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CS 302, sections 301 & 310
TA: Dan Shiovitz
E-mail: dbs@cs.wisc.edu (click there to send e-mail to me)
Office: Room 3360, Computer Sciences and Statistics building
Office Hours: Mondays/Fridays 10-11:30am, Wednesdays 2-3pm (We can schedule another time if you can't make those)
Office Phone: 262-9275
Lecture Meets: 301: Tues/Thur 11:00-12:15pm / 310: Tues/Thur 1:00-2:15pm
Section Meets: 301: Friday 8:50-9:40am / 310: Monday 8:50-9:40am
Lab for the Course: Room 1350, Computer Sciences and Statistics building

This semester I am TAing sections 301 and 310 of CS 302, described by the time schedule as an "Algebraic Languages Programming Course". What this really means is that it's a course on how to program in Java.

Recent Updates:

The final exam will be THURSDAY MAY 13th 5:05pm-7:05pm. It will be given in 121 Psychology.
There will be an exam review the day before the final: May 12th, 7:25-8:25pm, 1289 Computer Sciences).
Program 6 is out, of course (due thursday 4/6 at 11:59pm).
I moved quiz solutions down the page. Keep scrolling.
IF YOU HAVE NOT HANDED IN YOUR ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT FORMS, PLEASE DO SO IMMEDIATELY. Put them in my box on the fifth floor of the CS building, or come by my office hours.
If you don't want to check your email to see what's coming on the class mailing list, it's all archived on the web, for both 301 and 310 It's important to check your email often in case I have to pass on information outside of class hours.

Less-recent Updates:

We took a midterm. Solution is here.
If you're having problems accessing your account on the NT machines, try a different machine. If that doesn't fix it, or if you've forgotten your password, you'll need to go talk to the lab people. They hang out on the second floor of the Computer Science building, and keep normal hours (M-F, 9am-5pm), though sometimes they're around outside that.
Right now, the only way to check email to your CS accounts is to come to the NT lab and use Eudora or Netscape Mail. This may be a little inconvenient for some of you, especially since mail to the class mailing list goes out that way. To change where the mail goes, create a file named .forward (yes, with a period before the forward) that contains only the email address you'd like it to get forwarded to, and put this file in U:\public. Doing this won't change where old mail is, just where new mail goes.
Remember to log out! When you're done using the computer, make sure you log out. This involves clicking on the button in the lower left hand corner of the screen, selecting shutdown, and then hitting the OK button. If you don't do this, random strangers will be able to read or otherwise mess with your private files (like your homework!)
If you aren't getting any mail to your students account and you set up mail forwarding, you may have done so incorrectly. To fix it: open a dos window. Type "del U:\public\.forward". Then type "echo your_email_address > U:\public\.forward" Then type exit. If you have any questions, come to see me in office hours.
The handout from class is here.

15% of the grade in this course comes from quizzes. Quizzes will be short (3-ish questions and about 20 minutes long) and given in class. There will be six (each worth 3%; lowest score is dropped), so we'll be having them about every three weeks. More details will start showing up later, hopefully.

Quiz 1 is here: 301 / 310.
Quiz 2 is here: 301 / 310.
Quiz 3 is here: 301 / 310.
Quiz 4 is here: 301 / 310.
Quiz 5 is here: 301 / 310.
Quiz 6 is here: 301 / 310.

About 302 in general:

The main page for the course is here and has lots of good stuff.

About Java:

When I have an obscure (or not so obscure!) Java question, I look in the comp.lang.java.programmer Frequently Asked Questions List. This is not really written for total Java novices, but hopefully, especially as the semester goes along, you'll be able to look here for help.

Policies for the course:

Late policy: don't. Quizzes, homeworks, and midterms can't be done late unless there is an extraordinary circumstance. If you must miss class for a religious holiday or other acceptable reason, please notify me within the first few weeks of class.

Cheating policy: don't. We have automatic programs to detect similar homeworks among students; if you copy someone else's work, it's very likely you'll both be found out. This wastes my time and annoys the weasels. If you are confused as to how much cooperation between classmates constitutes cheating and how much is just discussion, take a look at the official policy on it. Or, to put it another way, use the "Gilligan's Island" rule: after you finish discussing the assignment with someone, go and watch an hour of Gilligan's Island; if you can still do the assignment by yourself afterwards, it's not cheating.

Failing policy: If you are having trouble keeping up with the course, please come and talk to me sooner rather than later. This is a difficult course and if you miss some important concepts in the beginning you will get stuck later on. If my office hours as scheduled are inconvenient, I will be happy to work out another time with you.

If you have any questions about this course, please talk to me in office hours or after class, or mail me.

[Dan Shiovitz, dbs@cs.wisc.edu, last updated 20/1/98]