Welcome!

This is the website for the Fall 2023 offering of CS149 (Intro to Programming Fundamentals) at James Madison University. Specifically, this is the website for sections 12 and 13 taught by Dr. Simmons.

Announcements:

In person TA support TAs are available in King ISAT/CS room 248 for in-person support at the following times: Sunday 3 pm - 9 pm Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 5 pm - 9 pm Wednesday 6 pm - 9 pm TA Hours 9 pm to 11 pm via Microsoft Teams(See Canvas for links). TAs are available for virtual online support from 9 pm to 11 pm Sunday through Thursday.

Section 12 meets TR 9:35am - 10:50am. Section 13 meets TR 11:10am - 12:25PM, starting Thursday August 24th. Please visit the calendar for the week-to-week assignments.

My Office Location is King 221

Office hours (KING  221):  Tues 12:45-2:45pm
Thu  12:45-2:45pm

You can drop by anytime during office hours. You may schedule an appointment outside of office hours by contacting me through my JMU email. Please include in the subject line CS149

Please use the tabs above to navigate the website. Important announcements will be posted on this front page. Please check this website (especially the front page and calendar) regularly for updates. 

Piazza

This semester, we will be using Piazza for class discussions. If you have a question that may be of general interest to your fellow students, please post it on Piazza rather than emailing me directly. This allows others to answer your question or benefit from my answer. I will check the Piazza forum regularly and respond as quickly as I can. To access Piazza, log into Canvas Section and click the "Piazza" link in the navigation bar on the left. 

Class grades will be accessible via Canvas, and online quizzes will be administered using Canvas as well.