Due date: Saturday Sep-09, 2017 (before midnight)
The purpose of this assignment is to work with an Rmd file and practice writing content using markdown syntax.
You will be using R markdown files, aka Rmd files, throughout the rest of the course. So the sooner you get familiar with the markdown syntax, the better. Hopefully, after finishing the course, you will ditch (or at least minimize the use of) office-like software and switch to a combination of markdown file(s)---with R or other compatible software---to make your assignments or prepare any other type of document.
Although this HW is a dummy assignment (i.e. it won't count towards your final grade), please take it as an inexpensive opportunity to tackle any logistic problems, and make sure R, RStudio, bCourses, and your computer work nicely---without being penalized. Later on you will also include version control tools such as Git and Github.
Here are some useful resources that you can consult to complete this assignment:
- Markdown tutorial by CommonMark: http://commonmark.org/help/tutorial/
- www.markdown-tutorial.com
- www.markdowntutorial.com/
- Github Mastering Markdown: https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/
- Markdown reference: http://commonmark.org/help/
- Adam Pritchard's Markdown Cheatsheet
- RStudio cheat sheet: https://www.rstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rstudio-IDE-cheatsheet.pdf
Here's a summary of the topics you have to write about. You don't have to write any R code (yet).
Make sure to include the following elements (using markdown syntax)
- Use various types of headings
- Use text in italics
- Use text in bold
- Hyperlinks
- Links of images
- A table
- Unordered list
- Ordered list
- Blockquote
- Breaklines
- Some math equations
Write about your favorite cooking recipe (or any other recipe). You can write a recipe for a breakfast, or a fancy cocktail, or anything you like.
- Use an unordered list (of bullets) to list the ingredients.
- Use another unordered list to list any "special" kitchen tools that are needed.
- Use an ordered list to list and describe all the steps of the recipe.
- If possible, look for an image online that you could insert to show the appearance of the meal (plate, drink, etc).
- Or even better, take a picture of the outcome and include it in your document!
- Also include a description of when to use the recipe?
- Is there a special season of the year for it?
- Are there variations of the recipe? Using other ingredients?
Visit the wikipedia page for the quadratic equation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratic_equation
Write the general form of a quadratic equation, and provide a brief description for it. Also, write the quadratic formula for the roots of the general quadratic equation. This will require that you use latex syntax. Here are a couple of resources about writing math symbols with Latex notation:
If you feel the quadratic is not enough, feel free to find other math equations and formulas to play with.
Reflect on what was hard/easy, problems you solved, helpful tutorials you read, etc. Here are some questions that you can start with to provide comments on your HW.
- What things were hard, even though you saw them in class?
- What was easy(-ish) even though we haven't done it in class?
- Was this the first time you were using markdown? If yes, how do you feel about it?
- If you have used markdown before, was there something new you learned while doing this assignment?
- Did you need help to complete the assignment? If so, what kind of help? Who helped you?
- How much time did it take to complete this HW?
- What was the most time consuming part?
Name your Rmd file using the following structure: up01-first-last.Rmd where "first" and "last" are your first and last names. E.g. up01-gaston-sanchez.Rmd.
Please submit your source .Rmd file, as well as the knitted (i.e. compiled) html file to bCourses.
Note: later (in two weeks or so) you will have to upload your .Rmd file to your github repository (don't worry if you don't know what this means).