In assignment 1, students were asked to provide two things they learned by reading the course web and two things they learned from the first day of class. This document summarizes their answers. I have chosen not to credit individual students by name or initials. Credit for the compound document therefore belongs to "The Students of CSC 151 2015F".

Note: Followups from SamR appear in italics.

What are two important things you learned in this part of the assignment?

• Learning CS is a lot like learning a new language.
• This class is rather demanding. I should spend at least 8 to 10 hours a week outside class.
• This class also emphasizes on teamwork. Though I prefer to work alone, I will try my best to work with my classmates as much as possible.
• The fact that I can eat small snacks during class as long as I keep them away from the computers is a huge bonus (food is important for human survival, so I guess that counts as important).
• I am a relatively slow and inefficient reader when it comes to academic readings, so I’m excited to try the SQ3R method and see if it helps me.
• I found the part about subject lines on emails really important. It is not my first instinct to virtually shout at my professors using capital letters and I probably would have done exactly what you do not want.
• I also found it important that you were specific about how computer science is a different way of thinking.
• I learned that the Computer Science department has tutoring from 7-10 PM Sundays-Thursdays and from 3-5 pm on Sundays.
• I also learned that you will drop the lowest quiz grade (thank you!!) and that the final is optional and only counts if it is higher than
  my lowest exam grade.

What are two important things you learned in the first day of class?

• I learned a lot of peoples' names (which is always important).
• Computer programming is going to be just as hard as telling Sam how to make a sandwich.
• A definition of computer science. Surprisingly “computerâ€� did not even appear in the definition Sam gave us. The important thing is algorithm, and computer is like a medium because it is very good at doing tedious computations.
• The instructions given to the computer must be very precise. [x2]
• I learned to keep a safe distance when Sam is trying to make a point.
• You can get extra credit for attending peer's events. Getting extra credit not only helps the students become more close and supportive of each other, but also gives a boost for students who otherwise may be a bit more shy or don’t normally attend events. This allows them to have new experiences and become more part of the Grinnell community.
• I learned that you have a sense of humor with the almond butter and jelly exercise
• I also learned that when you're explaining something to someone you have to be as specific and thoughtful as possible because something that seems obvious and habitual to you may be totally unknown to someone else.
• Do not be discouraged by failed attempts and be willing to work out the kinks.