Upcoming readings.

Get started reading the novel, Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49. (Read at to page 88 by Friday’s class if possible. If not, a minimum is the first two chapters, pp. 1-30.)

First essay assignment (due end of this week)

Midterm exam: 50-minute in-class exam on Monday May 8th

Computer Revolution (1): History of the Computer (continued)

Computer Revolution (2): Rise of the Network