Re: Student in trouble

The Perlmonks are always here to help. When you do post your work, please:

Note that it is homework. Most monks will tailor their responses to point you in the right direction without giving you the answer directly.
Post enough code, but not too much. We can't help if we can't see the code, but nobody wants to read thousands of lines of garbage.
Post the exact problem you're trying to solve. Often students paraphrase problems and end up leaving out crucial information.
Consider telling your professor that you got help on the internet. If you don't you run the risk of being found out later and possibly facing negative repercussions. Many good professors will be fine with people getting advice on homework as long as they're doing the work.

-sam

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Re^2: Student in trouble by larryp (Deacon) on Nov 10, 2004 at 17:43 UTC
Consider telling your professor that you got help on the internet. This is probably some of the best advice you'll get. What if your instructor is a monk and sees your post here? You can prevent a lot of trouble by being honest up front. :) And judging from your message, you need to make sure the rest of the term goes as smoothly as possible. Make sure you ask specific questions about the issues you're having trouble with and request pointers, rather than solutions, to prevent any question about who's doing the work. In doing so, you'll understand the material better. /Larry	[reply]

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Re^2: Student in trouble
by larryp (Deacon) on Nov 10, 2004 at 17:43 UTC

Consider telling your professor that you got help on the internet.

This is probably some of the best advice you'll get. What if your instructor is a monk and sees your post here? You can prevent a lot of trouble by being honest up front. :) And judging from your message, you need to make sure the rest of the term goes as smoothly as possible.

Make sure you ask specific questions about the issues you're having trouble with and request pointers, rather than solutions, to prevent any question about who's doing the work. In doing so, you'll understand the material better.

/Larry

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