reflection 12/20

we finished our project. we have all of the requirements. the void was easier than i thought. all it did was output our directions, but it doesnt return anything. so, after the user reads the directions and choses weither or not to play or to quit, the user has to cin an answer. in the code, the cin was outside of the void and was in the main.

reflection 12/19

we thought we were finished with the group project of making a game with code. however, when we looked at the rubric, we were missing doubles, and the void. i have no idea how we are going to put a void into our code when the game is to just unscramble word. we were able to put in a double. it was used to keep score

silent reading 12/17

today i read about how a school teacher had bought "the holy grail" of christmas for his son:
the extremely popular game known as Guitar Hero III. he had bought the game for his son for
$90. then, one day, when he came home from work, he found his son with a bunch of friends smoking pot in the backyard. so, for his punishment, he sold the Guitar Hero game on an online auction for $9000. someone in australia bought the game for $9100. however, he does plan to give his son a game for christmas. he has a barbie game in mind though.

reflection 12/14

today we worked a lot on our game code. we limited the number of words that the user has to scramble from 10 words to 5 words. we were able to make it so that if the user got the word wrong, then a message would come up telling them to try again. but we were not able to figure out a way so that the same problem would show up again for them to try again. if we did ifs for all the elses that showed the "wrong" message, then the code would look unorganized and too long.

reflection 12/11

today i got another project that is suppose to be really long. the project is supposed to be due before the start of the winter break. i am working with paul to make a text-based game using code. we decided to do hangman as our game.

silent reading 12/10

today i read about how the new movie called "the golden compass" topped the box office, but did not do as well as anticipated. the movie is also in controversy about its promotion of atheism. however, i would still like to go and see the movie and see the bears fight eachother. i also read about some new games that are coming out later in 2008 and what features they have due to the new technology in the xbox 360 and the ps3.

reflection 12/7

today we recieved a new project to work on that is due the end of class monday. if anything, the project got me confused more than the previous ones did. i dont even know what to input for the function portion of the code, since the main is already done for us. all the comments, even though they help me, also get me confused.

reflection 12/5

today i started to work on the second function project. this project confused me before ms petr explained where the equations go and what the program will be doin when the program is executed. i still dont quite understand how to go about writing up the code.

reflection 12/4

today i was able to somewhat finish the first function's program with a lot of help from ms petr. i still don'd understand the loops very well. the void stuff, and the getInfo i understand, like how the program saves inputed values and then comes back to them later. the second program, however, has gotten me stuck. really stuck.

silent reading 12/3

today, i read about a Cuban refugee named Ariel Gandulla, who left his home and his family to go the US. there, he wanted to participate in martial arts tournaments. he does not regret his decision to leave his family to come to the US, however, he feels very lonely and sad that he is not with his family. what hurts him the most is that he doesn't have his father. he says that Father's Day makes his feelings worse. he has become one of the best martial artists in the world.

reflection 11/30

my program, although i got it to output the distance of which the user has guessed, has a weird error. in the error tray, it doesnt show that there are errors, but when the code runs, after it displayst the user's guess, a pop-up shows that asks me to either break the code, or continue the code. breaking the code freezes up the output screen. continuing, it seems to do the right thing. however, i want to get rid of this problem.

reflection 11/29

today we recieved another example of a function code. then we continued our project. we got to understand that there were two different distances that this program would have. i was able to get the code to run and output and answer, but there were some errors that i would have to go back to correct.

reflection 11/28

today we recieved out functions project. the project is to make a game where the user inputs a distance and then trys to launch a projectile at the targeted distance. if the guess come to 1% close of the target, then the user wins. we also have to make it so that the user has 5 chances to get the guess right. im really confused on what to do about this project, more confused than the last project.

reflection 11/27

today we reviewed and refreshed on the new thing we learned about yesterday: functions. we refreshed on what return variables were and what the parameters were if there were any. we also learned about how to determine weither or not some varibles were pass-by-value or pass-by-reference. we received a packet to complete by the end of the class.

silent reading 11/26

today i read about Hulk Hogan's wife filing divorce charges. i dont know why but Hulk said that his wife was away in California for three weeks. then, i read that the 2008 Miss Universe winner Ingrid Marie Rivera was pranked on. her gown was covered in a layer of pepper spray and she was over make-uped. this caused her to break out in hives two times. she still won, however, and people think she should be disqualified because she is too experienced.

