Laboratory Exercises

In most weeks a set of exercises related to the current course work will be posted here. You should make sure you are prepared for your practical class by attempting, or at least carefully considering the exercises before attending your practical class.

In some cases, sample solutions will be posted here in the following week.

• Week 1 - CS Student Computing Environment
  There are no scheduled practical classes in week 1, but you should work through the following exercises in your own time to learn a little about the Linux/KDE computing environment used in the Department's student laboratories.
  • Familiarisation Exercises
  • Student Environment User Guide.
  Hard copies of both documents were handed out in the first lecture and should also be available from the DCS office.

• Week 2 - Basic Unix and Haskell
  • Exercises
  • Some suggestions for setting up your KDE workspace and configuring Kate that you may find helpful.
  • Script: NumWords.hs

• Week 3 - Defining Simple Functions in Haskell
  • Exercises
  • Script: Errors.hs
  • Solutions: [Correct.hs] [week03Solns.hs]

• Week 4 - Developing Programs in Haskell
  • Exercises
  • Solutions: [DayOfWeek.hs] [ToUpper.hs] [MyProduct.hs]

• Week 5 - Recursive Functions on Lists
  • Exercises
  • Scripts: [DelWrong.hs] [Select.hs] [PolyTemplate.hs]
  • Solutions: [delRight.hs] [SelectSoln.hs] [Polynomial.hs]

• Week 6 - Supermarket Docket & IO
  • Exercises
  • Script Templates
  • Solutions

• Week 7 - No Prac Classes

• Week 8 - Fractals
  • In lab classes this week you will demonstrate your assignment 1 solutions to your tutor for up to 40% of the assessment. You must be present to obtain any marks for this assessment component.
  • Exercises
  • Fractals.tgz
  • Solutions

• Week 9 - Trees
  • Exercises
  • Script Templates
  • Solutions

• Week 10 - Reasoning about Programs
  There are no practical classes in week 10.
  You should complete these exercises in your own time. Sample solutions will be released later in the semester.
  • Exercises
  • Solutions

• Week 11 - Java Introduction
  • Before you start writing or editing any Java code, make sure you have configured Kate to assist with indentation and layout.
  • Exercises
  • Class files
  • Solutions

• Week 12 - Lists in Java
  • Exercises
  • Class files

• Week 13 - Assignment 3
  • Demonstrate Assignment 3 to your tutor.