Making a Unix Link on Athena:

cd or pushd to a directory you will use for 101 work and type (noting the space and dot at the end of the command):

	ln -s /afs/cats.ucsc.edu/courses/cmps101-avg .
	

Now cmps101-avg appears to be a subdirectory; do

	pushd cmps101-avg/
	

and you are in that directory. If you do pushd now you are back in your directory (note the directories listed after each pushd command).

Links to other useful directories are done similarly.

     ln -s /afs/cats.ucsc.edu/courses/cmps101-avg/Supplements .
     ln -s /afs/cats.ucsc.edu/courses/cmps101-avg/AppendixCode .
     ln -s /afs/cats.ucsc.edu/courses/cmps101-avg/Lib .
     

pushd is more convenient than cd because it remembers where you have been; for more features, do

	man pushd
	

To read the newsgroup on an Athena machine:

        rn -q ucsc.class.cmps101

I have "rn101" aliased to this command.

If rn asks you whether to subscribe and where to put the newsgroup you can just hit carriage-return for each question.

If you use other software, be sure threading is disabled.

To back up and see an old message:

(1) Do rn as above if you have not done it yet.

(2) If rn asks ``... Read now?'', respond ``y''.

(3) If rn asks ``... What next?'', respond ``P''.

These steps get you into the newsgroup even if there are no unread messages.

Keep doing ``P'' as long as you want to back up more.

Do ``N'' go forward 1 article even if you already read it.

To go any specific message, type its number.

See ho04.txt for more information about reading the class newsgroup.

Class newsgroups can only be read from on-campus hosts.

The file news-thru-Oct28 in the Athena locker cmps101-avg contains all messages through Oct. 28 in one file. Use your editor to search for key words, or read it as a mail folder. To protect against web scavengers, this file has had the email addresses partially destroyed.

Programming:

As the catalog says, prior Unix experience is expected.

Programs will be assigned in both C and Java in approximately equal proportions. Fluency in at least one of these languages is assumed, and the other can be picked up during the quarter.

Buying a book on C and/or Java at the beginning of the quarter is NOT recommended. Wait until you are familiar with the materials in the text and on-line, then make your decisions.

OK, it's not the beginning of the quarter any more. If you had difficulty with Unix or C in pa01, get serious about choosing a helpful book and having it with you when you work on future programs.

As the syllabus states, you must pass the programming component of the course to pass the course.

Primary Textbook:

Computer Algorithms, 3rd Edition

by Sara Baase and Allen Van Gelder

Students should already be familiar with most of Chs. 1-3.

Lectures will cover advanced topics in chs. 1-3 and most or all of chs. 4, 7, and 8.

Parts of chs. 5, 6, and 9 will be covered.

Please click here to see Supplements

or visit Prof. Baase's web site: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/baase

and use the Back button on your browser if you want to return to this page.

Other Texts (for reference, no assignments):

Introduction to Computer Algorithms, 2nd Edition

by Thomas Cormen, Charles Leiserson, Ron Rivest, Clifford Stein (2001)

(The first edition is also good.)

C: An Advanced Introduction, ANSI C Edition

by Narain Gehani

These and several additional books will be on reserve in the Science Library.

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