Scored thru 11/25 (20 pts possible) - see Edline for your score tomorrow evening.

silent reading 11/19

today i read about the most dangerous city in the US: Detroit. according to FBI reports on September 24, Detroit became the most dangerous city, kicking back last year's most dangerous city, St. Louis, into second place. many people are wondering why this is going on because they believe the reports are useless in trying to help solve the problem. i also read that the cause of Kanye West's mother could have been due to the pressure to look thin.

reflection 11/15

today i got to almost finish all of my project. im starting to understand a little how loops work and how to use them in code. i also learned a new trick [system("cls");] which clears the screen of the previous output before the new output comes onto the screen. in the end, this turned out to be a pretty short and easy project.

reflection 11/14

today i did not do get to do much on my project on repitition and loops because i do not know what to do. i do not understand what the loops do and do not know how write the code. i need to get help either from the teacher, a friend, or my dad.

silent reading 11/12

today i read about the "Land of Twins." Nigeria is seen to be the country with the most incidents of having twins. one man says that there is nearly almost nobody without a set of twins. he is a father of 12. he had 3 sets of twins and says his father had 10 sets of twins. however, only 1 set survived. i also read about the 11 games that were banned for weird reasons, including the popular Pokemon series.

reflection 11/7

today we had to finish up the tracing loops worksheet. numbers 3 and 4 were weird because the outputs were really large. i wondered if we had to write every single number, but we were allowed to use an ellipses to show the beginning of the output and the end of the output. we received reading homework.

reflection 11/6

today we learned about loops and iteration. we took notes on the different kinds of loops like for, while, and do while. we then looked at a demo of what the codes look like. we received a worksheet of code to do and write the output. i got to do two.

reflection 11/6

silent reading 11/5

today i read that Shia LaBeouf was arrested for refusing to exit a drug store. the security guard said that he had told Shia to leave the store because he appeared to be drunk. when the police came, they said that Shia behaved suprisingly polite and courteous. they did not want to take "a sobriety test" because he wasnt driving a vehicle.

study for quiz

i plan to especially study how to convert an if-else if- else code into a switch code. i am also planning to study what an output would be if the user inputs something. i would study how the outputs would differ depending on if the code is switch or not.

Scored through 10/31. All blogs from this point forward are second marking period.
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reflection 10/24

i finished the first big branch of the selection project and am half way finished with the second large branch. i have developed a strategy to get the branchs done quicker without getting confused with all the brackets and ifs and elses.

reflection 10/23

today i worked on my selection project. i got to finish one branch of the first branch. i still have a lot to do, but since i am getting the hang of using if and else, i think i can do more.

silent reading 10/22

today i read that a 24 year old undergraduate Nigerian named Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi built a helicopter out of old cars. it took 8 months for him to finish. he has even flown the helicopter a couple of times. it is powered by a Honda Civic engine and has the seats belonging to a Toyota saloon car. he built it because he was fascinated by how helicopters fly, expecially in actin movies.

Scored through 10/18. Check Edline for scores on Monday evening.

reflection 10/16

today i finished the outlining part of my selection project. i decided to do a story about halloween and the user has to decide what costume to wear for the party. depending on the costume, the user will have a different bad ending.

silent reading 10/15

today i read about the competition for the oldest person to climb Mt. Everest. the article was about a 75 year old Japanese man named Yuichiro Miura, who is known for skiing down Everest in 1970. he also won the competition in 2003 when he was 70. miura trains every morning after waking up in a low oxygen room and putting on leg weights and a weighted backpack.

reflection 10/11

today we took a look at the new project we are going to do. it involves a selection story, where there is an output of the current going-ons and the user is given choices to advance in the story. depending on the user's choices, the story will have 4 different endings. we have to come up with our selections to make it easier to do.

reflection 10/10

today we learned about ifs and else statements and how to check them. we also did a race in the beginning of the class. i was not able to win in time.

reflection 10/9

today we learned about boolean and how you can determine true and false statements. we took notes on them and finished a practice worksheet on true and false statements.

silent reading 10/8

i read today that lil wayne was arrested again for possession of a controlled drug. he was arrested for the same reason in 2005 in Atlanta. i also read that pamela anderson is getting married again, this time to paris hiltons ex. i also read that the rubiks cube's new record for how fast a person can solve it was broken again. it took a 16 year old to solve it in 10.8 seconds. i learned that the rubiks competition has a competition to solve it with only your feet.

