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Office Hours¶

M/W/F 12:30–1:30 and Tu/Th 1:00–2:00 in King Hall 208 or join my Zoom waiting room.
Please fill out this form when you arrive so that I know what order to meet with everyone.

In-person and online help is available Sunday through Thursday. See the TA Hours page.
For best results, don't wait until the last minute! The TAs are busy when homework is due.

When you have questions about the homework or any course topic, please ask on Piazza.
All CS 159 professors, TAs, and students will be able to see and answer your questions!

CodeLab is an interactive programming exercise system.
- Register for a account using your dukes email address.
- After logging in, add our course using the access code: TCAB-32247-VSKB-63
- The license agreement suggests you might need to pay, but the course is free.
CodingBat is a free site of live problems to build skill in Java and/or Python programming.
- The site was created by Nick Parlante, who is Computer Science lecturer at Stanford.
- If you create an account, CodingBat will automatically save your submissions online.
Dr. Bernstein has detailed lecture slides and self-guided labs on his CS 159 website.
- Many labs are labeled "Extra Help" and include answers to check your understanding.