Startup


Type Issue
UTCS Set up your UTCS account and confirm that you have access to git and turnin, and:
CS327e: python, pydoc, and mysql
CS371p: g++, cppunit, doxygen, and valgrind.
Blackboard Set up your Blackboard account and confirm that you can see your grades.
Piazza Set up your Piazza account and confirm that you can see the discussion forums.
GitHub Create a student GitHub account, which will give you five free private repositories.
They have a daily quota, which gets used up quickly at the beginning of the term, so just try again the next morning.
It usually takes two or three days to get the account.
Git Learn about Git.
Sphere Set up your Sphere account and confirm that you can access the Collatz problem.
Weekly Blogs If you're interested in the extra credit for the weekly blog, set up a blog account somewhere.
Post to it once a week by Sun night.
Post the URL of the blog entry to the discussion forum in Piazza.
Paper Blogs If you're interested in the extra credit for the paper blog, set up a blog account somewhere.
Find a paper that is relevant to the course, and e-mail me for approval.
Post the URL of the blog entry to the discussion forum in Piazza.
Textbooks Get a copy of all the textbooks.
Twitter If you're using Twitter, please post your ID on the discussion forum in Piazza.
Mine is gpdowning.