CSE 142: Computer Programming I, Winter 2008

CSE 142: Computer Programming I
Instructor: Marty Stepp (stepp)

Course Description:

Basic programming-in-the-small abilities and concepts. Highlights include procedural and functional abstraction with simple built-in data type manipulation. Basic abilities of writing, executing, and debugging programs.

Announcements

• [3/24] Grades are now posted. Check your UW email for more information. Thanks for a great quarter!
• [3/14] Bandes TA Award nominations: Did your TA, or another TA you worked with, do an awesome job? If so, nominate them for the Bob Bandes Outstanding TA Award! This award is given each year to computer science TAs who did excellent work helping students. A primary factor in deciding a winner is the number and the enthusiasm of the nominations that person receives, so tell your friends to nominate your awesome TA as well! Visit the nomination page for more information.
• [3/14] Critter tournament results: Congratulations to the following winning Huskies!

  Section A (9:30): (complete bracket)

  1. Sean Ridge (AL)
  2. Matt Mullen (AC)
  3. Xinye Kang (AF)
  4. Yosef Samia (AB)

  Section B (11:30):

  1. Mary Kawamura (BG)
  2. David Li (BG)
  3. Patrick McCarthy (BG)
  4. Erik Barmon (BB)
• [3/12] CSE 143 open enrollment: Lately CSE 143 has been showing up as full, but we will find a seat for anyone who wants to take the course. If you can't get in, please contact our course administrator, Pim Lustig, at pl or instructor Stuart Reges at reges.
• [2/28] Web Programming course information: Marty will be teaching a web programming course next quarter. Would you like to learn how to write awesome interactive web pages? If so, click the preceding information link to read more about the course.

Contacting Us:

• Instructor's email: stepp
• TAs' email: see Staff info page
• Send anonymous feedback to Marty and/or your TA

"I need help with my homework!"

1. There is probably someone in the IPL today, or maybe Marty has office hours. If so, go see them.
2. Check the message board; your question may have been answered there.
3. Read the relevant chapters and sections of the textbook.
4. Look at the in-class lecture examples.
5. Look at this week's section handout problems and their solutions.
6. Send us a message on AIM. (AIM is better for short questions; anything that involves looking at multiple lines of code is better done by email.)
7. Start early! We get swamped the day assignments are due.
8. Don't panic. You have late days, and even if you run out, it is only -1 point for each day late.