====== Week 1 ======

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  * Introductions
  * Course overview (syllabus)

===== Lecture Notes =====

  * Lecture notes: {{ :courses:cs377-201951:cs377-lect01.pdf |PDF}}
  * A familiar problem: findMax


===== Assignments =====

  * First programming assignment: 
    * implement 3 versions of findMax in C
    * use the Vim editor to type in your program (see sidebar for Vim resources)
    * {{:courses:cs377-201951:assign-1.pdf|PDF}}
    * be sure to consult and follow the Style Guide {{ :courses:cs377-201951:cs377-prog-assign-guide.pdf |PDF}}
    * due: next Wed, Jan 30

  * Read for next class: 
    * [[http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1095421|Software and the Concurrency Revolution]] (ACM Queue, 3(7), Sep. 2005)
    * written summary due next class: Mon
      * just one page, single-sided (don't go crazy)
      * pick a few things that got your attention and are worth discussing  :-)
    * we will discuss this article in class

  * Ben-Ari Text:
    * Chapters 1 and 2 for next week