Advanced C Programming

Summer 2023 ECE 264 :: Purdue University

This is a past semester (Summer 2023)
David Burnett
Lectures: MTuWThF 6/12 - 8/01 via Zoom
Lectures: 8:40−9:40am (Section WNG)
Lectures: Recordings on Brightspace
Office hours: Tue 11am-12pm, Thu 4pm-5pm via Zoom
TA Office Hours are also available, see below

✉ Include “ECE 264” in the email subject. Email should be limited to matters that only your instructor should see (i.e., confidential, etc.). Use Piazza for questions about homework, course policies, or technical difficulties, unless otherwise directed.

How to get help

Piazza

Clarifications about homework and course policies should be posted to Piazza.

Instructor office hours

David Burnett is available Tue 11am-12pm, Thu 4pm-5pm via Zoom. (Changes may be announced on Piazza.)

TA help hours

TAs will be available for online help at the following times:

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
10am - 12pm10am - 12pm10am - 12pm10am - 12pm
2pm - 4pm2pm - 4pm
4pm - 6pm4pm - 6pm4pm - 6pm
7pm - 9pm7pm - 9pm7pm - 9pm

This may change as TAs' own course schedules solidify.

To join office hours:

  1. Make sure your code meets the Code Quality Standards.
    • TAs will check your code quality before helping with anything else.
    • ⚠ TAs will not help with code that does not meet the code quality standards.
  2. Create a request using the Request Form.
    • Question must be specific.
      Specific (GOOD)
      What does the ‘▒▒▒’ error from gcc mean?
      Problem: My executable runs forever.
      Help me think of test cases.
      Non-specific (BAD)
      X Help
      X HW05
      X What should I do?
    • Non-specific questions will be skipped by TAs.
    • Requests must be submitted during scheduled office hours.
  3. Keep the submission confirmation window open so that you can update your request if needed.
  4. You can view your position in line in the Waiting Room .
  5. Join the Office Hours Zoom Room. You will be placed in the waiting room.
  6. Keep working until the TA lets you join the Zoom room.
  7. If you no longer need help, please leave the waiting room and cancel your request.
    • In your submission confirmation page (see step 4 ↑), click Edit Submission.
    • Change question text to "cancel".
    • Thank you! This saves TA time to help your classmates more.