2018 March 26,

CS 358: Day 1

Due at 10:00 PM on Day 1

Read the syllabus (the course web page). Then e-mail me your answers to these questions.

1. What would you like to be called in class? (My answer would be "Josh".)
2. Home town/state/country:
3. Expected graduation year:
4. Expected major(s):
5. The following topics are not prerequisites for our course. So don't feel bad if you haven't studied any of them. But please tell me which ones you've studied.
   1. probability (e.g., CS 202 or Math 265)
   2. logic circuits made up of gates (CS 208)
   3. complexity theory, such as P vs. NP (CS 254)
   4. complex numbers
   5. quantum theory, such as the Schrödinger equation
6. According to the syllabus, what special task are you required to perform during the first two weeks of the course?
7. I’m trying to set office hours that are useful to my students. Tell me all of the following times at which you are available to meet.
   1. 3A
   2. 5A
   3. Tue 10:00-11:00
   4. Tue 11:00-12:00
   5. Tue 1:00-2:00
   6. Tue 2:00-3:00
   7. Thu 9:30-10:30
8. Is there anything else you want to tell me right now?

Due at the start of class on Day 2

Nothing, because we didn't start on the complex numbers material at all.