Not so Panic

There's tomorrow's programming competition that I'm going to judge whose questions I haven't seen yet (but I have been assured...), Friday's PSHS Univ Fair, tomorrow's bringing stuff over, and Friday's deadline of dropping, which requires me to check like a madman. I have to remember to call PSHS CS dept to see if I can ask for some temporary space for the alumni coming over at 1ish. I hope it all goes well...

Time... is NOT on My Side

Yes, it ain't.

Overkill

In pursuit of options, more than twice the needed were generated. The casualties: my odor, and the time that could have been spent on checking. Ugh. You'll hear that a lot.

The Sound of Silence

Tension as people await judgement. The judge busily cramming the knowledge necessary for an adjudication. Ugh.

Hoping for the Best

For the long examination, since explaining things only made my MHR class tenser. And for a short trip that will hopefully end up with more cash on my person, which hopefully will be safely transported to where I will need it.

Exanimation!

Second LE for 135 today. Was able to check the first seven that took it while I was catering to six 175 students. Lowest? 52. Everyone else passed. That's good, right?

Sick, Tired and Worried

Sick most of last week, still a little tired, partly from yesterday's exam, worried about tomorrow's examination, and the PSHS University Fair. And then there's the deadline for dropping...

Under the Weather

I am fairly certain that this is a cold/cough/flu that has to be slept in a day or so. Maybe tomorrow morning. I can't forget the other class in the afternoon.

Branch-and-Bound

aka Brute Force's Wise and Sensible Sister. A bit younger than Backtracking, but able to pick up on his technique, doesn't go headlong down a path. At every junction, notes the likeliness of a good path (may even go back to a junction which has a slightly better promise of a path!) and goes down each to the next junction. Meticulous, has the best eyes amongst the siblings, and sometimes comes with the best answer before either of her brothers. Will definitely know that it is best before anyone else does, and is often annoyed if Greedy Technique gloats about being there first.

Rush Rush

Because I didn't get to meet the TFR class last Friday, I took them through a whirlwind of greedy algos and backtracking, with stops on Huffman codes, knapsack 0-1, and revisiting brute force methods. Left n-Queens for Tuesday. I wonder if the backtracking method was clearer in the analogy, or in the reconstruction? I will ponder giving them more algos next meet.