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1 Style Guides
All code, documentation, and papers must conform to the course style guides:
In addition, avoid the use of the space character in file and
directory/folder names because the space character is commonly used
as a delimiter.
2 Course WWW Pages
This course has a fairly extensive set of WWW pages associated with it.
For help using these pages, you might want to look at:
The code examples used in class are also available on the WWW
and can be downloaded from the page in which they are used. You can
also:
3 Connecting to JMU from Off Campus
Some of the books used in this course are available online through the
JMU Library. (They are available free to members of the JMU community.)
If you have trouble accessing these books from off campus,
you might want to look at:
Some departmental resources (e.g., Autolab) must also be accessed
from off-campus as if you are on campus. For help, you might want
to look at:
4 Course Content
Obviously, a great deal has been written about the topics covered
in this class. If you're looking for more information
you might want to look at the following:
5 The Oxford English Dictionary
Of course, you need to understand the things you read.
The OED is a tremendous resource in this regard.
It is available on-line at