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 ## Readings and Homework
 
-Paper discussions are a core component of this course. You are expected to
-read papers before lecture, attend lectures, and participate in discussions.
-Before every lecture presenting a paper, students are expected to read the paper
+Paper discussions are a core component of this course. You are expected to read
+papers before lecture, attend lectures, and participate in discussions.  Before
+every lecture presenting a paper, students are expected to read the paper
 closely and understand its significance, including (a) the problem addressed by
 the paper, (b) the main contributions of the paper, and (c) how the authors
 solve the problem in some technical detail.  
 
-I will also send out 2-3 questions at least 24 hours before every paper
-presentation. You should send me brief answers---no more than a few sentences
-per question---before the lecture.  These questions are meant to help you
-prepare for the discussion in class, they are not meant to be very difficult or
-time-consuming and they will not be graded very thoroughly.
+Most research papers focus on a very narrow topic and are written for a very
+specific technical audience. It also doesn't help that computer science
+researchers are generally not the clearest writers (though there are certainly
+exceptions!). These
+[notes](https://web.stanford.edu/class/ee384m/Handouts/HowtoReadPaper.pdf) by
+Srinivasan Keshav may help you get more out of reading papers.
+
+To help you prepare for the class discussions, I will also send out a few
+questions at least 24 hours before every paper presentation. **Before** the
+lecture, you should send me brief answers---a short email is fine, no more than
+a few sentences per question. These questions are for your benefit---they are
+not meant to be very difficult or time-consuming and they will not be graded in
+detail.
 
 ## Course Project
 
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  Date | Topic | Presenter 
 :----:|-------|:---------:
-9/5   | Course welcome | JH
+9/5   | Course welcome <br> Keshav. [How to Read a Paper](https://web.stanford.edu/class/ee384m/Handouts/HowtoReadPaper.pdf). | JH
       | <center> **Differential Privacy** </center> |
 9/10  | Definition and Basic Mechanisms | JH
 9/12  | What does Differential Privacy mean? | JH