Notes From Class
Week 1 : August 31, 2000
-
If you do not have a Glue computer account and an ISR computer account,
please get them. See the FAQ page for instructions.
-
The class notes are now available at the Engineering Copy Center (i.e., as of 11am, 9th Sep't).
You can make out a cheque to "University of Maryland" for $63.
Read chapter 1 this weekend,
and come to class next week with your questions.
-
I spoke to Erica Lupo at ITV and we are going to stick with the
6.30 - 9.10 pm timeslot for class.
Week 2 : September 7, 2000
-
You should read Chapters 1 and 2 of the class notes.
-
Start looking for a project partner.
For a glimse of what is likely to be required,
please see the project requirements page from 1999.
Week 3 : September 14, 2000
Week 4 : September 21, 2000
-
You should be reading chapters 2 and 3 of the class notes.
Week 5 : September 28, 2000
Week 6 : October 5, 2000
-
One copy of Visio 2000 is being installed in the A.V. Williams Open Lab, Rm. 1149.
It should be available on Friday.
Week 10 : November 2, 2000
Week 11 : November 9, 2000
Week 12 : November 16, 2000
Week 13 : November 23, 2000
-
Thanksgiving Holiday. No class!
Week 14 : November 30, 2000
-
Presentation and discussion of
research projects in class (i.e., John Ward and Scott Selberg).
-
Click here
to go to Scott Selberg's pressentation on "What is a System of Systems?"
-
Please send me the URL for your project (when it's available)
and I will create a link to it from project abstract page.
Week 15 : December 7, 2000
-
Final Exam. 10 minutes to read exam; 2 hours to answer questions.
The exam will cover Chapters 7, 8, 9 and 10, and be open book and open notes.
The exam has eight questions, but you need only attempt five (20 points each).
Cross out the three questions you are not attempting before you
hand your paper in.
I suggest that you come to the final exam with solutions to
as many problems from these chapters as possible and some graph paper.
Don't worry about problems 8.5 and 8.6 - they are too hard.
Week 16 : December 14, 2000
-
Hand in a hardcopy of your project. Projects are due 5pm, December 14.
Note.
These are hard deadlines.
I'm leaving the country on December 22,
and if you don't get your project to me way before then,
you won't get a grade for the semester.
This comment is particularly important for students in ITV-land.
Developed in August 2000 by Mark Austin
Copyright © 2000, Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland