CSE 311: Foundations of Computing I

CSE 311: Foundations of Computing I

Course Overview

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the shared language and problem solving toolkit of computer science. These are required background for further computer science courses and indepensible for tackling difficult, real-world computing problems.

See the course information page for full details on the course structure, policies, and staff members.

Communication

In addition to in-person discussion, students and staff will communicate through the following means:

  • Course Mailing List: Used by the instructors to email the class with important announcements. (All students are auto-subscribed, but be sure to check your @uw email for these messages.)
  • Message Board (link): The preferred way to ask questions about course content and homework assignments. We will aim to respond to all questions promptly during normal, working hours.
  • Staff Mailing List (cse311-staff at cs): Used for private matters not suitable for the message board.

Weekly Schedule

We have lectures Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, quiz sections on Thursday, and office hours spread throughout the week. The following table shows their times and locations.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:30–10:20 OH (Katie)
CSE2 121
10:30–11:20 Lecture A
CSE2 G20
12:30–1:20 OH (Kevin)
Allen 436
3:30–4:20 OH (Aruna)
CSE2 131
10:30–11:20 OH (Alysa)
CSE2 121
11:30–12:20 OH (Alysa)
CSE2 121
2:00–3:00 OH (Steven)
CSE2 121
9:30–10:20 OH (Millan)
Allen 3rd floor breakout
10:30–11:20 Lecture A
CSE2 G20
3:30–4:20 OH (Zareef)
Allen 220
5:30–6:20 OH (Adina)
Allen 2nd floor breakout
8:30–3:20 Quiz Sections
see the time schedule
1:30–2:20 OH (Ren)
Allen 2nd floor breakout
9:30–10:20 OH (Andre)
Allen 3rd floor breakout
10:30–11:20 Lecture A
CSE2 G20
3:00–3:50 OH (Andy)
Allen 5th floor breakout

The regular weekly schedule has the following exceptions:

  • There are no activities on holidays listed on the course calendar.

  • Occasional office hours may be cancelled for various reasons. When this happens, the staff member holding those hours will announce that on the message board.

  • There are no office hours during finals week or before Friday of the first week unless a staff member announces otherwise on the message board.

See the course calendar for further details of each day's required activities, including the due dates of homework assignments.

Section meetings

Section Time Building Room TAs
AA 8:30 SAV 130 Zareef
AB 9:30 MGH 251 Andy & Katie
AC 10:30 BLD 392 Millan & Steven
AD 11:30 CMU B006 Alysa
AG 11:30 PAR 220 Aruna
AE 12:30 CMU 226 Andre
AF 2:30 CMU 230 Adina