Good bye~ CSC104!

What advice would you give to a student beginning this course about (a) how to design a function, and (b) how to prepare for this course?

Some advice I would give a student entering this course would be:

Time flies so fast, it is time to write final SLOG for csc104. I can’t believe that this semester passed so quickly!
    a) For a student beginning this course, I would advise them to always make check-expects before designing a function. For a function, there is always a function name followed by the parameters it uses. This is called header. Then, there is the function body, in the argument, you can replace with a number, an image, strings, etc. The function can produce an answer when you run it. Please, make sure the number of the bracket is correct. If there is an error, it cannot pass. Don’t be worry about that, follow the instruction to correct it. This is a good approach to help student deeply understand what they do not understand. Using recursion is really important to design a function. In addition, you need to read the question carefully and find out what kind of function you are going to design.
   
   b) I have some suggestions to help a student who wants to take this course next semester. I entered this course without any previous knowledge. This course is not hard, however, you need to review weekly and keep doing it. You will have a quiz every week. Do the lab exercise is so important that it can help you to understand deeply. If you have any question, don't be shy. I encourage you to go to office hour to ask T.A. They can help you a lot. If you want to know the basic knowledge about computer science, this is a good choice. The main material of this course is Dr. Racket, it can clearly tell you each step of the function and also find mistakes when you are done. It is very important to go to lecture because you can see how the professor explains functions and hear the explanations. These are my suggestions, I hope it can help you.

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