Homework 0: Introduction to CS 167

Assigned
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Due
11 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016
Summary
In this assignment, you will become familiar with course policies, help me get to know you, and get started with some other aspects of work in this course.
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/167/2016F.
    Then answer some questions about it: http://bit.ly/2bBVCWH
  2. Fill out a very brief introductory survey: http://bit.ly/2ccc6Sk
  3. Choose a question to address in your Significant Bits presentation. Add your name to this spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/2crdCnR 
  4. At least one hour before class on Friday, do the assigned reading and answer the first readback. (See the course schedule.)
  5. Schedule your first office hours visit for sometime before Exam 1 so that we can talk about how the class is going. Use this link to make an appointment: http://meetme.so/JanetDavis
Janet Davis (davisj@whitman.edu) with thanks to Sam Rebelsky and Albert Schueller

Created August 31, 2016
Last revised August 31, 2016, 09:23:31 AM PDT
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