Homework Assignment 1

[ Problem 1 ] [ Problem 2 ] [ Problem 3 ]

Due: 9am, September 30, 2005.

The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with the hypertext markup language (html) and step-by-step procedures for creating and editing files. Hence, I want you to create the web page by hand using the text editor.

Problem 1

If you don't already have a home page, create a file called welcome.html inside the ../pub i.e.,

    >> cd ../pub
    >> vi Welcome.html

and type in the minimal HTML Document on pages 27-28 of the class reader (it's part of the tutorial "A Beginners Guide to HTML").

Add a picture of yourself to the home page -- you can use the one on the "meet the class" page if you want.

Goto the ENCE 200 "Meet the Class" page, and check that it is correctly linked to your home page. Please let us know if the link doesn't work.

Problem 2

Create an online version of your resume in a file called resume.html. Create a link from "Welcome.html" to "resume.html"

Problem 3

Recently, a number of category 4 hurricanes have battered communities along the Gulf of Mexico coastline. From a humanitarian standpoint, far too many people have died. From a civil engineering standpoint, too much personal property and large-scale infrastructure has been destroyed.

Your task is to develop a web page organized into three sections, emergency preparedness, hurricanes and storm surges, and levees. Sections should contain the following links:

Emergency Preparedness

Two links to federal agencies responsible for emergency relief and homeland security.
A picture of the Gulf of Mexico showing the countries affected by the hurricanes.

Hurricanes and Storm Surges

One link to the National Weather Service Hurricane and Tropical Prediction Center.
Two links to sites that explain the concept of "hurricane category" and the associated wind speeds.
Two links to historical information on hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico (e.g., 6,000 residents of Galveston died in 1900).
Two links to information on hurricane warning systems.
One link to a web page simulating storm surges.
Two links to hurricane beachcams.
Two or three links to sites storing satellite imagery of the devastation.

Levee Design

Two or three links to significant Levee Systems in North America.
Two or three links to web pages (or documents) explaining the concepts of levee design and how they work.
One link to the Galveston seawall.

The grader will visit your site and grade the homework soon after the due date.