CS 1025 01 - Week #13 (Apr 12-14)



This entire page is the study guide for exam two!


Tuesday, April 12th



TEST #2 is THURSDAY, on APRIL 14th
(Thursday's TEST is in ITTC 134)


  1. **** NOT ON THE TEST **** - ASSIGNMENT due in SABIN 102 on Today: System Dynamics Modeling - 7 questions. ...
    Due in class: Paper and pencil/pen hand-written assignment. **** NOT ON THH TEST ****

    System Dynamics Modeling is NOT on the TEST. It is the only thing on this page which is NOT part of the study guide for test #2.

  2. Waldo gets a TAN: Where is the Turtle using ONLY the TANGENT trig function. Stub your TOA and call a TOA truck.

    Adding the coefficients together.
    x + 0.207x can be thought of as 1x + 0.207x or 1.0x + 0.207x = 1.207x.

  3. Ghostbusters: Ghostbusters from Venkman to Stantz to Spengler. The three phases of problem solving.

  4. Waggle dancing bees: BEE DANCING and the 3 D's of the bees. Direction, Distance, and Desirability. Dancing bees and the 3D's.
    More on the 3 steps or phases of problem solving. Bees have most to do with step two.
    Bees, as Otto von Frisch discovered, communicate 
                       direction, 
                           distance, and
                                desirability 
    
          of a food source to other members of a hive 
               by the 
                       direction,
                           length, and 
                                vigor 
                                        of each burst in a "waggle dance".
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  5. Week #12 is VIP to review for studying for the test on Thursday.


This entire page is the study guide for exam two!



Thursday, April 14th
VIP: TEST #2 TODAY in ITTC 134


  1. Test #2 on Thursday, April 14th:

    1. Study Guide part #1: Test #1 Study Guide (for Test #2) - test #2 is comprehensive!

    2. Study Guide part #2: TANGENT TOA Pythagoras - test #2 completel$ additional concepts added to TEST #1 approaches!

      TOA: TANGENT and Pythagorean Theorem Approach to Where is Waldo problem solutions. Study carefully. Includes GIVEN, GOAL, phases of problem solving, Ghostbuster's metaphor suggestions.
      A few more things still to be added to study guide part #2.

    3. Waldo gets a TAN: Where is the Turtle using ONLY the TANGENT trig function. Stub your TOA and call a TOA truck.

    4. Spring 2016 March 8th Midterm Exam #1 had Monte Carlo, Where is Waldo trigonometry, and Data Flyer questions on it.

    5. COWS and HOUSES - MONTE CARLO and Ghostbusters: Midterm Exam #1 MC #1 solved/explained also covers the problem solving method and the 3 phases of

      1. Understand it (VENKMAN and WHAT);
      2. Plan it (STANTZ and HOW);
      3. Solve it...(SPENGLER and specifics of using the software or writing the code).

      Finding a when we know b and c and d.

    6. COWS and BUTTERFLIES - MONTE CARLO and Ghostbusters: Midterm Exam #2 MC #2solved/explained also covers the problem solving method and the repeating of explaining the 3 phases of

      1. Understand it; 2. Plan it; 3. Solve it...

      Finding d instead of a!. We know a and b and c, and need to find d. a, b, c are the INPUTS and d is the desired result or OUTPUT. I and O
      P is the process or the processing necessary to get from I to O, from GIVEN to GOAL. P is the HOW, and P is Stantz, the PLAN for HOW to solve it.

  2. From STEM to STEAM handout and group exercises: Fill in the blank or matching or definition or multiple choice questions.

    1. Page 47, Figure 2.3 - Fill in the two circles or Fill in the two rectangles or do a matching problem.
      FMS and GMS and the two different guides a student or child or athlete or artist or worker can follow:
      Predictor is either ability or predictor is effort. Predictor of what.
      Side note: Talent is overrated is a superb book, btw.
      Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
      
         Paperback - 5/25/2010  
      

    2. Define Mind-Set or Mind-Sets - see page 46 of the PDF handout/reading.

    3. What are the first two vowels in our alphabet and can you use them to help you remember two key concepts? Wheel of Fortune - choose a vowel.

    4. Fill in the blank question: Choose and Mr. Staypuft. You can either ______________ the challenge or __________________ to the challenge.

  3. Coaching the Artist Within HANDOUT - page EEE of the handout, top of the page and the first paragrph.
     "You can use the following simple three-step procedure 
      when you act as your own cognitive therapist: "
     
      What is the 3 step procedure.   List the THREE steps in order:
    
        First, you ...
    
       Second, you ...
    
        Third, you ...
    
       Kind of a fill in the blank question, but short answer.  
    
       I could say LIST the GIST of each of the three steps 
          or briefly describe each step in the 3 step recommended process.
    
       Note:  Your one page handout, as you see here, has the quote from Dr. Peter Venkman in Scene #2
              of the Ghostbuster's movie where he says to Scott:
    
                "I'm studying the effects of negative reinforcement on ESP ability."
    
              Scene #2 is Scott and Jennifer and Dr. Peter Venkman (actor Bill Murray).
                                       You have seen scene 2 at least 2 times in class!
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    Coaching the Artist Within: You have this as a one page handout,
    where all the pages are reduced to make it a one page handout: Coaching the Artist Within one page class handout.


This entire page is the study guide for exam two!