CS 171 News

Video Posted

2010-04-29T14:49:00.001-04:00

The video and Adobe Connect session for Part 2 of the final project presentations are now online.

One addition to website submission - THUMBNAIL

2010-04-29T02:31:00.000-04:00

One additional request for your website submissions: Would you please include a small, square thumbnail image that is representative of your project? Call it teammember1-teammember2-teammember3-thumbnail.jpg and size it to 75 pixels by 75 pixels. It should be representative of your project -- we'll use it to link to your team's project website. So for example, my thumbnail might be a 75x75 pixel image of your project icon named "pfister-paul-ding-thumbnail.jpg"

Please make it obvious where the thumbnail is located! It would be helpful to us if it were in the main directory of your website submission for easy access.

Final Project website submissions - by TUESDAY 5/4 at 11:59pm

2010-04-28T13:13:00.001-04:00

As the last task in cs171, you will submit a webpage that describes your final project. We will be posting these off of the course website to highlight all the great work you did for your projects! If you used Processing, we hope that you will be able to include the working applet of your visualization into the web page. We encourage you to include your application code -- but we do not require you to make it public, so the decision is yours. At a minimum, you must include screenshots of your visualization, along with a brief overview of your project question and the features of the system you developed. You can find an examples on the final project site from last year's class.

To submit your webpage and all linked files and images, place the .html file and all other files in a directory named teammember1lastname-teammemeber2lastname with the appropriate number of team members (e.g. "paul-pfister.zip"), and zip the directory. You can upload the file to the course iSite page in the Project Webpage dropbox.

Project presentations (part deux) today

2010-04-28T10:54:00.001-04:00

A reminder: Today is our last course meeting! Come in for project presentations. Same time, same place.

Processing on the web

2010-04-28T09:56:00.001-04:00

Here is a brief writeup about the current processing.js efforts:

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Education/Projects/ProcessingForTheWeb

For ongoing information about the project, including how to get involved, check out the processing.js community page.

Video Posted

2010-04-27T16:11:00.001-04:00

The video and Adobe Connect session for Part 1 of the final project presentations are now online.

Section Posted

2010-04-23T17:52:00.001-04:00

The video and Adobe Connect session for today's section have been posted.

Two reminders

2010-04-22T20:45:00.001-04:00

1) Final projects are due tonight! Submit your .zip file to the iSite dropbox.

2) Check when you'll be presenting here. Note any errors in your project title or team members' names by emailing the course staff.

Lecture Posted

2010-04-22T15:04:00.001-04:00

The video and Adobe Connect session for Hanspeter's wrap-up lecture are now online.

Reminder: Lecture tomorrow

2010-04-20T22:53:00.000-04:00

We've got one more lecture, and attendance is required: Tomorrow (Wednesday) at the regular time and place. Keep in mind that you'll also need to attend (and give!) presentations during our regular lecture time slot next week.

Lecture Posted

2010-04-20T18:38:00.002-04:00

The video and Adobe Connect session for Martin Wattenberg's lecture on Social Visualization are now online.

Section this Friday

2010-04-20T00:40:00.001-04:00

This Friday at section, come see what the teaching staff did for its final projects back when they were students in cs171! Attendance is not required, but it can count as a make-up if you missed a mandatory guest lecture.

Lecture Posted

2010-04-15T16:45:00.002-04:00

The video and Adobe Connect session for Miriah Meyer's lecture on Scientific Visualization have been posted.

Michelle's OH Canceled

2010-04-15T15:54:00.001-04:00

Unfortunately, Michelle will need to cancel her OH today due to a last-minute work situation. Please feel free to email her questions you might have had to ask her.

Daniel's OH in Greenhouse Cafe

2010-04-14T12:51:00.000-04:00

Daniel's Office Hours this week will be in the SC Greenhouse Cafe instead of their regular location.

Lecture Posted

2010-04-12T18:33:00.003-04:00

The video and Adobe Connect session for today's guest lecture by Miriah Meyer and Janet Iwasa are now online.

Change in OH this week

2010-04-12T13:00:00.000-04:00

Michelle's office hours this week will be moved to 3-5pm on Thursday 4/15 (usual location, MD Cafe). Samir's will not hold his Monday OH because of a doctor's appointment. Feel free to send questions to his SEAS email address (sjp).

Free Ice Cream tomorrow!

2010-04-12T09:42:00.001-04:00

I hope many of you will show up and tell your classmates that computer science is a cool concentration to choose because you get to do fun things like visualization. And of course I sincerely hope that those of you who are choosing a concentration will choose computer science.

This event is part of the advising fortnight program (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~advising/advisingfortnight/Fortnight-Schedule-04.06.pdf).

- HP

REE CONE DAY IN MAXWELL DWORKIN
Come hear what it's like to concentrate or minor in Computer Science!

TOMORROW (Tuesday), April 13, 4pm - 5pm, Maxwell Dworkin Lobby

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107900999246249

* Ice Cream Sundaes from Ben & Jerry's
** Cherry Garcia
** Chocolate Fudge Brownie
** Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
** Chunky Monkey

* Pies from Petsi Pies
** Blueberry
** Classic Apple
** Key Lime
** Lemon Meringue
** Mississippi Mud
** Mixed Berry

Bring two friends that you think might like to concentrate in or minor
in Computer Science!

Lecture Posted

2010-04-07T19:50:00.003-04:00

The video and Adobe Connect session for Bang Wong's guest lecture on Communicating with Visualizations are now online.

cs171 and csci e-64 Survey

2010-04-07T13:55:00.001-04:00

Hi, please take a few minutes and fill out this survey so that we can improve the course for future students! If you complete the survey, you'll be entered into a drawing for a JP Licks gift card.

Reminder: Guest Lecture today!

2010-04-07T06:09:00.001-04:00

See you all today at the Bang Wong guest lecture. Same time, same place.

Michelle's OH today (4/6) in Adobe Virtual Classroom

2010-04-06T11:15:00.000-04:00

Michelle's office hours today (4/6) will be held in the Adobe Virtual Classroom. Same time as usual (3-5pm).

Lecture Posted

2010-04-05T16:52:00.002-04:00

The video and Adobe Connect session for Ben Fry's guest lecture on Visualization and the Arts are now online.

Reminder: Required Ben Fry lecture tomorrow!

2010-04-04T21:16:00.001-04:00

Here's a reminder that your attendance is required at tomorrow's Ben Fry lecture. (Distance students: Watch the lecture when you are able and post your reflections on the forum.)

Streamgraph Processing code online

2010-04-01T20:26:00.001-04:00

Processing code for streamgraphs is now online.

- HP