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\newcommand\catalogDesc{Hands-on exercises in implementing, debugging and testing engineering-focused programs in Linux/C using an IDE; examples drawn from math, physics, audio and image processing, cybersecurity, peripheral device control, etc.}
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\item Distance between points, and circumference and area of a circle
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\item Velocity and Acceleration
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A(93 -- 100), A--(90 -- 92.9), B+(87 -- 89.9), B(83 -- 86.9), B--(80 -- 82.9), C+(77 -- 79.9), C(73 -- 76.9), C--(70 -- 72.9), D+(67 -- 69.9), D(63 -- 66.9), D--(60 -- 62.9), F(<60).

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