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Write a Pascal program
Input file: widgets.csv
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Java scanner
Input file: javatest.in
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|Sept 30
Pascal set expressions and assignments
Input files: sets.txt seterrors.txt
Sample output: sets.out seterrors.out
|Sept 30
|Oct 16
Pascal set type definitions and set variable declarations
Input files: input.txt errors.txt
|Oct 21
|Oct 30
Generate a Java scanner with JavaCC
Input files: input.txt
|Oct 28
|Nov 6
|Generate a parser with JavaCC
|Nov 9
|Nov 20
|Generate parse trees with JJTree
|Aug 25
|Slides: Goals; compiler as translator; definitions; overview; conceptual designs; parser; scanner; token; front end; intermediate tier; backend; intermediate code; symbol table; code generator; compiler project; grading
|Aug 26
Interpreters; compiler vs. interpreter;
key steps for success; Java packages; class relationships;
abstract parser and scanner classes; token and source classes;
currentChar() vs. nextChar(); messages;
Sample Pascal programs:
newton.pas newton.j (Jasmin assembly language object program)
hilbert.pas hilbert2.pas
wolfisland.pas wolfisland.in (Wolf Island input data)
|Aug 31
|Slides: Initial Pascal-specific parser and scanner; token class; factory classes; initial back end classes; first end-to-end test Pascal tokens; Pascal token classes; syntax diagrams; how to scan for tokens; basic scanning algorithm
|Sept 2
|Slides: Pascal scanner and token classes: word, string, and number; syntax error handling; Pascal tokenizer; Assignment #2; symbol table conceptual design; symbol table interfaces; symbol table factory class; symbol table and symbol table stack implementation
|Sept 9
|Slides: Symbol table entries; what to store in each entry; cross-reference listing; statement syntax diagrams; parse tree conceptual design; syntax diagrams: Pascal statements and expressions; parse tree: conceptual design, basic operations, implementation, building; Pascal precedence rules; example expression decomposition; parsing expressions
|Sept 14
|Slides: Parsing expressions; printing parse trees; temporary hacks; statement and expression executor classes; executing compound statements, assignment statements, and expressions; runtime error handling; Simple Interpreter I; Pascal control statements; statement parser classes; parsing REPEAT and WHILE statements; synchronization and error recovery; Pascal Syntax Checker II
|Sept 16
|Slides: Assignment #3; parsing FOR, IF, and CASE statements; top-down recursive descent parsing; syntax and semantics; executing REPEAT, WHILE, FOR, and IF statements
|Sept 21
Executing CASE statements; jump tables and jump caches;
multipass compilers; parsing declarations; syntax
diagrams for Pascal declarations; constant definitions;
type definitions: simple, array, and record; variable
declarations; declarations and the symbol table;
scope and the symbol table stack
An article about the FORTRAN compiler for the IBM 1401 computer system. The compiler made 63 passes and ran in 8K of memory; each pass had at most 300 instructions! Assembly language source code of the compiler. Just read the comments for enlightenment.
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|Slides: Type specification interfaces and attributes; string types; type factory; how identifiers are defined; predefined identifiers and types; BlockParser; DeclarationsParser; ConstantDefinitionsParser; type definition structures
|Sept 28
|Slides: TypeDefinitionsParser; TypeSpecificationParser; SimpleTypeParser; SubrangeTypeParser; EnumerationTypeParser; RecordTypeParser; Pascal multidimensional arrays; ArrayTypeParser; VariableDeclarationsParser
|Sept 30
|Slides: Type checking; assignment compatible; comparison compatible; variables with subscripts and fields; adding type information to parse tree nodes; Assignment #4; program header; procedure and function declarations; nested scopes and the symbol table stack
|Oct 5
|Slides: Parsing programs, procedures, and functions; parsing calls to procedures and functions; class Predefined; formal and actual parameters; parsing calls to the standard routines; compile time vs. run time; runtime memory management; runtime stack; runtime activation records; accessing nonlocal values
|Oct 7
|Slides: Runtime display; allocating and initializing activation records; passing parameters during a call; memory management classes; executing procedure and function calls; runtime error checking; executing entire Pascal programs
|Oct 12
|Slides: Review for the midterm
|Oct 19
Midterm solutions; minimum acceptable compiler project;
deterministic finite automata (DFA); state transition matrix;
DFA for Pascal identifiers and numbers; a simple DFA scanner
