[TriLUG] OT: C++ question, linked list of objects

[John Turner]

Tanner,
I have taught classes also and I think you are being WAY to harsh.

He didn't come here asking for someone to do his assignment, he had a  
working outline and just asked if he was going in the right  
direction. I think you are right that he should ask his instructor or  
even his fellow students. I the recent online courses I have taken at  
NCSU they had message boards for students to discuss assignments and  
they were often used to work out issues.

All that said I think if Joseph would look at some C++ or even Java  
programming books he could find some examples on implementing a link  
list. Maybe it isn't in the class text, but it is in many other texts.

John Turner

On Apr 3, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Tanner Lovelace wrote:

> On 4/3/06, Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack at wm7d.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, 2 Apr 2006, Tanner Lovelace wrote:
>>
>>> What class at what university?
>>
>> ncstate csc214
>
> "Course Description
> This is an advanced course in computer science and object
> oriented programming in C++ with an emphasis on algorithm
> development, programming techniques, Object Oriented
> design, pointers, data representation, debugging, and
> program verification. "
>
> Linked lists are not generally thought of as an "advanced"  CS
> topic.  They're generally covered in a first year course, rather
> than a second year course.  Perhaps that's why it wasn't
> covered as well as you would have liked.
>
>>> If you have to do it yourself, why are you asking here?
>>
>> o I don't know it
>>
>> o it wasn't part of the lectures. Most of the homework is
>> not part of the lectures and you have to figure it out from
>> scratch. I would have hoped the homework would reinforce the
>> material in lectures, but that doesn't seem to be it's
>> purpose.
>>
>> o you have to get it "right" so I can't make up a way of
>> doing it; I have to find the standard way of doing it.
>>
>> o I haven't found the answer with google.
>
> Did you try going to the office hours and ask the professor?
> That's what they're there for. That's what I suggested
> when I tought a course  (Programming Language
> Concepts, Spring 2001 @ UNC). How about e-mailing
> the TA or the professor?  They're there for a reason.
>
> In addition, the course syllabus clearly states:
>
> "All assignments for this course must be independent and
> individual creations of the student. Students who submit
> plagiarized or collaborative work will be subject to penalties
> through the university judicial system which can be as
> severe as an F in the course and/or an academic warning
> and/or suspension from the university."
>
> How do you justify asking for help here with the clear prohibition
> against "collaborative work"?
>
> I don't mean to discourage people asking for help on the
> trilug mailing list, but lots of professors can get very picky
> (with good reason) about students' homework.
>
> Cheers,
> Tanner
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