CPSC100 Winter 2009 http://college.yukondude.com/2009_01_cpsc100 This course is closed. The accuracy of this site's content is not guaranteed. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:12:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Term Review http://college.yukondude.com/2009_01_cpsc100/2009/04/08/term-review/ http://college.yukondude.com/2009_01_cpsc100/2009/04/08/term-review/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:37:28 +0000 Dave http://cpsc100.yukoncollege.yk.ca/?p=218 Can you believe it? The past fourteen weeks just flew by. Time to wrap up and look back, all the way to that first chilly Tuesday in January.

Remember that the final written exam will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 4:00pm in room A2712. The take-home portion of the exam is due before the written exam begins. Don’t put it off until the last moment — you never know when we might have another power failure.

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RSS Feed Readers

Most recent browser versions can act as RSS feed readers themselves, but the online services and downloadable software products are more capable. All of the following are free.

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