DFA scanner: SimpleDFAScanner.java SimpleDFAInput.txt
|Oct 21
BNF; Extended BNF (EBNF); grammars and languages;
derivations and productions; compiler-compilers; JavaCC;
JavaCC regular expressions; "hello world" examples of .jj files;
JavaCC Eclipse plug-in; Assignment #5; compiler project
Example .jj files:
helloworld1.jj helloworld2.jj helloworld3.jj helloworld4.jj helloworld5.jj
|Oct 26
JavaCC parser specification; production rule methods;
choice conflicts; left factoring; backtracking; lookahead;
left recursion; right recursion; iteration; JJDoc
Example .jj files:
phone.jj phone_method_param.jj phone_choice.jj phone_left_factored.jj phone_lookahead.jj expression_left_recursion.jj expression_iteration.jj expression_right_recursion.jj
|Oct 29
JJDoc command line; Assignment #6; JJTree; calculator example;
visitor design pattern; node names; node descriptors; tree shaping; Pcl
Example .jj and .jjt files:
calculator_simple.jj calculator_tree.jjt calculator_tree_image.jjt SimpleNode.java calculator_calculating.jjt calculator_visitor.jjt CalculatorVisitorAdapter.java SumVisitor.java node_name_change.jjt node_void.jjt calculator_tree_shape_1.jjt calculator_tree_shape_2.jjt
Pcl: Pcl.zip
|Nov 2
JavaCC grammar repository; syntax error handling with JavaCC; token errors;
synchronize the parser; repair the parse tree; target machines;
JVM architecture; runtime stack and stack frame; JVM instructions;
Jasmin assembler; example Jasmin program
Sample .jj .jjt and .j files:
logo_tokenizer.jj logo_skip_chars.jj logo_synchronize.jj logo_tree_recover.jjt hello.j
|Nov 4
Jasmin assembly instructions;
using Java to test Jasmin code; code templates;
compilation strategy; Jasmin type descriptors;
Pascal program, program fields, main program;
loading and storing program variables; Pcl2 code
generation; code for procedures and functions
Jasmin multiply engine: MultiplyEngine.j MultiplyTester.java
Pcl2: Pcl2.zip
|Nov 9
|Slides: Local variables; expressions; javap disassembler; Jasmin instructions for comparisons; code templates for relational expressions, assignment statements, if statements, looping statements, and select statements; Jasmin code for procedures and functions
|Nov 16
|Slides: Code for System.out.println(), String.format(), scalar arrays, and subscripted variables
|Nov 18
|Slides: Code for non-scalar arrays; code for records and fields
|Nov 23
JavaCC error handling with synchronization; Pascal
runtime library; passing parameters by value and by
reference; wrapping scalars; cloning arrays;
compiling Wolf Island and Hilbert;
compiled code vs. interpreted code speed comparison
Parameter passing: parmswrap.pas parmsclone.pas parmsbad.pas
Performance tester: hilbert2.pas
Pcl with error handling: PclError.zip
Free compiler book: Understanding and Writing Compilers
In the first half of the course, you'll learn about the front end of a compiler or interpreter: the scanner and the parser; and its middle tier: symbol tables and intermediate code (parse trees). You'll also learn how an interpreter executes source programs in its back end. You'll understand and modify the Java code of a working interpreter. The interpreter will execute source programs written in the Pascal programming language.
In the second half of the course, you'll write your own compiler using JavaCC, the Java compiler-compiler. Your compiler will translate programs written in the high-level language of your choice — or perhaps in a language that you invent — first to Jasmin assembly language and then to .class files that will execute directly on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
Compilers and interpreters are complex programs, and writing them successfully is hard work. To tackle the complexity, we'll take a strong software engineering approach in this course. We'll use design patterns, Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams, XML, and other modern object-oriented design practices to make the code understandable and manageable.
Second goal: You'll learn critical job skills that employers look for in new college hires:
Department policy is to enforce
all course prerequisites strictly,
especially for a deep course.
Writing Compilers and Interpreters, 3rd edition
Ronald Mak
Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2009
Source files from each chapter
Generating Parsers with JavaCC, 2nd edition (PDF)
Tom Copeland
Centennial Books, 2009
Programming for the Java Virtual Machine
Joshua Engel
Addison-Wesley Professional
The Essentials of Pascal I
Gary W. Wester
Research and Education Association
The Essentials of Pascal II
Gary W. Wester
Research and Education Association
|Learn Pascal Looks good, although it doesn't appear to cover set types.
|Pascal Programming Ignore Lesson 3. Also doesn't cover set types.
|Pascal - Sets A tutorial on Pascal set types.


