Shadowfax Cluster Rant 2009-2024 Release 36.07

Welcome MAT225 Spring 2021!

Dear Students, (First Email Before Week01)

I can't wait to meet you all on Tuesday to start our Multivariable Calculus class! Don't forget we meet most Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1/19/2021 to 5/17/2021 for 2 hours each night starting at 6:20PM sharp. 

February Break: 2/23/2021, 2/25/2021

Evening Activity Hour: 3/9/2021

April Break: 4/6/2021, 4/8/2021

Snow Day: 5/13/2021

My Blackboard site is up and running but Nassau Community College is not allowing access until Tuesday 1/19/2021. So, I thought I'd give you a few pointers ahead of time:

1) SYLLABUS

Please download the SYLLABUS from BlackBoard (also attached to this email), read it carefully and pay very close attention to: 

Page 1: Math Learning Center Zoom link

Page 4: Required Textbook

Page 5: Student Responsibilities

Page 6: Academic Dishonesty Policy

Page 7: Copyright Statement, Assessments and American with Disabilities Statement

Pages 8-12: ClassWork, HomeWork Assignments and Exams

2) WELCOMEBIO

Please download the WELCOMEBIO  (also attached to this email) from BlackBoard, fill it out and return to me via college email ASAP. My email address is listed in the SYLLABUS.

3) HARDWARE

We will be using a Free, Online Computer Algebra System (CAS) called SAGE aka http://sagecell.sagemath.org rather than a Graphing Calculator. So please make sure you have a second device during class and tests such as a tablet or ChromeBook for calculations in addition to your primary device for viewing our lectures via Zoom.

I typically have 3 Chromebooks running during class: one for zoom lectures, a second one to monitor the zoom session and another one to read my notes and lesson plans. You may be able to get by with multiple tabs on one device. Please feel free to make your own choice. Pick whatever works best for you!

4) Kaltura

You will find 3-4 screencasts of our lessons in each of the 4 units on our BlackBoard. These screncasts are hosted on the college's Katura cloud service which is much like a private YouTube server just for Nassau students and professors. Above you will see a sample lesson from our first class.

5) SAGE

I will also share SageCells with you which are notes from class written in python. Below, you will find samples from the first class. When you click on one of these links, not only will you get the code we write in class, but it will run live in your browser! Cool, huh?

Review Of Limits

2D Vectors

Dot Product Scalar

3D Vectors

Cross Product Vector

6) SOFTWARE

In addition to Zoom, Blackboard, Kaltura and SAGE, I will be using the Squid and CAMScanner apps and recommend you use them too. I'm using AndroidOS, but these apps or something similar should be available for iOS too.

Squid is great for taking notes on a tablet or writing your solutions on a pdf such as a test on your tablet with a stylus. The free version of Squid is great, but you need to pay a monthly fee or a one time lifetime fee for pdf markup. I also paid a fee for the geometry tab which makes drawing diagrams with your stylus easier! The monthly fee is not much if you only want to use Squid for a few months. I paid the lifetime fee instead for a couple of extra features as I use this app all the time but I don't need the entire feature set.

CAMScanner is great for converting handwritten work to pdf format so you can email your Exams to me. 

Typically during my Zoom lecture I will be sharing notes with you using Squid (handwritten notes) and SAGE (python coding).

7) EXAMS

When you take an exam, you have a choice. You can download and print the test so you can complete it with pencil and paper in a more traditional manner. Then you can use CAMScanner to convert your handwritten work to a pdf and email your test back to me. Alternatively, you can download the test onto your tablet, markup the pdf with your solutions using Squid and just email the new pdf with your work. Again, please feel free to make your own choice. Pick whatever works best for you!

That's it for now. I hope you find this note is helpful and I hope that you will learn a lot this semester in my class!

Sincerely,

A. Jorge Garcia

Applied Math & CS

Nassau Community College

http://shadowfaxrant.blogspot.com

https://www.patreon.com/calcpage2020

Well, that's all folks.

