Read:
Chapter 1, and
Making the Grade by Kurt Wiesenfeld
Assignment:

1. Obtain an email account (If you are not aware of any free email accounts, ask your friends for reccomendations or look here. Note that I am not endorsing any particular product or service, this just came up when I typed "free email" into a search engine.

2. Send Dr. Fourney an e-mail, from your prefered email address , stating that you have read the above article and asking him to add your email address to the class email list. This is the address that you will be required to check everyday in order to remain current on class events.