Homework 0: Introduction to the course

Assigned
Tuesday January 19
Due
11 p.m. Wednesday January 20
Summary
In this assignment, you will become familiar with course policies and help me get to know you.
Collaboration
Each student should turn in their own version of this assignment. However, you may certainly sit with other students as you review the course materials and answer the questions. You may discuss the assignment with anyone you wish. You may obtain help from anyone you wish, but you should clearly document that help.
Submitting
Google Forms - Links below.
Warning
So that this exercise is a learning assignment for everyone, I may spend class time publicly critiquing your work.

Assignment

  1. Read the course web site: http://cs.whitman.edu/~davisj/cs/200A-sys/2016S.
    Then complete an online quiz: http://goo.gl/forms/jwDsRTZYHP.
  2. Tell me about yourself by filling out an online survey: http://goo.gl/forms/pyA0pi1I6e.
  3. Sign up for a date to give your Significant Bits topic presentation. Add your name to this spreadsheet: https://goo.gl/6KhJf8.

Before class on Thursday, do the assigned reading (which is significant!) and answer the readback questions. (See the course schedule.)

You will have time to work through the hardware simulator tutorial with a partner in class on Thursday.

Janet Davis (davisj@whitman.edu) with thanks to Sam Rebelsky and Albert Schueller

Created January 16, 2016
Last revised January 17, 2016, 07:45:12 PM PST
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