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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ == Description -RubyLabs is a collection of modules used for tutorial exercises in the textbook -<em>{Explorations in Computing: An Introduction to Computer Science}[http://www.cs.uoregon.edu]</em>. +RubyLabs is a collection of modules used for lab exercises in the textbook +<em>{Explorations in Computing: An Introduction to Computer Science}[http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/eic]</em>. There is one module for each chapter in the text: <b>IntroLab[link:classes/RubyLabs/IntroLab.html]</b>:: A quick introduction to Ruby, with an exercise leading to the definition of a method to convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius. <b>SieveLab[link:classes/RubyLabs/SieveLab.html]</b>:: A project on the Sieve of Eratosthenes, an algorithm for generating lists of prime numbers. <b>IterationLab[link:classes/RubyLabs/IterationLab.html]</b>:: Simple iterative algorithms for searching and sorting. @@ -16,15 +16,24 @@ <b>SphereLab[link:classes/RubyLabs/SphereLab.html]</b>:: Introduction to modeling and simulation, culminating in an N-body simulation of the movement of planets in the Solar System. <b>TSPLab[link:classes/RubyLabs/TSPLab.html]</b>:: Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem with a genetic algorithm. The main *RubyLabs* module has some common methods (e.g. min and max) used throughout the book. -== Installing +== Installation -== Examples +Install the gem: + gem install rubylabs -n . + +Run the setup script (RubyLabs will be included with each new IRB session): + ruby ./lab-setup.rb +Projects that generate interactive visualizations require ActiveState Tcl, which needs to be downloaded from http://www.activestate.com/activetcl/downloads (install it in the default location for your operating system). + == Documentation -A lab manual is available from http://ix.cs.uoregon.edu/~conery/eic. +Additional instructions for installing and trouble-shooting are in a lab manual available from http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/eic. -== Questions +== Feedback + +Send e-mail with the word RubyLabs in the subject line to conery (at) cs.uoregon.edu. +