UCSC CMPS132 W08 Home Page

CMPS 132, Winter 2008 (41625)

Click here to access Handouts, which are files beginning with ho. Files with the same name except for the extension have the same content.
The syllabus and other official information is in ho01.{pdf,ps}.

Instructor:: Prof. Allen Van Gelder (avg @ cse.ucsc.edu); Phone: (831) 459-4611; Office: 355 Engineering II; Office Hours: Mon., Wed. 4-5, plus drop-in or appt.

To read the newsgroup on an ICL Solaris machine:

        trn -q +x ucsc.class.cmps132

I have "rn132" aliased to this command.

If trn 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.

In the example above the "+x" disables threading.

In the example above the "-q" prevents asking about an infinite number of other newsgroups.

To back up and see an old message:

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

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

(3) If trn 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.

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

A step-by-step guide for reading the newsgroup using pine:: PineToReadNews.txt

Primary Textbook:: Introduction to the Theory of Computation, 2nd Ed., 0-534-95097-3; by Michael Sipser; Students should already be familiar with most of Chs. 0-2.; Lectures will cover review topics in chs. 0-2 and most or all of chs. 3 through 9.
Beware of online purchasing.: Vendors often do not have low-volume books in stock and your order may take most of the quarter to arrive.

Registering for a grade:: School of Engineering departments require undergraduate students to register for a grade in all upper division classes related to your major requirements.; If you did not choose letter grade when you enrolled, you should change to letter grade (if you are an undergrad). This does not increase or decrease your chance of passing with a C or better.; Note that C does not mean ``average'', it means ``satisfactory''. Since well over half the students do satisfactory or better, C is actually below average.

Pre-requisites: CMPS 101 and CMPS 130.; Students with a good record may use CMPS 130 (taught MWF 11A.M.) as a co-requisite.; Get a permission code from the instructor.
NO PERMISSION CODES FROM INSTRUCTOR BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN:: The Undergraduate Advising Office issues permission codes for certain administrative situations, where you "really" have the pre-requisites and "really" are in the major, but the Registrar records do not show it. See http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/advising/undergraduate/.; Attend the first class if you think you qualify for CMPS 132.; Talk to me after class or at the scheduled advising time for beginning-of-quarter or at office hours if you need a permission code from me.; Be warned: I never waive a pre-requisite because you failed to pass the course, i.e., you got NP, F, D, or W.; There is a School of Engineering form you need to fill out (on paper) and hand to me in connection with getting a permission code. (This does not apply for using CMPS 130 as a co-requisite.) Ask the Undergraduate Advising Office for a copy, or check their forms page for a pdf version to download. See http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/advising/undergraduate/current/forms.html. This does not apply to graduate students.

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