Code examples and lecture slides on Time from class 9 are here. Code examples include the array of objects with timer, simple array list, the simple hash map, a hash map that allows for sorting data that’s out of order, and my Dairy Queen program. Also for reference, the hugely useful javadocs page.
Some links of further interest, regarding Time:
Danny Hillis on the Long Now an Millenium Clock.
Nicolas Felton’s Annual Reports on Feltron.com
Mark Twain on how to make history dates stick. Also his Memory Builder Game described.
Timeline of Timelines from Cabinet Magazine.
For homework– in addition to experimenting with one of the new data structures we covered in class (hashMaps or ArrayLists)– make a representation of data that deals with physical space– REMEMBER THIS IS AN ANALOG ASSIGNMENT. You could make a map of some of the spaces you inhabit, or imagine. Here are some examples to help you get going:
From Tim Knowles, the Postal Projects (click through to projects 1, 2 and 3 especially).
From Tim Szetela, Word Mappings and Supermarket Mapping.
Three maps from Steve Klise (student in my summer session of this class at NYU).
Hope these are helpful inspirations. See you next week!