1. COMP322/S2000/L11 Introduction Who am I? l Dr. Helen SHEN l Office: Room 3557 (lift no. 25,26) l E-mail address: helens@cs.ust.hk l WWW: http://www.cs.ust.hk/~helens/COMP322 l Office hours:just drop by or make appointments by email

2. COMP322/S2000/L12 Introduction (Cont’d) Reference books Robert J. Schilling, Fundamentals of Robotics - Analysis & Control, Prentice Hall, 1990. (TJ211.S38) on library reserve John J. Craig, Introduction to Robotics - Machanics & Control, Addison-Wesley, 1988. (TJ211.C67) K.S.Fu, Rafael C. Gonzalez and C.S.G. Lee, Robotics: Control, Sensing, Vision & Intelligence, McGraw-Hill, 1987. (TJ211.F82)

3. COMP322/S2000/L13 Introduction (Cont’d) Philosophy: LecturesLectures provide a first pass at course material, preliminary understanding and knowledge ReadingsReadings extend and re-inforce lecture material LabsLabs provide training in course material. You learn by doing

4. COMP322/S2000/L14 Introduction (Cont’d) Philosophy (cont’d): ExaminationsExaminations test your knowledge of the covered material (and give you your grade)

5. COMP322/S2000/L15 Introduction (Cont’d) Evaluation: 5 Labs40% 1 Midterm examination20% (or 0%) 1 Final examination40% (or 60%)

6. COMP322/S2000/L16 Introduction (Cont’d) Evaluation (Cont’d): IF weighted average of (M+F) >= 50% THEN final grade = MAX{ (L+M+F), (L+F*) } where F* has a weight of 60% ELSE final grade = L + M + F

7. COMP322/S2000/L17 Introduction (Cont’d) Academic Dishonesty and Ethics We expect our students, as members of the university community, to follow a code of honor and ethics in ALL their activities There are three general categories of academic offences: Cheating Stealing Pirating

8. COMP322/S2000/L18 Introduction (Cont’d) Academic Dishonesty and Ethics (Cont’d) Cheating on examinations, or labs is a serious violation of our code of honor. It jeopardizes the integrity and reputation of our academic programs.

9. COMP322/S2000/L19 Introduction (Cont’d) Academic Dishonesty and Ethics (Cont’d) Cheating during examinations includes the use of unauthorized aids and communication with others. Penalty: The University authority will investigate the case and assign a penalty accordingly. Dismissal is a possibility.

10. COMP322/S2000/L110 Introduction (Cont’d) Academic Dishonesty and Ethics (Cont’d) Cheating on labs includes copying another student’s solution and submitting it as your own(plagiarism), or allowing another student to copy your solution Penalty: zero grade will be given to either the whole lab or the question alone.

11. COMP322/S2000/L111 Introduction (Cont’d) Academic Dishonesty and Ethics (Cont’d) Cheating on Labs (Cont’d) Getting help It is permissible and desirable to discuss methods to solutions with classmates, demonstrators, TAs and instructors. However, the solution that you submit should be worked through by yourself and written in your own words.

12. COMP322/S2000/L112 Introduction (Cont’d) Courtesy Switch ALL pagers and cellular phones during class If you have to be late, please enter QUIETLY