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The findings are from the annual HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals study, released Wednesday, which analyzed 40 million Medicare patient records, from 2007 to 2009. HealthGrades used 13 patient safety indicators published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to identify preventable medical mistakes that occurred during patients' hospitalizations.
"HealthGrades commends the efforts of those hospitals that are focused on providing consistent, safe and effective medical care," said Rick May, MD, vice president of clinical quality services at Denver-based HealthGrades, and co-author of the study. "But the fact remains that there are huge, life-and-death consequences associated with where a patient chooses to seek hospital care. Until we bridge that gap, HealthGrades urges patients to research the patient safety ratings of hospitals in their community and know what steps they can take to protect themselves from error before being admitted."
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Gork what you need to gork.
Two months older than Hans...
Old enough to remember that MTV used to show music videos.
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2013 408 Brazilian | 2013 Paul's Guitar | 2013 XPRS 408 Semi-Hollow
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Ank you for reminding my old brain.
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He had a voice that could make a wolverine purr and suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo.
I see I'm the only 800+ year old on the Forum. Feels a little weird, I guess.
I don't remember the date of my birth. Even if I did, it wouldn't matter, because the calendar was different in those years in Constantinople, where I was born. You see, it started on September 1, and the year the Church figured was the year of creation, 5509 BC. And it was based on the Julian calendar, that gained about three days every four centuries. Anyway, it's a little difficult to remember, but if you're thinking, "Fall, 1195 AD," you're probably pretty close. Anyway, I left to join some sort of crusade, and subsequently found myself in Europe, where I picked up my first guitar around 1210. Here's a picture a friend painted of my first band. I'm playing the Guitarra Latina on the left, and my buddy Andronikos, who came with me on the journey, is playing the Guitarra Morisca, that's more like a Moorish instrument. By the way, those band outfits were pretty hip at the time. I mean, sure, the cloaks were long, but there you see the precursor to Spandex, i.e., joined hose.
Man, those things were bloody heck to tune. We didn't even have tuning forks. We had a pitch pipe. Try tuning a guitar to a pitch pipe.
And there was no acquiring more than one guitar back then. First of all, they cost a year's wages. Second, you waited for more than a year just to get yours built. Everything was private stock. So you basically worked like a dog for a year to buy the thing, and even then, the hard case was extra. Lots of guys just used a gig bag. Back then, we called them "sacks." I opted for the hard case. Took me an extra six months to get it. I played that thing for...gosh, I don't know...150-175 years.
Hey, Guitar Center was a little tiny lutheir's shop in some town where you walked down the street and people emptied their chamber pots on your head if you weren't careful. The guitar sounded better as it got older, and never needed a re-fret, because the strings were gut. Although I'd been trained in law to serve in the Imperial Court by the time I got out of school at 12, I liked music better, and was glad to have left Constantinople. By the time I was 8 or 9, my parents were dead from plague, and honestly, Constantinople was a pretty restrictive environment. Going to Spain was like being set free! No one knew who ruled anything, you could pretty much go and do as you pleased. Great times. It was like the 60s.
It's not so bad being the oldest person around, actually. I have a lot of musical influences, and have lived in some interesting times. One day I'll have to tell you about the time I did a gig at the Marquis de Lafayette's. Awesome dude, great party. Ben Franklin got absolutely loaded, and was one heck of a lot of fun, dancing with the French women. But that'll come later. Anyway, by then I'd switched to keys, and had a very nice harpsichord to write on, but since you're guitar players, it's probably a dull subject around here.
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But what are you going to use for your guitar? The iron-trees are not able to be cut down. Whatever...I'll see you then. Unless you're ressurected along with your original demographic...then, we'll be a few million miles apart from each other and probably won't meet up until we get to the tower.
Back to your usual channel.
So far, the curve is a full decade younger than I expected.
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Now take off her clothes.
DAAAAMMMMMMNNNNN. Tha kitty got me under her spell.
Wanda's horny.
My GOD!
great pose!!
holy smokes
*nosebleed* I got some tissue if anyone needs it. *puts tissue in nose*
O_O OMG why is she spreadin the legs?
