CSC 2700 Section 01 - Class Summary

Intro (to Isaac and class)
Class policy
- Class outline/policy
  - Intro/purpose (ICPC Facts (pdf))
  - Grading policy
  - Calendar
  - web
  - mailing list (icpc-practice)
  - Office hours
  - Homework
    - go to UVA Online judge and sign up for an account
    - Send an e-mail to class@isaac.lsu.edu with your name and your UVA ID (numeric number, not username)
    - Read student code of conduct, read Faculty handbook (pdf)
    - Review class summary (which you are doing now)
Upcoming Events
- ICPC Career Fair ?
Typical Class
- Annoucements
  - Humble Bundle
  - PackT Pub books
  - Person of the day -- importance of history, context
- Lecture/discussion
- Problem Analysis
Game - most things can be considered a game (if not all). Games tend to have the following attributes:
- Goal
- Rules
- Skill enhanced with practice
Knowing the rules often enhances chances of succeeding in a game (for example: Reading the student handbook is a good way to improve your chances at succeeding at being a student).
Quote: 20 hours at the keyboard can save you 2 hours of planning
UVA Yearly submisson statistics

Annoucements
Person of the day
- Robert Metcalfe
  - Designer of ethernet
  - Founded 3com
  - wikipedia
  - Metcalfe's law - the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n²)
  - The History of Ethernet
  - Living legends: Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe
  - The birth and rise of Ethernet: A history
  - Awards:
    - IEEE Medal of Honor
    - Member of National Academy of Engineering
Ethernet stuff
Problem Categories
Number Theory
Isaac's Problem Set Guidelines - understanding how to design a problem set helps figure out how to approach solving a problem set

Competitive/Collaborative Programming Class