Friday, April 3, 2015

End is near, Good-Bye 148!


Finally, a final class as we approach closer than ever to the final exam. (Too much of final, yeah?)

What-a-semester! Without any doubt, 'Recursion' is the word-of-year for me. I don't know whether I'm afraid of it, or feel excited about it, I just know that this word brings on a challenge every time I hear it.  Assignment 3 is due tomorrow, but for-a-change, my group has already finished it a day before (That's amazing. Truly astonishing seeing our past record.)

The course has been a great encouragement for me personally. It gave me a chance to think beyond what I would have done. It ensured I logically understood the problem and enhanced the critical thinking. Everyone who's looking toil hard and is interested in a brain-applied fun course, this it it:  CSC148! Working through the assignments with peers or going through the labs with the help of TAs, the course was filled with information popping from everywhere. Moreover, both the midterms were a good review of what had been taught in class, which helped students gained some confidence over the little rough-patch of demanding coding topics.

Danny, the leader of the pack! Danny has been a great instructor. I feel in subjects like CS, you need someone who can hold up the class to interest, and Danny perfectly did that. He brought up illustration on triangles, bringing a cushioned animal to show arrows in class and coming up with light jokes in class. He explained the assignments in class well before hand so that everybody could get a good idea how to work over them before hand.

It's been a great journey with everyone associated with the course.
Thanks everyone and goodluck for the finals to my fellow peers.

Signing off,
Abhinav Chawla