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\item[Important Notes] \strut
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  \item There is 5\% Credit loss (in your {\em total course grade})
    for coming in late (more than 5 minutes) or leaving early.
  \item There is 100\% credit loss for not returning the book.
  \item Please send E-mail greetings to {\tt dommelen} ASAP so that I
    have your address.
  \item Correct, efficient, clear programs are 60\% of the credit for
    each activity.  Neatness of the programs is another 20\%. Critical
    thinking questions are another 10\%.  Definition of the vocabulary
    is the final 10\%. For the final project, total credit is 200\%
    split into 150\% program, 30\% C++ reading questions, 10\%
    vocabulary, and 10\% general computer competencies such as mailing
    the correct file and similar.
  \item The recorder {\em MUST} do all typing.
  \item Programs must be send by ftp to the {\em captain's} account,
    and from there E-mailed to {\tt dommelen} using, for example, from
    the Unix command line, \verb^mailx^ \verb^-s^ \verb^"Group^
    \verb^1^ \verb^hello.cpp"^ \verb^dommelen^ \verb^<^
    \verb^hello.cpp^. Do not enter into mail before doing this.
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\item[Important Facts] \strut
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  \item The code for the door of CEB 230 is \makebox[1in]{\hrulefill}.
  \item The username on the P.C.s is {\tt metools}.  The password
    is \makebox[1in]{\hrulefill}.
  \item When creating a project, you need to select a ``QuickWin''
    application and disable the ``Microsoft Foundation Classes''.
  \item Check the course Web page: \\
    \verb^http://www.eng.fsu.edu/~dommelen/courses/cpp/contents.html^
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