When is the final? Time/Date     

• May 2nd at 9:00 AM in the classroom     

As pertaining to the following question, if we already own a wii could we bring that in instead of buying one, and if so, would there be the possibility of it getting broken aside from accidents?     

• Absolutely you can bring your own.  We won't break them on purpose.   
  

Are you able to estimate how much time a student should allow in their schedules to complete projects? (Obviously this varies a lot depending on the students previous background...)

• Yeah it does depend.  I would probably predict spending 5 to 10 hours on a given assignment over the course of two weeks.  But that's just an educated guess. 
  

Will there be a more definite schedule of assignments posted online later, or will we be notified of everything in class?     

• Yes, there will be more of a schedule online as I better determine the pace for the course.   

Hypothetically, if we receive over 100 for the hw/quiz grade, will that part of our grade just be 100, or over?     

• If you earn 108 points, you get a 108.       

Do you think this class is easy compared to the engineering cs 101?     

• I honestly don't know how to answer this since I've never taught CS101 here.  My guess is that it's easier since there isn't a lab component and there overall isn't as much programming, but it really depends on the person.       

Will lecture be mostly taking notes?     

• We'll do a lot of in class exercises.  I plan to make class a lot more than just a note extravaganza.  

Will this course prepare us to take further cs classes or is it more of a terminal cs course for College students?     

• There's CS 205, which is the next course in the series for college students.  After that, you're in the same track as the engineering students.

Will we be reading all of "Godel, Escher, and Bach" in this course, or selected pieces? I have started reading the book, and it is very interesting so far.

• Glad you like it!  Not all of it, but a good portion of it, yes.

How difficult is the course known to be?     

• I've only been here a semester and this is the first time it's been taught while I've been here.  I believe in the past the grade distribution was heavy A's and B's.  I can't predict yet what will happen this semester.            

Are you going to talk about the interaction of art and computer science (particularly art of MC Escher) in this course?

• Yes.  Yes I will.

Do we need to bring textbooks to class everyday?     

• No.  No you don't.               

What will be the functions of the programs we create?     

• We'll draw some fractals, look at how computers send messages to each other, and generate poetry.  Yes, I'm serious.   

What will the format of the tests be? You mentioned that we would be assessed on programming, but what about the other content of the course?     

• To be honest, I'm not sure yet.  Probably a fair number of short answer / essay questions, with a smattering of fill-in-the-blank and T/F.  And some programming, of course.

I'm curios how in depth the course will be when compared to the other intro CS classes offered in the E school such as CS101, 101X, and 101E. I do plan on continuing my study, and don't want to be behind other students in the next few classes that had a much stronger introduction.

• Don't think of the other courses as a "stronger introduction."  Think of this as a "different introduction."  You'll have the same background - where you'll be behind, per se, is in Java programming.  But the programming you'll do here will prepare you for it.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how fun is it?     

• Assuming 10 is high, that's what I'm aiming for.