CS 325 - Week 1 - Monday, 2021-08-23
TODAY WE WILL
* intoductions and explanations
* intro CS 325's "big idea"
* info about the syllabus
* intro to course public and Canvas sites
* an example of a clicker question
* a little start to databases, DBMSs, and applications...
* prep for next class
BSSB - Behavioral and Social Sciences Building
* often also called BSS
SQL - structured query language
* quick intros using the course roll:
* preferred name
* hometown
* major
* is this your first semester at HSU?
* using the course mode from the course schedule:
* Monday's lecture WILL be synchronous -- we meet here at this
Zoom link at the particular time of 9:00-10:20 am
* There will also be ASYNCHRONOUS material,
hopefully by Wednesday morning,
and you watch that at a time of your choice between
Wednesday and your lab on Friday
* You are divided into 2 labs on Friday --
you do a lab exercise IN PAIRS often related to SQL, but
not always...
* you will be using Oracle sqlplus (on the command line)
on nrs-projects.humboldt.edu for this course
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* because several class members kindly reminded me:
USEFUL LINKS from today's in-class Zoom Chat!
* THANK YOU to the class members who posted these in Chat! 8-)
* CS Club Discord --
* (since these notes are posted on the public course
web site, I've put the CS Club Discord link that was posted
in Chat onto the course Canvas Home page instead)
* Links to download TurningPoint app:
* Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turningTech.Responseware&hl=en_US&gl=US
* Apple:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/turningpoint/id300028504
* HSU software download site - includes TurningPoint software as
well as other software:
* https://hsu-forms.humboldt.edu/software/
* Article: "How to Enable the Linux Bash Shell in Windows 10", by Avram Piltch
* https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/use-bash-shell-windows-10