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Course Introduction
Contact Information
Professor: Dr. Bin Fu Phone: (956) 381-3635 Office: ENGR 3.280 E-mail: binfu@cs.panam.edu Web page: http://cs.panam.edu/~binfu/
Contact Information
Instructor: Mr. Raul Huerta Phone: (707) 728-5470 Office: ENGR 2.240 E-mail: Use Blackboard Office Hours: MW 10:45 AM-11:45 AM
The Book
The Book
Special edition for UTPA, and may be available only at the University Bookstore This edition only contains the chapters that are going to be covered on this course
The Book
If you get the fat edition make sure is one of these and make sure it says COMPREHENSIVE
Other Materials
Other Materials
Three scantrons No. 30423 (the full-page blue one) for tests.
Other Materials
Other Materials
Using cloud services like Dropbox, Skydrive, Google Docs, also works fine.
Other Materials
Course Grading
Grading Scale
Points 900+ 800+ 700+ 600+ 0+ Grade A B C D F
Points system
Extra Credit
Extra Points
Ready! Up to 10 extra points for each Quiz taken on Blackboard before the beginning of a chapter. Super Speed 10 extra points, if a lab is delivered before practice. Helpful 10 extra points If the student helps other students in the lab practice after getting the Super Speed credit in the same lab.
Extra Points
PowerPoint Master Completing the PowerPoint Assignment will earn you 50 points. Innards of the Web Completing the Web-page Assignment will earn you 50 points.
Collective Achievements
More than Ready! If more than 25% of the class takes a particular Quiz, everyone gets 5 extra points Super Ready! If more than 50% of the class takes a particular Quiz, everyone gets 10 extra points Masters If more than 75% of the class takes all the Quizzes of the chapters that will be covered on the test, the class unlocks a helpful surprise for that particular test.
Collective Achievements
Well done If the class gets an average of more than 90 on a particular lab everyone gets 5 points. Perfect Job! If the class gets an average of more than 95 on a particular lab everyone gets 10 points.
Course Policies
Course Policies
Tentative Schedule
Week starting 15-Jan TUESDAY Course Introduction THURSDAY Computers and Digital Basics CHAPT ER 1
22-Jan
29-Jan 05-Feb 12-Feb 19-Feb 26-Feb 04-Mar 11-Mar 18-Mar 25-Mar 01-Apr 08-Apr
Lab
Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab
1
2 2 3 3
5 6 6
15-Apr
22-Apr
Lab
Lab
7
7
29-Apr
Tuesday, May 08, 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m (Final Exam time): Test 3 (7, 9)