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Today’s Agenda

Get all the information you need for your course, including the TA's contact details, office hours, resources for students, homework and grading policies, and a quick quiz on syntax vs. semantic errors.

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Today’s Agenda

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  1. Today’s Agenda • Quick Quiz(zes) • Your TA • Course/Section Administration • Resources for Students • Homework and Grading • Questions? (HW 0?) • Syntax vs. Semantic Errors • Introduction to Memory/Computer Architecture

  2. Your TA • Hannah C. Tang (it’s a palindrome!) • Email: hctang@cs.washington.edu • Don’t try hctang@u.washington.edu! • Office Hours: • MGH 450 • 10:30-11:20 Th, and by appointment • But you can visit any TA’s office hours! • Section page: • http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/hctang/142/

  3. Course/Section Administration • Electronic Resources: • uwash.class.cse142.bboard discussion list • cse142-ta@cs.washington.edu • cse142-section-ac@cs.washington.edu • The course and section webpages • Introductory Programming Lab (IPL) • MGH 334 • Staffed by 142 consultants who can answer quick programming-related questions • Check online for consultant schedule • http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ courses/cse142/01sp/schedules/ 142_lab_sched.html

  4. Course/Section Administration (cont). • Electronic AND paper submission • I won’t grade HW without the paper receipt! • Grading policies: • Turn-in box (1st floor Sieg) • No late assignments accepted • “1 week” policy for grade corrections • Style • Your TA is a style-nazi • http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ hctang/142/questions_tips/style.txt (temporary)

  5. Syntax vs Semantic Errors • Syntax errors are errors which have the wrong format. They are a breach of a some fundamental rule. • Grammatical example: “I ain’t eat” • Semantic errors are errors in meaning. They do not break a rule, but rather don’t make sense in its context. • Grammatical example: “Colorless green ideas sleep furiously”

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