Fact Sheet

Introducing Modern Computational Tools
ICS-6: Lecture A/Lab 1
Spring 2011


Instructor Information

Instructor Richard Pattis
Email: Instructor
pattis@ics.uci.edu
            Class
ics6-S11@classes.uci.edu
AIM Handle richardepattis

Office Location    

DBH 4062 (Bren Hall)
Office Phone (949) 824-2704
Office Hours Mon 12:00pm -     1:00pm       and       3:00pm -     4:00pm
Wed   3:00pm -     4:00pm
Fri 12:00pm -     1:00pm       and       3:00pm -     4:00pm
 
TA   Ish Rishabh
  irishabh@uci.edu




Ish Rishabh
TA

Course Help

Instructor: Please feel free to drop by any time during my office hours, without an appointment (these are open office hours). If you cannot make any of these times and want to schedule an appointment at some other time, call or e-mail me to arrange one (or, if the question is small, just send me e-mail asking it). I answer e-mail periodically throughout the day (from about 8:30am to 10:00pm).

Online: To broadcast questions to the instructor and all the other students in ICS-6 (or answer questions already sent to everyone), email to the

    ICS-6 Email Discussion List (ics6-S11@classes.uci.edu)
All students in the course will automatically receive emails sent to this address. I will respond to these emails; my staff and all the students in the course are also welcome to answer these questions, comment on any answers, or generally expand the discussion further. This forum is appropriate for questions relevant to ALL the students in course; directly email your instructor for questions of a more individual nature. All messages (questions, answers, discussion) sent via this discussion list will be archived on the ICS-6 Email Discussion Archive web page.

In past semesters, this email mechanism has seen a tremendous amount of traffic: course material has been clarified, questions have been asked and answered, and many interesting discussions have ensued. But the efficacy of email discussion depends on your participation. Also remember to read the Announcements link daily, on the course web; I tend to post long-lived information here, rather than via email.


Lecture/Section Meeting Places and Times

Meeting Classroom Days Start Stop
Lecture A DBH 1300 MWF 2:00 pm 2:50 pm
Lab 1 ICS 183 TuTh 2:00 pm 3:50 pm

It is well known (but underappreciated) fact that consistent attendence of lectures/lab is strongly correlated with good course performance; therefore, I expect all my students to attend classes regularly. Plan on arriving punctually -I make important announcements at the start of each class- paying attention, and treating your classmates with respect.

If you do miss a class, your first point of contact should be other students who attended the class (or the TA for your section, but not me) to determine what you missed and how you can catch up (see the course Web too).


Bottom Line

As a lecturer at UCI, my primary responsiblity is teaching; my primary activities are preparing course materials, teaching in class, interacting with students (in class, lab, and during office hours) and grading. I plan to attend all lectures and labs -you should too.

FF