The following is a high-level overview of the things covered in discussion 
on September 29, 2008.<br>

<p><b>Administration -</b> Name, email, office hours, etc.</p>
<p><b>General Advice for the class -</b></p>
<p><b>Homework -</b> On class webpage (including data file), when it's due, how to hand it
in, a few words on the last problem.</p>
<p><b>Background Material -</b> sets, strings, languages, how to interpret 
complex descriptions of languages.</p>
<p><b>Chapter 1 Example Problems -</b> constructing DFAs to recognize languages.</p>