Part 1

From the class list, I can tell that I already know most of you! Asking for a generic introduction seems a little silly. Let's try this: create a document (text file is fine) that you'll submit via Moodle, and tell me:

1. If you could truly have an intelligent computer, what would you want it to do?
2. Have you chosen your own partner for the pair programming assignments, or would you like me to choose one for you? If you have chosen your own partner, who is it? If you have a strong preference for working alone instead, please let me know; but I heavily encourage people to work together. There will be some non-team based assignments as well, so you'll have a chance to work on your own regardless.

Part 2

We'll be using Piazza, which is a site for managing student questions and answers within a course. I've been using Piazza regularly in my courses, and student feedback has been extremely positive. If you've got a question about an assignment or content in the class, send it to the course Piazza site; it has a really cool wiki-like system for allowing students (and me) to answer questions. I'm hoping it will be a lot of fun!

You'll need to enroll for the Piazza site. To do so, follow this link. Once you get to the course site, you'll see a question I've posed, for which I'd like you to contribute towards the answer.

All questions about course content, assignments, and so on should to go Piazza. If you email me directly, I'll gently ask you to post it to Piazza instead. Of course, you can always talk to me in person during office hours, and any communication of a personal nature (grades, etc) is welcome by email as well.

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