Class 1: Tuesday, September 2nd

• Course Description
• This Course Requires Work
• Textbook
• Unix Account
• Course Work
• Software Needed for the Course
• Laptops
• Phones
• Attendance
• Recorded Class Meetings
• Course Documents
• Grading Policy
• Exams and Your Grade
• Late Work
• Email Notification
• Gradescope
• If You Fall Behind See Me
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Accommodations for Disabilities
• Classroom Behavior
• Academic Integrity
• Reputation
• Academic Honesty
• Honesty Expected In This Class
• What Happens If You Are Caught Cheating?
• Use of Artificial Intelligence Programs
• Class Discussion Area
• Class Assistant
• Making the Class Interesting
• Taking Notes
• The Most Important Thing to Learn in This Class
• Learn to Read Carefully
• Who Am I
• Do You Have Enough Time to Do the Work for This Course?
• Your Mental Health
• Getting Enough Sleep
• Office Hours
• Academic Support Programs
• Other UMB Services
• Contacting Me
• First Class Exercise
• First Homework Assignment

Class 2: Thursday, September 4th

• Opening Remarks
• Connecting to the Linux Machine from Home
• Operating Systems
• Components of the Operating System
• Unix
• Different Unix Releases
• GNU and the Free Software Foundation
• Linus Torvalds
• Linux Distributions
• Why is Linux So Popular?
• Ubuntu
• Shells
• Unix Commands
• Today's Class Exercise