Homework 0 - Introduce Yourself

Due - Tuesday, September 13, 2005

The purpose of this homework is to (1) give me your email address and (2) refresh your memory of computer programming. Send me an email and answer the following questions:

(1) What is an algorithm?
(2a) What is a variable? (2b) How do you declare a variable?
(3)What is a function?
(4a) What is an if statement? (4b) When would you use one?
(5a) What is a loop? (5b) What are the different types of loops? (5c) When would you use each type?
(6) What is a pointer?
(7) What is an array?
(8) What is a structure?

Sami Rollins