Criteria for grading homework assignments include (but are not limited to) creativity and the amount of original work demonstrated in the assignment. However, students are permitted to use and adapt the work of others, provided that the following guidelines are followed: Use of other people's material must not infringe the copyright of the original author, nor violate the terms of any licensing agreement. Know and respect the principles of fair use with respect to copyrighted material. Students must scrupulously attribute the original source and author of whatever material has been adapted for the assignment. Summarize (e.g. using source code comments) the changes or adaptations that have been made. Make plain how much of the assignment represents original work. Submitting Assignments to the Instructor

All assignments, including code, sample input and output, and documentation must be submitted in machine readable form. The instructors will discuss detailed requirements for file naming, packaging, and submission for each assignment.

This assignment is due no later than &week6;.

Write a Python program and document it with appropriate comments. The program should demonstrate the use of loops, branching logic, and named variables. The exact functionality of the program is up to you. Assignments completed by students in earlier semesters include the following: Checks whether a returned book is overdue, and computes fine. Checks call numbers against defined ranges and reports classification Checks netID to see if a student is enrolled in our class Prints a table of book prices converted from US to Canadian or vice versa. Reports which day of the week had the greatest number of patron reference requests. Parses linux log file and generates a report Models rider nausea level on various carnival rides Searches for books by key word Invites user to guess a number from 1 to 8 Writes file contents as XML Searches for entries in a simple CSV textual database Prints possibly mnemonic strings for phone numbers Simulates password change tests Counts number of days until a particular date Assignment 2: Subroutines and File I/O

This program is due no later than &week8;.

Write a program and document it with appropriate comments. The program should have a main routine and at least two functions or subroutines. The program should read input from a disk file and write output to a disk file. What else the program does, exactly, is up to you. Assignments completed by students in earlier semesters include the following: Reads a file, grabs a random winner from a set list and writes winners to a separate file A simple address book program Stores and tracks student workhours Composes a form letter from various data files Generates Dublin Core metadata from a source file Allows users to add, delete, search, print data in a small book database Reads a data file and reports who prefers Diet Coke Reads values passed from CGI webpage Summarizes voting data by precinct Creates pizza order interactively Generates a report from video rental data Creates a grading curve from homework and exam scores Assignment 3: Object Class Design

This program is due no later than &week11;.

Design an original object class, like those we've discussed. Write an application program that implements and employs the class. Follow these guidelines: Decide in detail what attributes ought to be used to implement the class. Document these decisions using comments. Design at least two method functions (not including constructors, destructors, and copy methods) for the class. Demonstrate their use in the application. Implement the class as a Python module in a separate file from the application program.

Assignments completed by students in earlier semesters include the following: Presents a menu of new video releases (class: Movie) Simple library circulation program (class: patron, book) Simulates bowling game (class: ball) Manages state of a chess game (class: board) Menu-driven employee evaluation (class: employee) Computes frequent flyer miles (class: passenger) Parses email messages (class: MailRecord) Assignment 4: Data structure application

This program is due no later than &week15;.

Write a program and document it with appropriate comments. The program should use a stack, queue, tree, or heap to perform some interesting computation. Assignments completed by students in earlier semesters include the following: A four-function RPN calculator with functionality and interface similar to the Unix dc utility (stack) Computes standard deviation of a group of numbers (queue) Displays basketball scoring data in an ordered format (queue) Computes time conversion between VHS modes (stack) Dream date compatibility game (queue) Calculates equation of a line from two points (stack) Midterm Evaluation and Final Exam

All students enrolled in the class are required to complete the midterm evaluation and final exam. The tests will cover the material presented in class and in the reading assignments. The format for the tests will be questions that can be answered in one to three paragraphs.

All graduate students enrolled for four credit hours must complete a final project that has been approved by the instructor. The final project represents in-depth investigation of a topic related to data processing, in the form of a computer program and supporting documentation. Proposals for term projects are due no later than &week10;. Completed projects are due on &ProjectDue; at 5:00 PM, central standard time.

The program must be submitted to the instructor as machine-readable source code, but may be programmed in any language approved by the instructor. Like the program, the documentation must be prepared and submitted in machine-readable form. It should either conform to a standard online format (such as texinfo or man), or take the form of a report prepared using a declarative markup language (e.g., DocBook or &latex; format).

The class participation grade is based on consistent attendance, contribution to in-class and/or online discussions, and providing assistance to classmates outside of class. Please alert the instructor if a classmate has been of help to you outside of class.