Scored through 10/5. Check edline on Monday evening for grade. Watch your level of detail.

reflection 10/5

i got to finish the project today even though number 9 was kind of confusing.

reflection 10/4

i had a hard time trying to finish number 8 because i had forgotten how to use setw. i finished at home.

reflection question #6

today i worked more on my mini program. i got to finish numbers 5 and 6. i am going to try and finish numbers 7 and 8 tomorrow.

reflection question #1 10/2

i had problems trying to work out some math in visual studio. i wanted the program to add two numbers together to get a sum and then divide one of the numbers by the sum to get the percentage. a screen kept popping up that said a variable was being used undefined but i didnt even have that variable anywhere in my code. i started over and did the program a different way.

reflection question #6 9/26

today i managed to finish my geometric calculator project. i had a little trouble with the last equation because i had misspelled a variable, but i fixed it and now im finished. i just need to do the chapter 3 questions.

reflection question #1 9/25

today i started my second programming project: geometric calculator.
i had to figure out how i was about to start this program. i decided it would be like the first program with all the variables, but instead of strings, i used int and double. i succeeded in allowing the user to input the length and width of a rectangle and let the computer find the area of the rectangle for them.

silent reading 9/24

today i read about the first ever brain operation done to someone who stayed conscience the whole time. the 78 year old retired bus driver had an aneurysm behind is eye, so the doctors had to get it out before it bursted and killed him. the doctors had to drill a half-inch-hole to get to the aneurysm. the driver said throughout the process, he felt very confident.

Scored on 9/23/07. Check edline for grade posting tomorrow evening.

reflection 9/20

today i managed to complete almost all of the reading assignment. i just have about 1 or 2 more questions left to complete.

reflection 9/19

today i worked on my "C++ Reading Assignment Chapter 2". i have to finish it at home for tomorrow.

finished project

i finished my project yesterday. today i captured the program and pasted it on the handin.

silent reading 9/17

i read today about the arrest of O.J. Simpson for an armed robbery. he was trying to steal back sports memorabilia belonging to him. he and a bunch of friends he met at a wedding party went to the auction and robbed the place. the police say the charges were armed robbery, assault, and conpiracy to rob.

Score thru 9/14 6/4

reflection question #4 9/14

remember when doing setfill, setfill comes before the quotation marks and after the "cout<<".
after setfill, put in ( ) " 'the symbol' ". then u can set set width (setw) after the setfill.

reflection question #1 sept 12 2007

today i was able to be almost completely done with my first programming assignment. i ran into some problems as usual again. this time, instead starting all over like i used to, i used the error message box and looked for where there was an error. i was able to fix the problems quicker w/o having to start over again.

reflection question #6 sept. 11, 2007

today, i was able to start my first programming assignment. at first i was only able to out put the questions required and wasnt able to allow the user to input an answer. then i went to the handout folder and found a text document that tells you how to allow input. i havent finished but i think i can have it done before the end of this week.

Scored through 9/10. (4/2 pts)

silent reading 9/10

today for silent reading, i first read my forums. then i read a featured article about a McDonalds employee who was arrested for oversalting a burger and getting a police officer sick. the employee accidentally added to much salt, tried the meat, and said it did not make her sick. but when the officer ate a burger with the oversalted meat, he got sick and pressed charges. the worker was freed w/$1000 bail.

OK - your new one is linked.

reflection question 3

3. how did you go about testing your program? what were the results of the testing?

at first my program did not run. it said that i had 102 errors. i asked ms petr for help and it turned out that i had mixed up a carrot symbol.

new blog

ms petr, i made this new blog because id forgotten my gmail account password and the answer to my security question. so i made a new gmail account and a new blog.