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03 September 2002—On the first day of school, Mr. Latimer and Mr. Holliman introduced us to the Computer Systems Laboratory and reviewed a tentative schedule for the first quarter. We discussed potential areas of research and possible projects.
05 September 2002—We continued the conversation on plans for this class and received more information on specific requirements for the project and corresponding website. I used the website of the Computer Systems Laboratory to learn about the fundamentals of HTML, so that I can begin making my website next week.
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09 September 2002—My classmates and I recieved a list of the projects done last year as a base of potential ideas. In additon to discussing these undertakings, I created the homepage of the website for my project.
10 September 2002—I continued work on my homepage, adding frames with links to the pages required in a website for this class. I still have not decided on a project.
12 September 2002—Nick Shelly and I discussed the possibility of a combined project consisting of (1) a predictor of stock movements using the principles of technical analysis and (2) an online user interface that tracks the performance of the user's portfolio. This idea is promising because I have not made programs involving the Internet in previous computer science classes and I want to expand my programming abilities.
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16 September 2002—I was absent.
17 September 2002—After brief discussion with Nick Shelly, I wrote a proposal for An Online User Interface for Tracking Stock Portfolios. This document includes a basic outline of the project and states the guiding principles of the collaborative effort to offer expert advice on portfolio management and an abundance of analytic data.
19 September 2002—Following additonal consultations with Nick Shelly, I added the Assignments section to the website. Another page on my site describes the Techlab program to visitors.
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23 September 2002—I became accustomed with the various browsers on the computers in the laboratory, finding that Galeon makes printing easiest of all.
24 September 2002—I added content to my page for assignments. I began the Sun Microsystems Java Tutorials.
26 September 2002—Nick Shelly and I discussed our progress in preparing to begin coding the project. It appears that both of us need more time to acquire the necessary programming skills, as we continue to watch the stock market struggle.
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30 September 2002—I wrote a progress report for the first month of school.
01 October 2002—Using Sun Microsystems Java Tutorials, I made my first application.
03 October 2002—Using Sun Microsystems Java Tutorials, I made my first applet.
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07 October 2002—I looked at php.net, noting that my C++ skills will be applicable in many cases. I intend to go through the exercises in the tutorial later in the week.
09 October 2002—Risk.
11 October 2002—After using the PHP tutorial, I searched the Internet for information on JavaScript. I wrote a progress report descrbing my work with the Java and PHP tutorials.
17 October 2002—Risk.
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21 October 2002—I read about LATEX (Mr. Hyatt).
22 October 2002—I converted my preliminary proposal from LATEX to HTML (An Online User Interface for Tracking Stock Portfolios).
24 October 2002—I wrote a progress report regarding my work with LATEX and my plans for the final weeks of Quarter I and the beginning weeks of Quarter II.
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28 October 2002—I discussed additional preparation with Mr. Holliman and Mr. Latimer. I will have to continue working with PHP and learn MySQL.
29 October 2002—I edited my website to comply with the requirements for Quarter I.
31 October 2002—I delivered my oral presentation, discussed my progress with Mr. Latimer, and applied for a MySQL account in the Computer Systems Laboratory.