Introduction

Learning objectives

After this class, you should be able to:

1. Describe the course objectives in general terms.
2. Describe your responsibilities regarding: following deadlines and instructions, participation, group work, and reading assignments.
3. Schedule your activities to accommodate the assignment deadlines and exams.
4. Explain different components of the assessment process that contribute to your final grade.
5. Explain course policies regarding attendance, missed exams, late assignment, an "I" grade, and professional ethics.
6. Explain some study skills that can help you do well in this course.

Reading assignment

1. Read the syllabus on blackboard.
2. Read the study tips for this course.
3. Text: Pages 1 and 2.

Exercises and review questions

• Questions on current lecture's material
  1. How many homework assignments will you have in this course?
  2. How many programming assignments will you have in this course?
  3. Will you be graded on class participation in this course?
  4. What will your grade be if you obtain a total score of 81% and an exam average of 65%?

• Questions on next lecture's material
  1. Explain the Tower of Hanoi problem.
  2. Show how you can solve the tower of Hanoi problem for n = 2.
  3. Show how you can solve the tower of Hanoi problem for n = 3.