Turing Machine

I had my first class of the new semester today - EECS 314 (Computer Architecture). I have not been looking forward to this class, primarily because I have heard lots of negative things about the professor. Today, the third or fourth slide in his lecture was about Turing machines. The first thing the professor said was, "I have to admit, until this morning I did not know what a Turing machine is." Groan. If you're not a computer scientist, then you probably don't know what I'm talking about, but every computer scientist should know what a Turing machine is, especially a professor. I try to keep a positive outlook on classes, regardless of what I've heard from other people, to avoid self-fulfilling prophecy. Still, after one lecture, I don't have high expectations for EECS 314. My classes tomorrow should be better.