Hi Bob looks very much like you have not set up the environment, search these forums for the AWS scripts should be in the early lesson wikis also the scripts are also in the Build your own server forum. As noted by many build your own server has cost and performance benefits.
http://forums.fast.ai/t/making-your-own-server/174
http://forums.fast.ai/t/setup-problems-aws/116/260
http://forums.fast.ai/t/do-i-still-need-special-permission-to-create-a-p2-xlarge-instance-on-aws/988