Week Six

This week, my focus was not on the lab or the homework, but rather on the project.  I'm really enjoying the group work in this class, as I think we work together really well, and we all have different strengths that can be drawn during this process.

I do have one problem with our homework, however.  One of our group members set up a Google API for our whole group to use during our project.  When I log into Google with my email, the API key I receive is the same as the one we used for our project.  However, when I try to use it for our homework, it seems not to work.  All I have done so far is to take the sample code from the Google API tutorial, add my key, and change the lat/lon from Sydney Australia to Duck, NC.  When I try to run this program, I get an error stating that the key I am using isn't authorized to do that.

I guess my question is: is there a way that I can change my Google API key, without screwing up the keys we use for our project?

Thanks!

Week Five

This week, I really feel like things are back on track. The Lab/Homework combination assignment is not only clear and easy to work with, but I have so far found it enjoyable and interesting.  It's been a good week overall, and, I honestly have nothing to say.  Our group is working well, assignments are going well, and class went well. Thanks for a great week!

Week Four

After the happy mood regarding last weeks lab, I found myself again frustrated this week.  The biggest problem that occurred this week (in class) was related to downloading the various programs that we need.  It took almost the entire class period to just figure out how to properly download the programs necessary for this weeks assignments, and my lab group didn't get a chance to get anything, requiring a meeting outside of class.  The frustrating part about it, is that it's not anything that we are doing wrong, but is some funny computer glitch or preference that I simply don't yet know about.  When other students are making progress on their programs and we are waiting for someone else to help us figure out the problem, I get reasonably frustrated.

I think this week went really fast as well.  While I have used SQLite before (in SI 502), we only used to Browser, and used the execute function there to add/delete/interact with the database.  I felt like the description of the use of Python and SQLite in class went by really fast, and assumed a lot of background knowledge that I simply don't have. Furthermore, while both the lecture and the book gave enough basic background knowledge, it didn't give enough knowledge to actually complete the lab assignment.  Because we didn't have time to start the lab in class, due to the downloads, we weren't able to ask questions when they arose. I know that you suggest consulting Google, but I didn't even know where to start in my search.  We also didn't know how to ask for help (via e-mail or in person), as we were so lost that we couldn't figure where to begin.

I apologize for an entire post of complaining, but I am very frustrated this week.  Overall, I found this week incredibly frustrating, and that was before even beginning the Homework Assignment.