Welcome to CS152! The course syllabus contains detailed information on all aspects of the course.
Coursework is here.
The instructors for CS152 in Winter 2015 are Adam Shaw, for Sections 1 and 2, and Matthew Wachs, for Section 3.
Course content will appear both at this site and on piazza. As such you will need to register for a piazza account. You should have received an invitation, with registration instructions, to the piazza course site at your uchicago.edu email address. Please let us know as soon as possible if you have not received an invitation.
Lectures
Section 1, taught by Adam Shaw, meets MWF, 9:30–10:20 in Harper 140.
Section 2, taught by Adam Shaw, meets MWF, 11:30–12:20 in Ryerson 251.
Section 3, taught by Matthew Wachs, meets MWF, 1:30–2:20 in Ryerson 251.
Labs
The lab exercises are linked to from the index to coursework.
Attendance at lab sessions is mandatory. They are held in the CSIL (Computer Science Instructional Laboratory) on the first floor of the John Crerar Library. Labs are held at eight different times; you must register for one of them, and attend that one each week.
The lab meeting times are as follows:
- Tuesday 12:00–1:20 (CSIL 1, CSIL 2)
- Tuesday 1:30–2:50 (CSIL 1)
- Tuesday 3:00–4:20 (CSIL 1)
- Tuesday 4:30–5:50 (CSIL 1, CSIL 2)
- Wednesday 2:30–3:50 (CSIL 1, CSIL 2)
- Wednesday 4:00–5:20 (CSIL 1, CSIL 2)
- Wednesday 5:30–6:50 (CSIL 1, CSIL 2)
Homework and Projects
The homework exercises and project descriptions are linked to from the index to coursework (coming soon).
Office Hours
Adam Shaw, Ryerson 157: Mondays 10:30–11:30, Thursdays 2:00–3:00, Fridays 1:30–2:30
Matthew Wachs, Ryerson 175-A: Thursdays 3:00–4:00, Fridays 2:30–4:30
Links
Introduction to the Mac OS X Command Line [website]
Version Control with Subversion by Pilato, Collins-Sussman and Fitzpatrick (full text online) [website]
Piazza (Q&A, announcements, course materials) [website]
Academic Honesty
College-wide honesty guidelines are here.
The following rules of thumb summarize honesty as it pertains to CS152:
- Never copy work from any other source and submit it as your own.
- Never allow your work to be copied.
- Never submit work identical to another student's.
- Document all collaboration.
- Cite your sources.