Important Announcements (most recent first)

* The class is over! Thanks for a great class. Get some rest!

* Grade distributions are on the grades page

* The FINAL EXAM is Tuesday, May 8 at 7pm

* The Final Exam Review Sheet (PDF) is now online

* Optional final review sessions on Thurs. and Mon.

* This syllabus last changed on Friday, May 18

 Essentials

Lectures: 217 Noyes Lab: 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. Mon./Wed.

Sections begin during week two.
Section AD2: 1-1:50 p.m. Thurs.: G27 FLB
Section AD3: 2-2:50 p.m. Thurs.: G27 FLB
Section AD4: 9-9:50 a.m. Fri.: G27 FLB
Section AD5: 10-10:50 a.m. Fri.: G27 FLB

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 Image Credits

From top: (1) Sonic the Hedgehog, from the game of the same name first released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis. Sonic the Hedgehog is a trademark of Sega Corporation. (2) The statue "The Spirit of Communications," by sculptor Evelyn Beatrice Longman (originally named "The Genius of Electricity"). From: Boettinger, H. M. (1977). The Telephone Book: Bell, Watson, Vail and American Life. Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Riverwood Publishers. Image reproduced by The Bell System Memorial. (3) A portion of the ARPANET as planned c. 1980, from ARPANET Completion Report: Heart, F., McKenzie, A., McQuillian, J., and Walden, D., (January 4, 1978). Bolt, Beranek and Newman: Burlington, MA.