CSC104

– How are you preparing for the quizzes/tests? – Are there any images you've made, or even functions to create images, that you enjoyed or are proud of? – Are there things you initially found hard or intimidating, but now understand? How did you get to that point? – Would you like to ask questions in tutorial, the CSC104 TA o ffice hours, the general CS Help Centre hours, or on Piazza, but have trouble doing so? What could make that easier for you? In terms of quizzes I make sure to do the weekly output assignment and it is working for me. The assignments help make sure that I understand the quiz content well. If I don't understand something then I usually go ask for help from another student but if that does not work then I go ask a TA for help. In terms of the test, I do the past exams because even though they are not exactly the same they give me a good idea of what to expect on the test. Just as I would with the quizzes, if I do not understand something I seek hel

- Why did you choose CSC104? I have always found the idea of programming interesting but I never truly got around to doing it. I figured taking this class would help me make a decision regarding whether or not I want to keep doing it and have it be a viable career option. My hope is to be knowledgable regarding computer science in order to have a basic knowledge of many things. – What did you expect programming to be like, and how does it compare with your experience in the course so far? (If you programmed before, how is programming in this course similar, and how is it different?) The only type of programming I have done before is CSS and HTML but that was different in the sense that with HTML it was more like designing webpages compared to this class. I also didn't see how much went in to making something small but I find that thats what makes the different actions interesting. It also helped me have a very minimal understanding as to how computer programs function. – Wh