CSC 102: How the Internet Works (Spring 2007)

Last Update: This is a half-semester course: it starts on Monday January 29, 2007 and ends Wednesday March 14, 2007, just before Spring Break .

Instructor:  Joseph O'Rourke
Credits:  2
Latin Honors Designation:  M (Math);  Note that 4 credits are needed to satisfy a L.H. field. [The course CSC 105 also carries 2 credits of M.]
Dates: Mon 29 Jan - Wed 14 Mar. See Syllabus for details.
Location: Seelye 212 for all classes.
Meeting Times:

There is no formal, separate Lab. Instead, the labs (approximately 20) are integrated into nearly every class.
Textbook:  Web 101: Making the 'Net Work for You , Second Edition, Wendy Lehnert. Addison-Wesley, 2003. Feel free to buy it used.  But note that the 1st edition is quite a bit more out of date than the 2nd edition. On reserve in the Science Library.
Enrollment: Limited to 30. Can exceed this slightly, there is always a bit of melt.
Enrollment Status:The course is now closed. Sorry! Course is overfull. I admitted everyone on the waiting list, and everyone who came Monday.
Assignments:  There will be five assignments, rougly one per week, comprising 60% of the course grade.
Quizzes: There will be five (untimed, self-scheduled) quizzes, one per week, comprising 40% of the course grade. They will be based largely on the reading, but not solely.
Assignments/Quizzes Schedule: Always due early Thursday morning. (But see the Syllabus for some exceptions.) This gives us time to go over the material in class during the week, and gives me time to evaluate your submissions by the following Monday.
Grading: As just detailed, the assignments count 60%, and the quizzes 40%, of the final grade. There are no other tests, papers, or projects. See also my Grading System.

• Detailed Syllabus (including Assigments, Labs, Quizzes).
• Late Policy
• Collaboration on Assignments
• O'Rourke Office Hours & Schedule
• Anonymous feedback to Joe on any subject.
• Textbook "Web 101" pages

FacePage (for students in the class)