From: Jim <jim.pryor@nyu.edu>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:46:12 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: refine intro page
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refine intro page
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diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn
index 5a66c312..989e410a 100644
--- a/index.mdwn
+++ b/index.mdwn
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This wiki will be undergoing lots of changes throughout the semester, and partic
 we taught this course, and iron out various technical wrinkles. Please be patient.
 
 If you've eager to learn, though, you don't have to wait on us to be ready to serve you. You can go look at the [archived first version](http://lambda1.jimpryor.net) of this course. Just keep in mind that
-the text and links there haven't been updated. And/or get started on installing the software and ordering some of the books.
+the text and links there haven't been updated. And/or you can get started on installing the software and ordering some of the books.
 
 As we mentioned in class, if you're following the course and would like to be emailed occasionally, send an email to <mailto:jim.pryor@nyu.edu>, 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.
 
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ As we mentioned in class, we're also going to schedule a session to discuss the
 
 Here is information about [[How to get the programming languages running on your computer]].
 
+Here are Lecture notes for [[Week1]]; [[Assignment1]].
+
+>	Topics: Basics of Functional Programming
+
 
 ## Course Overview ##
 
@@ -88,15 +92,14 @@ it will not be especially well-suited to be a first graduate-level course
 in formal semantics or philosophy of language. If you have concerns about your
 background, come discuss them with us.
 
-<!--
-This class will count as satisfying the logic requirement for Philosophy
-PhD students; however if this would be your first or only serious
+If you hope to have the class satisfy the logic requirement for Philosophy PhD students, this needs to be discussed with us and approved in advance. If this would be
+your first or only serious
 engagement with graduate-level formal work you should consider
 carefully, and must discuss with us, (1) whether you'll be adequately
 prepared for this course, and (2) whether you'd be better served by
-taking a logic course (at a neighboring department, or at NYU next year)
+taking a logic course
 with a more canonical syllabus.
--->
+This term you could take PHIL-GA 1003, [Logic for Philosophers](http://jdh.hamkins.org), offered by Joel Hamkins on Wednesdays 12-2.
 
 Faculty and students from outside of NYU Linguistics and Philosophy are welcome
 to audit, to the extent that this coheres well with the needs of our local
@@ -170,17 +173,6 @@ other.
 <a name=installing></a>
 [[How to get the programming languages running on your computer]]
 
-<!--
-[[Family tree of functional programming languages]]
-
-[[Translating between OCaml Scheme and Haskell]]
-
-## What is Functional Programming? ##
-
-Here's a [survey conducted at Microsoft](http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=141506) asking programmers what they understand "functional programming" to be. Don't take their responses to be authoritative... this is a just a "man in the street" (seat?) poll.
-
-Read more about the [uptake of Haskell](http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2010/12/haskell-researchers-announce-discovery.html) among programmers in the street.
--->
 
 ## Recommended Books ##
 
@@ -225,5 +217,3 @@ but in the long run it's helpful because it makes the arbitrariness of those cho
 All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.
 
 This wiki is powered by [[ikiwiki]].
-
-