Who gives a fuck? I need to go buy some more lotion! xD
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sounds good to me
wow sexy and awesome
Wow, umm, sexy and to the point Gorgeous layout and design. Love the detail to her outfit and face work. Very sensual pic. Wanda was always one of the sexiest women in the Marvel Universe.
wow, great work, dude.
Never expected this. Scarlet ready to get fucked
There's sexy and then there's vulgar. This pic and the recent Black Widow cover are walking a very thin line between the two. [I still like it though.]
sexy and awesome i bet the vision is pretty happy
nice look....
You know, I don't care how risque it is - I still find it delightful. Nice work, sir!
Sweet Camel Toe.
The Vision is getting lucky tonight.
Or maybe Wonder Man is getting lucky.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
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There's nothing that'll kill the buzz on your birthday faster than rumors of the Rapture coming on the same day. But we think John Chase, the beloved urban designer of the City of West Hollywood, would have handled it in stride. Chase, the oft-celebrated "King of Public Space," was a tremendously outspoken presence in planning and politics and was responsible for transforming the scruffy city into one with attractive public spaces that are both progressive and respectful of the city's past.
To remember the late urban designer, de LaB, a group of Chase's friends, family, co-workers, and collaborators, is leading a walking tour on the anniversary of his birthday, Saturday, May 21, across the city. Architects and city leaders will guide the participants through various projects and share their memories of Chase and discuss his urban spaces. Stops include Formosa 1140, Plummer Park, The MAK Center, Habitat 825, Holloway Park Veteran's Memorial, Sierra Bonita Affordable Housing, 8140 Sunset Boulevard, and West Hollywood City Hall, among others. The tour will conclude (hopefully with the world still intact) with drinks at one of Chase's favorite places in the city, Barney's Beanery.
Quick Clicks> Backtracking Bridges, Library Life, Crowd-Sourcing, and an Architecture Queen
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Branden Klayko.
Bridge Backtracks. Brownstoner uncovered the above historic view of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1903 back when transit and pedestrians dominated its traffic flow. StreetsBlog also noticed that the bridge has lost quite a bit of capacity as trains were removed in favor of cars (down significantly from its 1907 peak of 426,000 crossings a day). Also be sure to check out the super-high-res photo over at shorpy.com.
Library Life. Robert Dawson lamented, "These are brutal times for public libraries," in a piece for Design Observer. With funding in short supply, he argued that the library is more than a room full of books, but a true "American Commons."
Crowd-Sourced. The Institute for Urban Design is prepping for the first annual Urban Design Week this September with a crowd-sourced assignment to improve New York City. Running through April 30 and called By the City / For the City, you're invited to share your ideas via this handy online form. (via Polis.)
Architecture Queen. The Philippine Star reports that newly registered architect Shamcey Supsup was crowned Miss Universe-Philippines. The magna cum laude graduate of the University of the Philippines won over 39 other (non-architect) contestants. Supsup's next stop is Sao Paulo, Brazil where she will take on the world, T-square in hand. (via Archinect.)
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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Could 2011 be the year of the pedestrian in New York? Under the guidance of DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, NYC sidewalks will continue their slow march into the street next year as the city launches a major expansion of its "pop-up café" pilot program across its five boroughs.
The first pop-up café tested out in Lower Manhattan this year proved successful enough that Sadik-Khan has expanded the program, planning for up to 12 sidewalk extensions.
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Friday, October 15, 2010
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Today Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, George Clooney, and Justin Timberlake came out for the opening of Michael Rotondi's new Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Hollywood, right next to Grauman's Chinese Theater. Ok, it was their wax likenesses, but the way they mingled with the waxy Hollywood crowd, it was often hard to tell the difference. The building, originally designed on spec, has an impressive folded zinc facade that wraps around an irregular courtyard; another needed public space in a place with so few of them (one of the best ones is right next door in front of the Chinese Theater). Our next issue will feature a full critique of the building, so make sure to check it out. Here are some teaser pix to get you interested. None of the celebrities are real. Or are they? Read More
Times Square, Slightly Tamed
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Alan G. Brake.
I'm a Times Square avoider. It's too crowded, clogged with slow moving tourists, for me to get where I need to go without being so frustrated that I swear to never return. On rare occasions, I succumb to the charm of the lights, but those moments are usually glimpsed from a distance, down a street corridor or out the window of a cab. But yesterday, on my way to an event in midtown, I chose to go through Times Square to see how it had changed since Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan's recent street closure plan had been implemented. Read More
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Oh, NFL quarterbacks get paid more than social workers? He should definitely go pro early then. Obviously the only relevant consideration here is making as much money as possible in as short a time as possible.
fair point that
Oh, NFL quarterbacks get paid more than social workers? He should definitely go pro early then. Obviously the only relevant consideration here is making as much money as possible in as short a time as possible.
