Class 02: Lab: Getting Started in the MathLAN

Held Tuesday, January 25, 2000

Overview

Today, we begin our study of computers and computer science by getting acclimated to the computers in the MathLAN.

Question for the today's class: What computing knowledge do you hope to get from this course?

Question for the next class: Describe the appearance and purpose of five parts of the course front door.

Notes

• Not all of you were able to get comments on the questions in on time. Please try to be prompt for tomorrow. You can find the question for tomorrow at the top of the outline.
• Not all of you filled out the introductory survey. If you have not yet done so, try to do so in class today or soon after class.
• I'm not sure if I mentioned it in class yesterday, but I plan to post most of your work to the Web. If you have difficulties with this policy, please let me know as soon as possible.
• A few of you expressed a desire to know what's going on ``behind the scenes''. I'll try to fit that into the schedule.
• Assignments:
  • Tomorrow's thought question (due at 9 a.m.): Describe the appearance and purpose of five parts of the course front door.
  • Scan SamR's quick HTML reference. Do not expect to understand everything; I just want to start you thinking about the material in advance.

Contents

• Administrative
• Laboratory

Summary

• Using the MathLAN computers
  • Getting started
  • Netscape
  • Editing files
  • Electronic mail
• Handouts:
  • SamR's quick HTML reference.
  • Outline of class 2.
  • Responses to your questions from the introductory surveys.

Administrative

• Administrative issues are typically covered in the notes section above. I've repeated them in this part of the outline because we're just getting started.
• I really do expect the daily work, so please try to keep up. I also understand that you had enough thrown at you on the first day that it was hard to remember everything.
• New handouts today include the outline (this document), some notes for tomorrow's class, and my responses to your survey questions (onlien only).

Laboratory

Do getting started in the MathLAN.