1. P2: Reinforcement Learning

2. News flash o’ the day Jon Kleinberg wins MacArthur Fellowship The “genius” fellowship 25 given per year Prev recipients include: Tim Berners-Lee (CS) Octavia Butler (novelist) Andrew Wiles (mathematician)

3. Administrivia The CS department needs you! ABET accreditation visit next week ABET team wants to meet CS undergrads Open discussion about your experience in CS, dept strengths and weaknesses, etc. Good feedback for the dept. Chance to get your ideas & opinions out there. Free pizza! Mon, Oct 3, 4:00-5:00 PM. RSVP to Lynne Jacobsen

4. Administrivia II Undergrad research positions available Thinking about grad school? Interested in the world of research? Just want to play with stuff beyond your classes? Positions available in reinforcement learning and bioinformatics. Get in touch with me outside of class.

5. Historical perspective... Last time: Overview of design for P1 Thinking about design and decomposition Design exercise: designing an editor with multiple view panes and rebindable keys/buttons This time: Quiz 2: generics (DELAYED!) Project 2 hand out & discussion Intro to reinforcement learning