GVSU CS 163 Lecture-Module #01: Introduction to This Course

CS 163 Lecture-Module #01:
Introduction to This Course

title:
"Computer Science II"

instructor:
Hugh McGuire
Ph.D. Stanford 'temporal logic' formalizing properties of programs
please call me "Professor McGuire" or "Mr. McGuire"
("Dr. McGuire" just sounds funny to me)
and in return I'll call you "Mr. ________"/"Ms. ________"

outline of this lecture module

in this lecture, I'm not presenting everything in syllabus etc.
you can access that in my Web-site for this course
I'm presenting most significant administrative info

Web-site for this course

for full details re this course, consult Web-site:

my e-mail address

mcguire@cis.gvsu.edu

systems

you'll need to use our department's machines
you'll be learning about accessing and using them starting in our first lab session

textbook(s)

required: "Objects, Abstraction, Data Structures and Design using Java" by Elliot B. Koffman Paul A.T. Wolfgang

optional: "A Practical Guide to Linux® Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming", by Mark G. Sobell.

participation

as specified in the syllabus,
participation in lectures is worth % of your final grade
when I call upon you during lecture,
you earn the credit for participation by simply saying one pertinent thing
you do not need to answer a question completely correctly
if I want more than the answer you give,
I can call upon more people
e.g. different people guess percentage that participation is worth

if you really don't want me to call on you during lectures, just tell me and I won't

beyond being called upon, further opportunities for you to earn credit for participation may include your asking pertinent questions,
and/or in-class exercises.

e.g.:
[4 participation points]
each of you please submit a piece of paper answering the following question:

(you get the same amount of credit for giving either one, two, or three of them)
include your full first and last names
and also tell me whether you do or don't want me to call on you by writing something like either "ok to call on me" or "do not call on me"

lecture notes

our textbook contains all of this course's material
but for those who may want to use my lecture notes as additional reference material,
I provide them in Web-site
you can print them before lectures
and write on them during lectures

summary of this lecture-module:

* highlights of administrative details