CS310 Team Lab # 0
CAE Account Set Up
Introduction

OBJECTIVES

INTRODUCTION

Complete the setup steps and try the problems before your first lab.

PROBLEMS

1. Login to your CAE account

If you already have a CAE account, you may login, to any CAE computer, using your username and password.  If you have forgotten this information, you will need to bring your UW ID to the CAE Help Desk (at 1410 Engr Drive).  They can tell you your username and reset your password.

If you have never had a CAE account before, you will need to activate your CAE account.  To activate your CAE account, go to any CAE Windows workstation and login using newuser as the username (no password is required).  When you click the OK button, you will be prompted for your UW ID number.  Continue following the program's instructions to complete activation.  You may now login using your newly activated account.

2. Set folders so that file extensions are visible

To be able to view file extensions (like .mw, .m, .html, .doc) when viewing the contents of Windows folders, follow these instructions:

  1. [Right-click] Start -> Open Windows Explorer
  2. Select Tools -> Folder Options from the menu bar.
  3. Select the View tab.
  4. Scroll the list until "Hide extensions for known file types" setting is shown.
  5. Uncheck the box next to the "Hide ..." setting.
  6. Click Apply and then OK to save the change.

3. Find and launch applications on your CAE account

    Windows Users
    1. [Left-click] Start -> All Programs -> Course Software -> M-S -> Matlab
    2. [Left-click] Start -> All Programs -> Internet -> Firefox
    Linux Users
    1. [Left-click] Start -> Applications -> Engineering -> Matlab
    2. [Left-click] Start -> A -> Internet -> Firefox

If you are unable to find any of these applications, contact CAE for assistance with the menu.

4. Use Firefox to Log in to Course and view the course Schedule (CS310 Exams should already be there)

The course web site is available on Learn@UW (https://learnuw.wisc.edu).  Use your UW NetID and password to login to Learn@UW.  You should see CS310 in the current semester listing. 

  1. Select the course and start exploring the course:
    Syllabus, Modules, Help, Lab Times, Problems, Quizzes, Homeworks, and Exams links.
  2. Course content is available via the Modules page. (One module per week).
  3. Try a few Examples and Exercises for one or two Lessons. (Work through the rest outside of class meetings.)
  4. Try using Learn@UW's schedule tool to see where course dates and times are available.
  5. Review your personal calendar to confirm that you have entered the course Exam dates and times. ()
  6. Add all exam dates and times for your other courses to your personal calendar.
  7. Notify the course coordinator of any conflicts before Friday, Feb 11th, 2011

5. Once you find the course, Work through Module 0's Lesson's examples and exercises

Each module contains several lessons and each lesson has examples and exercise. Find the links to the Modules on the Schedule (link in the top NavBar). Choose the Firefox with MathML link to the Module for each week, if you have been able to launch Firefox, otherwise choose the Internet Explorer link.

Once you get to a Module page, be sure to review each Lesson (links at bottom) and that lesson's Examples and Exercises (links at top right of each Lesson).

6. Alternate web site for most common CS310 information.

The alternate course web site has links to the syllabus, modules, and exam information. It is located at: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~cs310-1

7. [OPTIONAL] Install Tethered Software

If you wish to work from home, you should bring your laptop (if possible) to one of the engineering labs and follow the CAE Tethered Software instructions. WARNING: The file that must be downloaded in order to install MATLAB is over 5GB and will take over two hours. Please plan accordingly.

8. Solve each of these problems without using a calculator.

  1. Determine the area of the view surface of your monitor in string units. Round your measurements to one-half of a string unit (string unit = 1 inch).
  2. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density and detemine the PPI of your monitor. How many pixels are on your monitor.
  3. Write an integral that computes the maximum volume of a Pepsi (or Coke) bottle assuming that the height of the bottle is 8.50 string units and the curve of the edge is defined by a function named r(x) where x is the distance from the bottom of the bottle and r(x) is the radius of the interior opening of the bottle at that distance from the bottom.

ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS or FURTHER READING

Complete Quiz 0 on or before 4pm Friday 1/27/12.