Class 1: An introduction to the course
Held: Monday, 23 January 2017
We begin to consider the core ideas of the course.
Preliminaries
Overview
- Course goals
- Course format
- Approaching algorithms.
- {“Problem”=>”Getting from here to there”}
- {“Problem”=>”Optimal soldering plans”}
- {“Problem”=>”Scheduling overlapping tasks”}
Related Pages
Updates
News / Etc.
- Welcome back! I look forward to having an excellent semester with you all.
- I will take quick attendance.
- I expect all of you to sign the department’s academic honesty policy.
- As is typical for the start of the semester, the course Web site is in rougher shape than I would like. Expect it to take form over the next few weeks.
- I will be using the white board more than in other classes, particularly since I will be drawing data structures. Do you want to share daily note-taking responsibilities?
- Friday PSA.
Upcoming Work
- Read chapter 1 of Skiena by Monday.
- Assignment 1, due 10:30 pm Wednesday
Extra Credit
- CS Table, Tuesday, topic tbd.
- CS Extras, Thursday, Contracts.
Good things to do
- Ag days next Thursday.