X-Git-Url: http://lambda.jimpryor.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=lambda.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=index.mdwn;h=ac3c7cc2c6dc5d39c9d6bf9e416f5c63a1cb9913;hp=a13ac0cc5a55575161c889a78a4e0a75c3f48381;hb=3763fa71a4e5c57eb20844f7ddcd5fb1d47f9077;hpb=964f6399c691d3e861ece4484ab07328cd1051d1 diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn index a13ac0cc..ac3c7cc2 100644 --- a/index.mdwn +++ b/index.mdwn @@ -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. 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]]