Midterm 1 grades released

The grades for the midterm have been released. The mean and median scores were 44 and 45 points (out of 73 points total), respectively. You may pick up your exams at your TA's office hours or the next recitation (whichever comes first).

Theory Homework Policy Clarification

From today onward, students who do not turn in the theory assignment by the beginning of their assigned recitation will get a 50% penalty if they hand it in by 3:30pm the day it is due. Beyond 3:30, the theory assignment will be graded as a zero.

FD is Back!

FrontDesk is back. You can access it by clicking "Assignments" from the portal page.

Exam

Any student with special accommodations for the exam should send me and prof. Scherlis an email confirming the arrangements as soon as possible.

LaTeX Published

A source file from our quick LaTeX intro has been published on the lectures schedule page. The PDF that it creates is also there for reference. Some of our favorite online LaTeX references are listed below.

• The 251 LaTeX wiki page. Thanks, guys!
• The Wikibook on LaTeX
• A (Not So) Short Introduction To LaTeX2e
• The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (users group)
• The TeXLive Homepage

Here are some links to various LaTeX editing programs. One of the easiest ways to edit LaTeX, though, is to create and edit the .tex source file with emacs, vim, or your favorite text editor, and compile it with pdflatex on the command line.

• kile, the KDE LaTeX IDE
• TeXworks
• TeXclipse, an Eclipse plugin for LaTeX
• TeXnicCenter, an IDE for Windows

Happy typesetting!

FD Downtime

FrontDesk will be down until at least tomorrow evening while we do technical updates. You do not need it for the midterm review or snakes theory.

Midterm Review Posted

The midterm review material has been posted to the lectures portion of the site. We will go over the review on Sunday during the Midterm Review Session (2-4 PM, WEH 7500). Please note that solutions may not be released, so you should attend the review if you are interested in confirming your answers. Good luck studying!