Well, yes.
School will always be there. It would be very easy for him to come back after a few years in the league to finish his degree. It's a lot more likely he becomes injured and can never play in the NFL again, than something happens and he can never be a social worker again. It's a big gamble for something that would be there whether or not he finishes his masters program next year or in ten years.
The way Gardner talks I imagine he might truly want to stay and finish his program and get his MSW. Would be hard to argue against being #16 overall and for all we know he may even move up the board over the course of the year. However, if he stays one more year he will undoubtedly a top 5 pick next year with a masters degree and possibly more!! (Heisman/championships)
I have to say, with the way greener QBs get drafted early and well-scouted guys tend to drop, I wouldn't argue if Gardner wanted to go pro. He's obviously a smart guy and I think he'll seriously look at the NFL draft advisory report. It's gonna be a tough choice for him. A guy like Sanchez went high and he only started one season. Some would argue that had he stayed another year, maybe he gets drafted later but maybe another year of coaching means he sticks around in the nfl longer.
I like to think Devin will stay. He didn't get that redshirt for nothing.
But he got drafted into a good situation in Miami (with his old HC being the Miami OC), so there's a chance RT will work out. The NFL is all about fit, so hopefully DG will get drafted into the right fit, wherever he's at.
That list was done by Andy Staples and that guy is an idiot. (I have used much harsher language to describe his CFB knowledge before)
he would take you up on that challenge
The good thing for us is this year's QBs class is loaded. If Gardner comes back, I think he'd have a shot at going No. 1 overall in 2015.
it would be better for Devin to not get drafted near the top. If he goes real early, the odds are very good that he's going to be drafted by a horrible, inept franchise that has no OL, no running game, and no defense. Starting out your QB career in that circumstance can kill things before you ever get a chance to prove your ability.
It worked out pretty well for Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, RGIII, and (to an extent), Matthew Stafford.
Manning us transcendent. He's once in a lifetime. Andrew luck came to a team where he was the major missing piece. Stafford is good but without Calvin the story changes. Plus they sucked forever. RG3,verdict is still out unless he can prove he can do it when defenses expect it.
I think DG, of all people, knows that no matter the success that he has this season, another year of training and leadership is needed for him to succeed in the NFL. He's still raw, but is just such a great athlete it doesn't look like it. He'll get great advice from guys like Tom Brady, who will tell him that flaws don't go over well in the NFL. Devin is smart, but he's also humble, and he'd not going to be one to over estimate his development. Add to that the talent building up around him, his role as mentor to Shane Morris, and the opportunity to lead Michigan into to first every CFB Playoff, and I would be shocked if he didn't come back for his 5th year.
When do we start hanging the "Please Stay #98" billboards/banners around AA?
Wheatley was ready to go to the NFL his JR year, I'm not sure DG is. I'd rather him be 100% ready and have a long productive career in the NFL than leave early get a payday, go to a crappy team and have a short jacked up career. DG does have a ton of potential, he could be great but most NFL teams throw rookie QB'S to the lion (Last years rookie QB success was extremely rare as in it's never happend before).
I'll think he'll stay unless something crazy happens like we win the National championship and DG wins the heisman and I don't think either one of those will happen this year without some minor miracles.
Is rolling this week, whew!
Now I know what it was like here when Tate Forcier killed ND and was on ESPN's Heisman ballot.
Now I remember what it was like after Denard Denarded ND @ ND.
Guys, relax until November...seriously. Go undefeated and beat MSU in similar fashion and then go nuts. It'll still be early (the draft will still be like 7 months away)...but at least it'll "crazed fan early" rather than a complete fucking joke.
He better jump soon. This dual threat quarterback stuff in the NFL will go the way of the soccer style kicker.
He better jump soon. This dual threat quarterback stuff in the NFL will go the way of the soccer style kicker.
Go home NFL, you're drunk
It's SI's opinion, not NFL. NFL's opinion will be far different than what you see from draft websites.
does that make him NFL ready? One more year is in his best intererest. Heck, He hasn't even gotten through this year.
For my best interest.
