CS 3330: Lecture 1: Overview

This page does not represent the most current semester of this course; it is present merely as an archive.

The course

Staff

My name is Luther Tychonievich. Tychonievich is currently pronounced Tai Con uh vitch by my branch of the family.

Students generally address me by picking one of my names (or sometimes just T) and prefixing it with some title:

• Mister is the official title for non-medical faculty at UVa. Almost no one uses it.
• Professor is the de facto title for faculty at UVa. Prof works too. Both are technically incorrect applied to me (professor is a job title here, and not one I have), but wins by popular vote.
• Doctor is what the rest of the world calls me. But Mr. Jefferson wouldn't approve.
• I get called Brother a lot at church; I think it has a nice ring to it.

If I know you are addressing me, I'll try to respond.

We also have various teaching assistants; much to my chagrin, the list of TAs is still not really finalized. We'll discuss more once it is.

Contact

Piazza. Oh, and while we are on the subject, don't use the student answer feature to ask a question, and don't make private posts unless they involve personal situations or grade issues.

I do have email. I check it at least once a day, five days a week. If you

• email me
• include 3330 in the subject line
• include a meaningful subject line (a short statement of the key point of the email)
• don't re-use an old message

then you will get a response by the next business day.

My office is Rice 210. If the door is open, you may come inside. Office hours are on the google calender on the main course page. TA office hours will be there too.

If you need to be anonymous for some reason, Collab's the tool to use. Piazza posts, email messages, and in-person communications are not anonymous.

Administrawhatsits

It's all on the website. The website is on collab. We'll scan it in class.

Still waiting for a seat? Alas, I have none to give away. Course action forms and compelling arguments cannot create chairs or adjust fire-code limits. Sorry.

Enrolled but need to switch lab sections? Use piazza.

Lab this week is on-your-own. Expect a quiz based on chapter 2 of the textbook before class next Monday.

Architecture

My take on this course (it's what, why, and overview) will fill the rest of lecture.