UMBC CMSC201, Computer Science I, Spring 1994 Sections 0101, 0102 and Honors

Tuesday February 1, 1994

Assigned Reading: 1.1 - 1.7

Handouts (available on-line):

• Course Description
• Course Syllabus
• Frequently Asked Questions about Placement in CMSC 201

Topics Covered:

• Administrative details.
• Grading policy, late policy and cheating policy (see Course Description).
• Overview of the material covered.
• Details on using the computer system will be covered in recitation, not the lecture.
• Should you take CMSC 201? (See hand out "FAQ about Placement...".)
• Discussion on "Why is programming difficult?"
  Answer: it is difficult to check your work because combinatorial explosion keeps you from checking every case.
  In short: programming isn't difficult, debugging is.
• Discussion on "How to be a good programmer."