If he continues to play this way the whole season, then he certainly should go pro; another year will just mean more poking and prodding by evaluators and, likely, a drop as they find more "flaws" with his game. Plus, next year he would be without both tackles, his favorite target in Gallon and safety valve in Dileo, and who knows how the offense will look with talented but young players moving into key spots
I suspect, though, that he'll have some issues as the season progresses, normal growing pains in the position, and the draft order will drop somewhat as a result. Plus, simply being listed as the #16 pick doesn't mean you'll be taken #16; look at last year's first 5 picks to see teams drafting based on need more than the best available. I'm obviously happy if Gardner comes back, but I also wouldn't begrduge him leaving if he feels it is best (he has his degree already). After two games, though, I'm not going to get too worked up about a couple of mock drafts.
As another poster pointed out, at this point it looks like we scored an 11 point victory over a team with two of the top 10 defensive line with a very, very, young but talented line. Many of our former qbs, and perhaps the greatest in NFL history, would have probably suffered due to lack of mobility against this tandem and their always charging lbers that the ND DC favors. However, Devin's mobility is going to allow, imo, this young offensive line to gel as the year wears on, thereby putting us in a far better position come November. We all know what Lewan said about Braden's ability-and he along with other kids, equally young- will get some clean up duty prior to November which will definitely pay off for that month and next year's squad. *There are always issues, but our relatively weak schedule prior to what appears to be a very tough slate of opponents come November should allow for the coaches to focus on the major weaknesses of our young linemen-only time and experience will get them to their ultmate level-and considering that ND is no longer irrelevant proved a lot. Fitz also showed, not just in his tremendous cut at the most favorable time imaginable in that game, but his sheer determination causes me to believe he'll continue to grow tremendously through the remainder of the year. All of the above leads me to believe that our next 5 weeks against opposition other than our scout team is going to prove far more valuable than the extra time allowed coaching by virtue of a bowl selection. I predict this team to be hitting on all 8 by Nov, with the occasional need for adjustment, maybe fine tuning the idle to allow for maximum pickup when gas pedal is matted.
Trying to use a player like Barkley as an example is asinine. Barkley started since his freshman season, IIRC, and was never moved to WR -- If Devin start every game this season (knock on wood) he will have less than 20 starts? Is the NFL really going to take a kid with that little experience? Or, are teams that are interested in him going to advise him to stay in Ann Arbor, work with the QB coach again over the summer, attend the Manning camp one more time, lead your team for your RS Senior season, and THEN we'll talk.
I just don't see it. Sure there will be interest, talk, and the lure of big money, but getting drafted and succeeding are two very different things. If Devin wants to prosper in the NFL, and not just grab the money thrown his way, he'll stay. IMO, Trey Burke made a HUGE mistake in leaving -- sure, he's got cash now, but he's not good enough yet to be elite in the NBA.
Obviously, I've never been faced with that kind of decision, but I think Devin will benefit so much from another season as starting QB that its almost a no brainer he returns.
No surprise to me. Thought it was a pipe dream all along. If he ends up anywhere other than LSU, the Miles critics will come out of the woodwork down in Baton Rouge.
and get another year of experience as QB. Could only help him from a football-knowledge point and mechanics. I'm sure Lewan will be in his ear about staying.
If his stock stays or gets better, he would have to leave. Anywhere in the first 2 rounds. If his stock drops, he could benefit to stay.
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But Stephen Morris from Miami (YTM) is #28. Having watched both players, I can honestly say that I have no idea what Mr. McShay is thinking.
...maybe he just wants a bigger sample size. He doesn't have 1 start in his career without an INT either.
I certainly want a bigger sample size, how 1st year QBs have gotten off to hot starts in their career? Forcier and Denard are two in MICHIGAN's recent history.
We should be the one fanbase in the country pumping the breaks until post-MSU game.
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Monday, January 07, 2013
Tips for Using Thinkwell Math High School Programs
1. Be sure to set the accounts up correctly. I am still messing this up. The account needs to be established under the parent's email as teacher then the teacher assigns the course to the student. Before you do this, investigate how to do this. Since I keep messing this up, I can't advise on the right procedures, and I can't find it explained on the site either. I wish I knew so I could save you the hassle this has caused us.
