CALS85 Lecture Five, Thursday Oct 2, 2008

Return Graph Practice 1

Attendance

Questions?

ANNOUNCEMENTS & ASSIGNMENTS:

Remember to read postings, and to Post to your Lab WebCT Discussion list every week.  Check syllabus for what to post.

First Exam: Next week! (Oct 9).  Be on time or lose points!  Exam will cover anything presented in lecture, lab, and readings online and in the textbook.  Old Exams are online.

Website of the Week: Exact time from the US Naval Observatory.

Preview of Lab Next Two Weeks:
This week:  Working with Unix command line, and safe fast email client pine.  How to tell how much stuff you have saved in your zoo home directory: du -sk  (units are reported in KiloBytes, so 500000 = 500 MegaBytes, keep total under one Gigabyte or 1000 MegaBytes)
Next Week: Anti-virus strategies, Resume construction in Word.

Reading: Study all previous reading and the video (on reserve in Media Library downstairs in Bailey-Howe: "Triumph of the Nerds, Volume 2 Riding the Bear" on the shelf of reserved videos)

LECTURE:

Exam Questions?

Graphing Practice 1 Review (Vital Signs, WorldWatch)

Class Histogram, Class Bar Chart  (4ft=48in, 5ft=60in, 6ft=72in, 7ft=84in)

Binary Numbers