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My Background

• Born and raised in Hawaii
• Graduate of Kamehameha Schools
• B.S. Mathematics from University of Washington 
• M.S. Computer Science from University of Hawaii

Senior Software Architect

• Ruby on Rails, Javascript, CSS/HTML, Python, Objective C
• Worked on projects ranging from local government to big data and finance.
• Clients include Civil Beat, UH Foundation, and the City and County of Honolulu

Active in the Community

• Organize the local Javascript user's group
• Active member of HICapacity
• Member of Code for Hawaii
• Regularly attend conferences on the mainland

Grading

Homework

• 40% of your grade
• Assigned on Tuesdays
• Due the following Friday by 5:45

Late Penalty

• 10% deduction for each weekday it is late
• Assignments more than a week late are not accepted

Midterm Exam

• 20% of your grade
• Tentatively scheduled for October 13
• Will cover up to Linear Algebra

Final Exam

• 20% of your grade
• May be comprehensive, may only cover 2nd half
• Scheduled during finals week

Quizzes

• 10% of your grade.
• Will be given out randomly before class
• Mostly in place to test that you did the reading

In-Class Participation

• 10% of your grade.
• "Inverted" classroom
• Participating in group exercises/discussions

Extra Credit

This is a Math Class

20% Time

Build Something Outside of Class

• Web application, mobile application, game, etc.
• I must approve your project
• 1% for each week you show progress (up to 10)
• 5% for finishing a MVP
• Talk to me after class or during office hours

Hackathon Participation

• 5% Extra Credit
• Node Knockout, Startup Weekend
• Participation in other hackathons need to be approved by me.

Tools of the Trade

Textbook

Discrete Math and its Applications (Rosen, 7th Edition)

Course Website

http://courses.ics.hawaii.edu/ics141f15

Chat and Discussion

• https://uhm-ics.slack.com
• hawaii.edu address is required
• Introduce yourself in #hello_world

Social Rules

Borrowed from The Recurse Center

No Feigned Surprise

• Don't be surprised when someone doesn't know something 
• "You don't know who Richard Stallman is?"
• Only serves to make people feel bad

No "Well, Actually"

• Has no bearing on the actual conversation
• Only brings attention to the person saying it

No Back-Seat Driving

• Group work is very important.
• Don't hurl advice to other groups
• Focus on what your group is doing

And the Obvious ...

• No cheating or copying
• Safe zone (no racism, sexism, etc.)
• Don't be a jerk

Why the Rules?

• We're all in it together
• "Impostor Syndrome"
• Watch the Pycon Keynote