2. Use the lesson plan (located in the RESOURCES section). This is a PDF that you can save to your hard drive and can print out. New this year, Thinkwell has homeschool lesson plans, so if you are an established Thinkwell user and are confused by this, now you know why, it's new. Before you say these are silly, hear me out.
a. The lesson plans clearly map out what lesson to do and what to do in the proper order. By using these the student will NOT mess up and fail to do the worksheets you must print off on paper and correct yourself, if your course has those (see #3).
(My son was navigating his way through the course and left half the work off. I discovered this months later. Thinking of this still makes me twitch.)
Print two copies of the lesson plan.
The lesson plan has assignments for doing the practice test and the chapter test, which is great so your student does not skip them like my son did.
There are empty boxes that you can place a check mark when finished and I advise to put the date of completion there as well. The test box area can hold the score.
b. Three hold punch these sheets and place in a three ring binder for your student. They are to check off their own sheets. Monitor these daily to make sure they are actually doing the work.
c. Three hole punch the second set for your teacher records. Copy from your student's sheets to document the dates they completed the work.
3. The 2012 version of Pre-Algebra does not have "topic worksheets" but Algebra 1, 2, and Geometry do.
The online exercises are short and to truly learn and master the content these worksheets should be done. To review some general information about Thinkwell, the online work is student-paced and online-graded automatically. The "topic worksheet" is to be printed by the parent, answer keys viewed online or printed off, then graded by the parent. The graded "topic worksheet" work should be reviewed by the student before the chapter pre-test and the final chapter test are taken so they can re-learn the content they did not understand (which they thought they understood).
The "topic worksheet" is available inside the lesson itself such as Algebra 1.2.2 -- see bottom "additional materials for this topic".
4. Do not skip the "chapter practice test". The practice test is a check to see what is not being understood and should be used as a study tool to re-learn the material before the actual test is taken.
5. Review and Study.
My sons had to be taught that students should actually review and study for a math test. This was news to them. Since they'd never been in regular school, they did not know this. This is a shift from easier arithmetic lessons such as doing addition, multiplication, and division where my sons did not need to study. Algebra and geometry are completely different, more complex, and studying or reviewing material is normal, right and good.
6. Make sure your student is doing the chapter tests. Be sure they are not just watching the videos, doing the online exercises and moving on without being tested.
7. Thinkwell does not allow homeschool accounts to take the chapter test more than once. If you disagree with this as I do, send them a complaint / suggestion.
My younger son blasted through some tests and failed and I wanted him to re-learn all the material and re-take the tests, but the test scores are locked and permanent. I am trying to figure out a work-around. Our goal is true learning and I honestly want him re-tested on the material he has re-learned.
8. Use a spiral notebook for math documentation. Use a new page for each day. Date at the top, with the student name. Write the lesson number i.e. 1.2.1. Write the topic name. Write out all the math problems shown in the video.
The student can look back on this work to review content learned in that chapter without having to re-watch the video lecture in its entirety.
This provides a written record of the student's work.
This helps the student not fib to the parent about what work was actually done on that day.
9. The transcript for the video lectures is on the website. This can be read online or printed off and kept in a binder to document the scope and sequence for the course, or for study material before testing. It's optional. I just wanted you to realize it is there.
I will withhold all the errors I've made in administering this program to my kids. I trusted them far too much and supervised them too little. I had been used to a different computer based program where it was impossible for the student to skip portions or sneak or abuse the system. Thinkwell can be accidentially under-utilized as well as intentionally "neglected". You can't cheat the system, but kid can either mistakenly or intentionally skip over work or skip the tests. Only a hawk-like parent would catch this. I have not always been that type of parent, because I thought the program was fail-safe, but it is not.
As a result of the errors my children and I made, they have not done as well as I would have liked and they had to go back and re-learn concepts that they thought they learned but actually had blown through quickly and forgotten. They are doing double learning which is taking a lot more time than it ever should have.
Despite our challenges, we all like Thinkwell math. I have finally figured out the error of MY WAYS and am reteaching my old dogs new tricks, and hope this helps you not make some of the errors I've made.
Disclosure: I was not paid with money, services, or products, to blog about Thinkwell.
6 comments:
- coastalmama said...
your latest post sounds like a great break through. I applaud your gritty determination and commitment to your self and family.Thanks heaps for this post so good to read so gritty,meaty information about thinkwell.
Emily(in New Zealand)
- Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 5:09:00 AM CST
- Nita said...
I'm glad for this review and tips. We are starting with Thinkwell Geometry since my daughter was really impressed with his lectures over all the others.
- Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 11:00:00 AM CDT
- wellredgal said...
