CPSC 350 Syllabus. Introduction to Computation

The detailed assignments of the course are given on a separate page.

Days and Hours of class meetings: 10:10-11:00 EDT MWF.

Required or optional discussions sessions, labs, and/or review sessions: None.
Section/lab numbers of the above: None.
Names of teaching assistants for labs, etc:
Classroom/lab room numbers and buildings: None.

How I prefer to be addressed: Please address me as "Doctor Stevenson" or "Professor Stevenson".
Office location: 315 McAdams. Office Phone: 864.656.5880. Email address: steve@cs.clemson.edu.
- Office hours: 9:00-10:00 MWF, others by appointment.
Phone number for messages/Availability of voice mail: Voice mail automatically kicks in on office number, but I prefer you send email. Our new telephones have message indicator, it it can still be several days between my presence in the office.
Home phone number and calling restrictions: 864.654.3365. No calls after 21:00, please.

Relevant professional information.

The course grader is unassigned.

Course Information: In most cases, the School of Computing sets the syllabus; See School of Computing Site.
End of course student learning objectives (outcomes). That is, what students will be able to do by the end of the course. Caveat: "Students may vary in their competency levels on these abilities. You can expect to acquire these abilities only if you honor all course policies, attend class regularly, complete all assigned work in good faith and on time, and meet all other course expectations of you as a student.
Topical Outline See Course description.

The goals and objectives for the class. See Topical Outline.
The scale of grading in the class, including weight that will be given test, papers, reports, discussion and participation in other forms of classroom and outside activities, and the final examination.
Grading. Grading is explained in detail syllabus

Required and recommended books, including authors/editors etc. Peter Linz. Introduction to Formal Lnaguages and Automata. 4th ed. Jones and Bartlett.
Required and recommended articles and books with complete citations. There is a vast amount on information online.
Existence of a "class pak" and where to purchase: No pak.
Why the readings have been chosen. Books in this topic area are quite common and all have approximately the same quality. This book has been used in the School for several years.
Where copies are on reserve, how many, and length of time: Any reserve materials will be in the Library. When possible, materials will also be online. These will be announced in class.
Whether and where commercial lecture notes are available and how helpful they may be. I suppose you could buy the answer manual for the text, but it probably is not much use.