X-Git-Url: http://lambda.jimpryor.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=lambda.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=index.mdwn;h=ac3c7cc2c6dc5d39c9d6bf9e416f5c63a1cb9913;hp=189b287622edd92d401ab64c6ff1c72f04540b6a;hb=7aa06aeb1402c1d9ac07349d3d04a87903cd66bc;hpb=bacc1263c170256962217b6835e4e9d6a63ae908 diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn index 189b2876..ac3c7cc2 100644 --- a/index.mdwn +++ b/index.mdwn @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ the text and links there haven't been updated. And/or you can get started on ins 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. @@ -130,6 +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]]