1. Today’s Agenda Quick Quiz(zes) Your TA Course/Section Administration –Resources for Students –Homework and Grading Questions? (HW 0?) Syntax vs. Semantic Errors Introduction to Memory/Computer Architecture

2. Your TA Hannah C. Tang (it’s a palindrome!) Email: hctang@cs.washington.edu –Don’t try hctang@u.washington.edu ! Office Hours: –MGH 450 –10:30-11:20 Th, and by appointment –But you can visit any TA’s office hours! Section page: –http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/hctang/142/

3. Course/Section Administration Electronic Resources: –uwash.class.cse142.bboard discussion list –cse142-ta@cs.washington.edu –cse142-section-ac@cs.washington.edu –The course and section webpages Introductory Programming Lab (IPL) –MGH 334 –Staffed by 142 consultants who can answer quick programming-related questions –Check online for consultant schedule http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ courses/cse142/01sp/schedules/ 142_lab_sched.html

4. Course/Section Administration (cont). Electronic AND paper submission –I won’t grade HW without the paper receipt! Grading policies: –Turn-in box (1st floor Sieg) –No late assignments accepted –“1 week” policy for grade corrections Style –Your TA is a style-nazi –http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ hctang/142/questions_tips/style.txt (temporary)

5. Syntax vs Semantic Errors Syntax errors are errors which have the wrong format. They are a breach of a some fundamental rule. –Grammatical example: “I ain’t eat” Semantic errors are errors in meaning. They do not break a rule, but rather don’t make sense in its context. –Grammatical example: “Colorless green ideas sleep furiously”