.
	Prereqs.	Lecture 10/22.	Lecture 10/22.	Labs 10/22-23.	Week Summary

15 labs	15% of the grade
7 assignments	25% of the grade
midterm + practical	25% of the grade
final exam	20% of the grade
semester project	10% of the grade
attendance (minute papers)	5% of the grade

The grading scale (number of points, not percentage of completion):

0-54	55-65	66-67	68-69	70-75	76-77	78-79	80-85	86-87	88-89	90-95	96-100
F	D	D+	C-	C	C+	B-	B	B+	A-	A	A+