Homework Assignment 1

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

Due: 9am, September 22, 2006.

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 me 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

On December 26, 2004, a very large magnitude 9 earthquake below the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that subsequently killed more than 200,000 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. While the press coverage focused on the death toll and ongoing relief efforts, generally speaking, most people don't really know much about the science of earthquakes and tsunamis.

Your task is to develop a web page organized into two sections, earthquakes and tsunamis, with each section containing links to the following information:

Earthquakes

Two links to sites that summarize the spatial and temporal distribution of earthquakes (i.e., where and when they occur) around the world.
Two links to sites that explain the "Pacific Ring of Fire"....
Two links to sites that explain the concept of "earthquake magnitude" and its connection to the amount of energy released.
A list of three universities in North America that have active research programs in "earthquake engineering."

Tsunamis

A picture of the Indian Ocean showing the countries affected by the tsunami.
Two- or three- links to sites storing satellite imagery of the devastation.
A couple of links to sites that explain how earthquakes can trigger tsunamis.
A couple of links to information on tsunami warning systems and how they work.

Note. Although credit will not be given for this step, if you want your web page to be "extra cool" try to implement the image of the Indian Ocean by using Google Maps .

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