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CS304P - Pascal Programming;CS304P: Pascal;Introductory Computer Programming;Instructor: Suzy Gallagher;Welcome to Pascal!;Programming is a fun and exciting intellectual challenge.;CS304P;is designed to give you a firm foundation in Pascal programming, and;so you will need to put some effort into it. Read this page and the;Course Syllabus carefully.;This page is only a summary of the Course Syllabus,;which contains all the details of the assignments and other requirements as well;as important policies, and the schedules of due dates, exams and other;deadlines.;YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING IN THE;SYLLABUS!;Get one without delay.;Available at Jenn's Copies, 2200 Guadalupe.;Hundreds of students take;this course;each semester, so it is highly structured. You are responsible for;all the details. Monitor this page and the;newsgroup (utexas.class.cs304p);frequently for updates.;This course may take more work than you are expecting, depending on how;well prepared you are.;In any event, this course can become extremely difficult if you get behind.;Due to the grading procedures, it is very risky to wait until near a deadline;to take a quiz or turn in a program.;A late quiz or program gets only HALF credit!;Waiting lines can become very long, hours before a deadline.;You have been warned.;Unfortunately, this Web Page is under construction this semester.;Many of the links go nowhere.;Our apologies.; Everyone attends the lecture by Suzy Gallagher every Thursday;evening from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm in Welch 2.224.;On Mondays and Wednesdays you will break out into;small group sections for discussion of;the material with a;Teaching Assistant.; You will have nine; programming assignments;that are written, debugged and graded in the;Programming Laboratory. Note that;laboratory hours are limited, and that;grading hours are even less, and;you are responsible for scheduling your work to fit within those limits.; You will take eight quizzes in the;Testing Room. Note that;Testing Room hours are limited;and you are responsible for taking your quizzes before the deadlines.; WARNING! There are often long waits for;available proctors to grade assignments and quizzes for several hours;before a deadline. You are responsible for submitting your programs and;quizzes early enough to be graded.;There are three exams which must be;taken at the prescribed times. There are NO make-up exams!;As soon as possible at the beginning of the semester, you need to go to the;Test Room to get a file opened;for you, and a unique identifier assigned as your;Student Access Key, or;SAK.;The required;textbook is Pascal by Dale & Weems. We;will cover Chapters 1 through 14.;Individual students' backgrounds vary considerably, so this;course is partially self-paced. If you feel you are well prepared,;you may click here for details. However,;you are still liable for ALL requirements in the syllabus.;You can use the;newsgroup (utexas.class.cs304p);to communicate with the other students in the class.;For example, you could form study groups.;Many students also use it to gripe about this course.;Thoughtful articles of general interest may elicit a reply from the staff.;(Updated 3/18/96 phm);