X-Git-Url: http://lambda.jimpryor.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=lambda.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=index.mdwn;h=a6e2b1a61539559a4238ed9f8aee32687414a114;hp=a13ac0cc5a55575161c889a78a4e0a75c3f48381;hb=98d44fcdfd7377ecaf6af2a9a4b75d02008fa4c6;hpb=964f6399c691d3e861ece4484ab07328cd1051d1 diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn index a13ac0cc..a6e2b1a6 100644 --- a/index.mdwn +++ b/index.mdwn @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This course is co-taught by [Chris Barker](http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cb125/) and The seminar meets in spring 2015 on Thursdays from 4 until a bit before 7 (with a short break in the middle), in the Linguistics building at 10 Washington Place, in room 103 (front of the first floor). -One student session to discuss homeworks will be held every Wednesday from 5-6, location yet to be fixed. +One student session to discuss homeworks will be held every Wednesday from 5-6, in Linguistics room 104 (back of the first floor). ## [[Index of Content (lecture notes and more)|content]] ## @@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ the text and links there haven't been updated. And/or you can get started on ins * As we mentioned in class, if you're following the course and would like to be emailed occasionally, send an email to , saying "lambda" in the subject line. Most often, we will just post announcements to this website, rather than emailing you. But occasionally an email might be more appropriate. + -* The student session has been scheduled for Wednesdays from 5-6, location yet to be fixed. +* The student session has been scheduled for Wednesdays from 5-6, in Linguistics room 104 (back of the first floor). Those of you interested in additional Q&A but who can't make that time, let us know. - You should see this student sessions as opportunities to clear up lingering + You should see these student sessions as opportunities to clear up lingering issues from material we've discussed, and help get a better footing for what we'll be doing the next week. It's expected you'll have made at least a serious start on that week's homework (due the following day) before the session. @@ -128,6 +130,9 @@ course is to enable you to make these tools your own; to have enough understanding of them to recognize them in use, use them yourself at least in simple ways, and to be able to read more about them when appropriate. +"Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." -- [E. W. Dijkstra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsger_W._Dijkstra) (or Hal Abelson, or Michael Fellows; the quote's origins are murky) + + [[More about the topics and larger themes of the course|overview]]