Slog Week 12: Last Impressions

Last Impressions

Just finished assignment 3 yesterday, this assignment was fun. Compared to the three assignments in this course, this is my favorite one. Thinking of the impression of these assignments, the first one I felt confused, the second one I struggled a lot though I finished them eventually and the third one was the one I enjoyed working on it most since I got adequate time to do and it was not very difficult.

Meanwhile, when reading about myself talking about assignment 2, I found out that the way that I tried to approach a2 at first but found out it was wrong later, it turned out to be the things happened in a3. In the option b of assignment 3, all the function needs recursion, though some of it can also be done without recursion but in a more complex way and needs lots of code to do. A3 to me is an easier assignment compared to a2 since it was shorter and though it took me some while to think some of the recursive functions, I didn’t find them very difficult to implement.

Overcoming Conceptual Hurdles:

I usually read slides and code posted on course website after class and they solve most of the problems I have, so I have no difficulties with the most of the concepts taught in class. However, there was time that I still don’t understand those concepts after reading slides and code, and I will read the course notes, which is also posted on course page, but it stopped updating since the exception part. At the same time, another way is that going to piazza to see if anyone asked question or post a new question or going to office hour if possible to have a more clear and detailed explanations. These ways always help clear out all the confusion I have.

Also, do not fall behind and only try to catch up when the exam is coming, though  this is what I did in some other courses. This course requires understanding concepts a lot, so trying to understanding everything all at once is always difficult.

Overall, I had a really great experience with this course. Although some of the things such as assignment and lab in this course is challenging and require lots of work, I felt a sense of proud when they were completed. After taking this course, my programming skills and computational thinking have improved a lot. I want to thank Danny, I love the way he teaches and he has been a great prof who is patient answering the questions I asked. And I also appreciate the instructors, the students and the TAs who answered questions on piazza in a speed faster than lightening.