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).
I will also hold online office hours (Monday-Thursday and Sunday, 9:00pm
to 10:00pm) where I am reachable by by AIM handle richardepattis.
Staff:
The Help Schedule
summarizes all the times and locations at which staff members are available
for help during the week.
This summary includes my office hours, and TA/Tutor hours (when they help
debug programs online or in the Computer Labs).
Online:
To broadcast questions to the instructor, staff, and all the other students in
INF-42 (or answer questions already sent to everyone), email to the
   
INF-42 Email Discussion List
(inf42-W11@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
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.
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).