This review (and tips!), in large part, helped to sell me on Thinkwell, as my main concern was that many of the exercises that I saw in the free trial were really easy for a bright student to think around without actually understanding the material. Using the worksheets, both topical and sub-chapter (I think I like those even better), will help me know that they really are learning the material.
I do want to know whether or not you ever figured out how to properly set up the account?
Thanks again for this post!
- Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 11:29:00 AM CDT
- ChristineMM said...
Wellredgal, So glad that my post helped, that's why I published it! Hooray.
For the courses that I set up wrong, I could never access as the teacher.
I spoke to them on the phone & they said I did it wrong.
It has to do with what email account you buy it through then how you set it up. I did it correctly once and wrong the rest of the time. I cannot recall how to do it correctly. If you call them on the phone they can tell you the correct way to do it.
They answer their phones and are nice and professional also.
- Friday, August 1, 2014 at 4:48:00 PM CDT
- Jennifer Johnson said...
Hmm.. VERY interesting post. I've been looking carefully at Thinkwell for my daughter entering 7th grade. She's been using TT (finished TT7 this year) but struggles some and I know TT is on the weaker end. One of the reasons we used TT is I felt she needed something on the "gentler" end to keep her confidence from going into the pot. But entering 7th grade, she is really ready to be challenged and address her weaknesses, but I still want something with a strong CLEAR lecture component (though I am comfortable at math, I'm not good at clearly explaining it her, I've found.)
Thinkwell looked great BUT I gave pause because I read some reviews saying it didn't offer enough practice and that it was too easy to miss key concepts. this post makes me think if I use it given these guidelines those criticisms may not be true?
I was thinking of having her do their Grade 7 this year (to me it looks like Grade 7 & 8 is extended prealgebra that will still prep her for Algebra in 9th grade, and that ThinkWell Prealgebra is just a condensed course for either acceleration or review. Would you say that's correct?)
- Friday, June 19, 2015 at 12:42:00 PM CDT
- ChristineMM said...
Hi, We usesd TT 5-7 then I looked carefully side by side with 7, pre-alg & alg I
The first third is reviw from last year.
The new lesson material was about 3 problems only in the daily work. The other 85% of that practice was old material.
My criticism with TT is that not enough practice is done with the brand new concept thus it does not cement into the mind. And that they can guess or get those 3 wrong and still get an A grade on the assignment by demonstrating the mastery of old material. thus you do not know that they do not get the new stuff.
In the 1980s pre-alg was inside of grade 8 math then grade 9 was alg I. Or one year ealier for an advanced math track.
Now they call them different courses.
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If it's not convenient to have an assigned PCM, you may want to consider TRICARE Standard and Extra. You can visit any TRICARE-authorized provider and have more flexibility when home during school breaks.
TRICARE Prime has the fewest out-of-pocket costs, unless you use the point-of-service option. With TRICARE Standard and Extra, you may need to pay the doctor up front for care and file a claim with TRICARE later for reimbursement. You'll save money by visiting a network provider.
Your child has minimum essential coverage required under the Affordable Care Act with any of TRICARE's health plans. To keep minimum essential coverage after regular TRICARE coverage ends:
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December 1, 2015
President Barack Obama, right, meets with Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan, left, in advance of the Nuclear Security Summit, at Blair House in Washington, Sunday, April 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The formal meeting portion of a 47-nation nuclear summit takes place today in Washington with an optimistic President Barack Obama scheduled to deliver remarks.
He's gotten a boost by Ukraine's announcement that it will give up its weapons-grade uranium. Obama also met separately with China's leader to discuss worries about Iran's nuclear program.
The leaders are discussing a plan to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials worldwide within four years. The goal is to keep those materials out of the hands of terrorists.
Obama's counterterrorism chief warns that al-Qaida is vigorously pursuing material and expertise for a bomb.
Presidential aides say this is the largest gathering of world leaders hosted by an American president since the 1945 conference that founded the United Nations.
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Purple Cafe & Wine Bar Map
1225 Fourth Ave. (University St.)
206-829-2280 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Need directions to Purple Cafe & Wine Bar? This map will help you find the best route to and from the restaurant so you can enjoy your meal. Clicking on the green arrow can help you get the best route to and from this restaurant if you don't see the "Get directions" pop-up.
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JEANIE MILEY: Choose your fears and battles
"Choose your battles" is one of my favorite slogans.
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