Thurs, 3 Oct 2019, 22:06 a few things...

My students,

One of the students in our class dropped by my office last night, 
telling me that you had a heavy EE302 exam earlier tonight.  I hope 
you did your best, and then took the rest of the night off to relax 
a little before getting on with the next challenge.

I will also tell you, which I also believe is true about the first exam 
not just in EE302 but in EE306 as well.  ...that if you do not do as well as
you expected, it is not the end of the world, it is only the first exam, and
there is plenty of opportunity to learn from the experience and do better the
rest of the semester.

So, good luck with the rest of EE302.

As to EE306, a couple of things:

1. The first programming lab, as you know I have changed the deadline
to midnight Wednesday night.  I hope that will give all of you enough time
to finish it by the deadline.  A lot of the techniques I used in the program
we wrote in class today and the one we will write in class on Monday should
help you.  All my TAs have also volunteered to provide additional office
hours next weekend and also next Tuesday.  Good luck getting it done.

2. The first exam, as you know, is October 16.  We have posted the first
exam and its solution that I gave in each of the past several years I taught 
EE306.  They should give you good examples to study.  I recommend you first 
try your best to work the exam problems, and after that, look at the answers.
Most of all, please remember that it is not about memorizing these problems
and their solutions -- the problems on the exam this year will not be the
same.  What I want you to do is understand what we have done in class.
If you do, you will have the tools to handle the new problems you will see
on the exam this semester.  It is also a good idea to discuss the problems
in your study group.  What was the point of each problem?  What was I
testing?

The third problem set, which is due on Monday, Oct 14 should also provide
more problems to challenge your understanding.

Finally, we will have a review session Monday evening, October 14, at 7pm,
where you will be able to ask any questions you have about anything we
have
discussed in class so far this semester.  Attendance is completely optional.
You can arrive when you want, and you can leave when you want.  The objective
will be to answer all your questions.  The particularly good news is that 
you will be able to hear each other's questions and the answers.  Chirag has
offered to answer your questions during the review session.

Enjoy the weekend.  See you in class on Monday.


Yale Patt