CS290-071 Introduction to Unix
Instructor: John December · john@december.com · http://www.december.com/john/
COURSE INFORMATION

Course# 262-290-071, Winterim 2001, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, Department of Computer Science
Credits: 1

Class meetings: EMS E237; 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
Days: Tuesday, January 2, 2001; Wednesday, January 3, 2001; Thursday, January 4, 2001; Friday, January 5, 2001.

Office: EMS 742. Office Hours: immediately after class or by appointment.

COURSE MATERIALS

Material for class is at: http://www.december.com/unix/tutor/intro.html or alternatively at http://home.earthlink.net/~johndecember/

This material is on my Web site and is part of my "Unix Station" (http://www.december.com/unix/).

GRADING

The course includes graded homework, class participation, and a test; students can do well on these items by following along on the in-class lessons and turning in assignments on time.

  1. Assignment 1: Files and Email (30 points, Due Tue 2 Jan 2001, 11:59 pm CST)
  2. Assignment 2: Text Editing (30 points, Due Wed 3 Jan 2001, 11:59 pm CST)
  3. Assignment 3: Pipes and Filters (30 points, Due Thu 4 Jan 2001, 11:59 pm CST)
  4. Class participation (10 points, throughout class)
  5. Test (100 points, On Fri 5 Jan 2001, in class)
Your Total Points Your
Grade
180 to 200 A
176 to 179 A-
172 to 175 B+
160 to 171 B
156 to 159 B-
152 to 155 C+
140 to 151 C
136 to 139 C-
132 to 135 D+
120 to 131 D
116 to 119 D-
115 and below F