Notes From Class

Week 1 : January 29 and 31, 2003

If you do not have a Glue computer account, please get one. See the FAQ's for step-by-step instructions.

Week 4 : February 17, 19 and 21, 2003

The class reader and handout on UNIX, WWW and Java are now available at the Engineering Copy Center. The former is US $30. The latter is US $9. If you already have the Austin/Chancogne textbook, you'll only need to buy the latter.

Week 5 : February 24, 26 and 28, 2003

Homework 1 is available.
If you need a good terminal emulator for your home PC, go http://www.tucows.com and search on "Term CRT." Take a look at "CRT 4.0.2" -- at home I have an earlier version and I think it's great.

Click here for a good tutorial on UNIX. Many of the UNIX commands that we have covered in class are described on the first page -- "A Sample Login Session." As a starting point, I'd learn how to use:

    Unix Commands
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    1. cd                       <-- change to home directory
    2. cd file1                 <-- change to directory file1
    3. ls and ls -ls and ls -tl <-- list contents of a directory
    4. mkdir file1              <-- make a directory called file1
    5. rmdir file1              <-- remove directory file1
    6. cp file1 file2           <-- copy file1 to file2
    7. mv file1 file2           <-- move file1 to file2
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Text editor commands
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    1. vi filename              <-- use vi editor to change contents of filename.

    For example, the command sequence:

       prompt >> cd ../pub
       prompt >> vi Welcome.html
       prompt >> vi resume.html
       prompt >> vi australia.html

    moves your shell to the public directory and then systemantically creates the
    HTML files for your home page, resume and trip page. Notice that each file
    name has the "html" extension -- web browsers need this information.

    The yellow book contains a list of basic editor commands. 
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Reading.
You should read Chapter 1 of the class text and the "Beginners Guide to HTML," which is in the yellow class reader.

Week 6 : March 3, 5 and 7, 2003

If you have downloaded the bulletproof FTP program to your PC at home, you'll need the IP addresses for wam and glue to insert into the site manager (which is on the left-most pulldown menu). The IP addresses are as follows:

    Site                                  IP addresses
    --------------------------------------------------
    wam.umd.edu                           128.8.10.141
                                          128.8.10.142
                                          128.8.10.143

    glue.umd.edu                           128.8.10.68
                                           128.8.10.71
    --------------------------------------------------

The UNIX command to obtain the IP addresses is simply:

    prompt >> nslookup glue.umd.edu

Week 8 : March 17, 19 and 21, 2003

Midterm 1. March 19. Closed book. The exam will cover Chapters 1 and 2 of the class text, introduction to MATLAB, and anything written on the board during the first seven weeks of the semester.
No class on Friday. Instead, come to Research Review Day , which will be held in the Stamp Union Building.

Week 10 : March 24, 26 and 22, 2003

Spring break. Another week off!

Week 11 : March 31, April 2 and 4, 2003

Homework 2 is available.

Week 11 : April 7, 9 and 11, 2003

Homework 3 is available.
No class on April 11.

Week 13 : April 21, 23 and 25, 2003

Midterm 2. April 23. Closed book. MATLAB programming. I suggest that you prepare for the test by working the "Review Questions" for Chapter 13, 14 and 15 of Austin/Chancogne.

Week 14 : April 28 and 30. May 2, 2003

Bring your Midterm 2 exam to class on Monday .. and well go over it then.
Homework 4 is available.

Week 15 : May 5, 7 and 9, 2003

Homework 5 is available.

Week 16 : May 12 and 14, 2003

May 14. Last class...review session...come to class with questions!
I have finished grading homework 5. They are now in a small box outside my office door (Rm. 2261, A.V. Williams Bldg).

Final Exam

May 17, 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm. The exam will be open book and open notes. There will be four questions -- two on linear algebra and MATLAB and two on C programming.

Traffic Alert for May 17 ....

Dear Faculty Member,

We are informed that UMUC will hold its spring commencement exercises on the
morning of Saturday, May 17th, at the Comcast Arena.  Additionally, the College
of Life Sciences will be hosting day two of the American Society for Microbiology
Education Conference on campus that day. As you are scheduled to conduct a final
examination on May 17th, we wanted to alert you and your students to expect
campus traffic to be heavier than usual throughout the day. 

We are offering the following advice to faculty and students who have examinations
scheduled for May 17th.

1. Plan to arrive early.

   * UC ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.; graduates and guests
     may begin to arrive on campus as early as 7:30 a.m. UC arrival traffic
     will probably taper off around 9:15 a.m.  The ceremony will end around
     12:00 noon.
   * The ASME Conference schedule on Saturday is from 8:30 a.m. until noon,
     and again from 4 to 5pm.

2. Avoid the main entrance to campus.

    * Plan to enter campus from the west (University Boulevard at Stadium
      Drive), or
    * the south (at the entrance located at the intersection of Baltimore
      Avenue and Regents Drive, or
    * the entrance located at the intersection of Knox Road and Prinkert Drive).

Commencement goers are most likely to enter campus at the main gate on the
east side of campus (Baltimore Avenue at Campus Drive) or northeast gate
(University Boulevard at Paint Branch Drive).

3. Plan ahead to identify the route to the parking lot you intend to access.
   All parking lots will be open.  For a detailed description of the parking
   lots situated on campus, please consult the campus may located at

   www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/About_UMCP/Maps/

Thank you in advance for your assistance and understanding, and especially
for your patience.

David Rob
Registrar