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During this class, we learned more CSS and the advanced few of us learned how to hide and show divs in HTML. Divs group objects in HTML, at which point you can treat them as whole objects. I utilized this by treating the paragraphs on this page (one of which you're reading now) as divs. We also learned javascript, which you can observe by clicking on the titles of the posts. I also added a linkbar to the left of the page.
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This class we learned about CSS. CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets and is used to stylize your web page. Like HTML, I already knew about CSS beforehand, but I refreshed my knowledge and learned some addition CSS while I was at it. Now my web page is using two to three times as much CSS as it was before, and I plan to use even more. I did however run into some CSS problems that I haven't been able to fix so far, which is part of the reason that if you're not using the Safari web browser the links on the top of the logo might be mis-aligned.
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During this class, we learned about Inkscape and GIMP. Both programs are used to create and manipulate images, and both are ported over from other operating systems using X11, but there are two important differences. Inkscape uses vector graphics while creating images and GIMP uses bitmaps. I personally prefer Inkscape because of it's usage of vectors, and it's more like Adobe Flash than GIMP. I might try GIMP some more if it weren't so confusing to me.
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Over the course of October 27th we learned Shodor's rules and basic HTML. I, however, learned HTML when I was 11, and that was four years ago. Although I knew all of the tags, there is one thing that I learned. I learned that the line break code is br /. Before now, I've always used br, and they both function the same, but I like keeping my code clean and etiquette.
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My History in Math and Science -- 07-10-27
I feel that my experience in Science and Math is advanced for my age group, however I believe I could excel beyond the stage that I currently am at. I am currently a freshman at Riverside High School (One of Durham County's best public high schools, if not the best).
I am in Honors Biology at RHS. Honors Biology is the most advanced science class a freshman is allowed to take. In middle school as well, I was in the most advanced of the advance science classes. During the '06-'07 science fair, I was granted an honorable mention for my science project "How pH affects Aspirin". During Summer of '07, I went to the Shodor SSP program and learned about many different science-related subjects, most of which were aided with the use of computers.
I am in Honors Geometry at RHS. Sadly, however, this is the second most advanced math class, and I feel that I should've been placed in the most advanced class. In middle school, I was placed in Pre-Algebra while the rest of the "smart kids" were placed in Algebra. At the time, I didn't think much of it, but I regret it now. In 8th grade I was given an award for being the smartest of that specific 8th grade algebra class.
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Shodor Class -- 07-12-22
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Shodor Class -- 07-12-08
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Shodor Class -- 07-11-12
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Shodor Class -- 07-10-27
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My History in Math and Science -- 07-10-27
