Subject: Assignment sp7 is now available

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Its time to get back into the programming business.

Assignment sp7.f05.pdf is now in the assns directory.

I will be sending out evaulations of mp1 shortly.
If you have a major problem there, you will also
need to be sure to fix that.  In a few cases it wasn't
too hard for me to see the problem (and if i know
what it is i have told you what it is).

In other cases I don't know what it is, but as usual
I will be pleased to TRY to help you find it if you
can't identify the problem.

The test cases and correct output are available in
the mp1data directory.  The a2t7 and a2t8 test cases are
student submitted model.txt files and these tests
were successful in identifying several broken
programs that mine did not. GOOD JOB!

In the grading of mp1 a few particularly meritorious
model.txt submissions were awarded with extra credit
ranging from 3 to 6 points.

Some model.txt files placed objects on the wrong
side (+z) side of the screen.  There was no deduction
for this but since such objects are invisible in
a correct raytracer such submissions were D-Q'ed
from receiving extra credit.

mw