Instructor's name: Floyd Holliday
Instructor's email: holliday@fullerton.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/fullerton.edu/activeprofessor/
Instructor's zoom: 841 642 3131
Organization: Most classes meet for two hours. In summer classes usually meet for 3 hours In a 2-hour class meeting the first 60 minutes are for the lecture. The second 60 minutes are open lab time. I will be available during the second 60 minutes to answer your programming questions. Even when you have no questions, you may want to hear the answers for the questions asked by classmates.
Textbook: No textbook selling for money is needed in the classes I teach. In some classes we will use a free-of-charge ebook, but a book selling for money is never used.
Software development. You will need a Linux based platform to develop programs. In past semesters most students elected to program in Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL). Other less popular choices are Tuffix or a Linux distro. If you choose a distro it can be installed on the iron or in a virtual box. Both choices will work well in the classes I teach.
Express advising without an appointment is available. See the details in a separate page of this website.
Tutoring a computer science subject is a valuable resource. Tutors are available for no charge. To get started visit room 206 and ask the clerk how to schedule a tutor in the subject area you want to learn. The clerk will help you arrange a meeting with a tutor. There is one small issue, namely: the tutoring center does not always have a tutor available in the subject areas you wish to learn. Anyway, you should inquire and find out what help is available.
Job opportunities in the computer science department. Each semester the CS department hires CS majors to be lab assistants, teaching assistants, SI instructors, tutors, graders, and some others that I have forgotten. You should consider applying for employment for the next semester. The experience is a great asset for your future job searches.
Date of last update June 4, 2025.