A. Jorge Garcia

 

Applied Math, Physics and CS

www.youtube.com/calcpage2009

calcpage.redbubble.com

society6.com/calcpage

2015 NYS Secondary Math PAEMST Nominee

Teaching with Technology, 

pastebin youtube slideshare 
mathforum apcommunity sage

(IDEs & Code)
MATH 4H, AP CALC, CSH: SAGECELL

CSH: SAGECELL Sample

CSH: SAGE Server

CSH: Trinket.io

CSH: Trinket.io Sample

APCSA: ide.cs50.io

APCSA: sandbox.cs50.io

APCSA: openProcessing

APCSA: openProcessing Sample
REPOS: GitHub

(Curriculae)

CSH: CodeHS

CSH: Coding In Python

CSH: Interactive Python

APCSA: Big Java

APCSA: CSAwesome

APCSA: Nature Of Code

RECOMMENDED AP COMPSCI REVIEW:

CRIB SHEET (given during exam)
REVIEW BARRONS BOOK (see me)
REVIEW BARRONS ONLINE 
REVIEW APCENTRAL (past FRQs)
REVIEW EDX REVIEW MOOC01 

REVIEW UDEMY REVIEW MOOC02 

REVIEW CODING_BAT 

REVIEW PRACTICE_IT 
REVIEW RUNESTONE 
AUDIT CS50

RECOMMENDED AP CALCULUS REVIEW:

CRIB SHEET (not given during exam) 

REVIEW BARRONS BOOK (see me)

REVIEW BARRONS ONLINE 

REVIEW APCENTRAL (latest AB FRQs)

REVIEW APCENTRAL (latest BC FRQs)

REVIEW APCENTRAL (older AB FRQs)

REVIEW APCENTRAL (older BC FRQs)

REVIEW EDX MOOC01 

REVIEW COURSERA MOOC02

XTRA CREDIT FILKS RUBRIC 

(1 video = up to 5 bonus points):

1) Use a recognizable tune.

2) Karaoke entire song changing up the words (about STEAM).

3) You are Singing, Dancing or Playing an instrument.

4) You upload your video to YouTube and provide the url.

5) YouTube Description includes the lyrics.

XTRA CREDIT ARTICLES RUBRIC

(up to 5 articles = 1 bonus point each):

1) Cover Sheet is a Summary of the article.

2) FullPage, 12 pt, DoubleSpaced, 1" Margin.

3) Article has to be STEAM related

4) Article has to be a current event.

5) Copy of entire article is attached.

NOTE TO READER:

In recent years our independent study class has been about the care and feeding of Linux Clusters: How to Build A Cluster, How To Program A Cluster and What Can We Do With A Cluster? 

BTW, Shadowfax is the name of the cluster we build! FYI, we offer 4 computing courses: 

CSH: Computer Science Honors with an introduction to coding in Python using SAGE, IDLE, VIDLE and Trinket, 

CSA: AP Computer Science A using CS50, this IDE and this IDE and OpenProcessing, 

CSI: Computing Science Independent Study using OpenMPI and 

CSL: Computing Science Lab which is a co-requisite for Calculus students using Computer Algebra Systems such as SAGE.

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CIS(theta) aka CSI

Membership Hall Of Fame!

CIS(theta)* 2020-2021: 

DiegoM(12), GeordiP(12), MattB(12), MattO(12), MelanyeCG(12), NickE(12), WilliamF(12)

*Honorable Mention: I retired before we got to start our project this year...

CIS(theta) 2019-2020:

AaronH(12), AidanSB(12), JordanH(12), PeytonM(12)

CIS(theta) 2018-2019:

GaiusO(11), GiovanniA(12), JulianP(12), TosinA(12)

CIS(theta) 2017-2018:

BrandonB(12), FabbyF(12), JoehanA(12), RusselK(12)

CIS(theta) 2016-2017: 

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CIS(theta) 2015-2016: 

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CIS(theta) 2014-2015: 

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CIS(theta) 2013-2014: 

BryanS(12), CheyenneC(11), DanielG(12), HarineeN(12), RichardH(12), RyanW(12), TatianaR(12), TylerK(12)

CIS(theta) 2012-2013: 

Kyle Seipp(12)

CIS(theta) 2011-2012: 

Graham Smith(12), George Abreu(12), Kenny Krug(12), Lucas Eager-Leavitt(12)

CIS(theta) 2010-2011: 

David Gonzalez(12), Herbert Kwok(12), Jay Wong(12), Josh Granoff(12), Ryan Hothan(12)

CIS(theta) 2009-2010: 

Arthur Dysart(12), Devin Bramble(12), Jeremy Agostino(12), Steve Beller(12)

CIS(theta) 2008-2009: 

Marc Aldorasi(12), Mitchel Wong(12)

CIS(theta) 2007-2008: 

Chris Rai(12), Frank Kotarski(12), Nathaniel Roman(12)

CIS(theta) 1988-2007: 

A. Jorge Garcia, Gabriel Garcia, James McLurkin, Joe Bernstein, ... too many to mention here!

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