Grading Scheme

Likely to change based on class discussions during the ﬁrst week of classes.

Grade components:

Students are expected to complete and submit all assigned coursework in good faith; those who fail to do so will earn a failing grade, regardless of overall numerical score.

component	% of grade ↓
ﬁnal exam	30
homeworks	25
two midterm exams	20
two quizzes	10
newsgroup activities	10
class participation	5

Class participation:

Students are expected to contribute to learning by asking questions and making relevant comments in class and on the class newsgroup. Quality is more important than quantity. Disruptive activity contributes negatively. See policies below.

Newsgroup activities

Discussions on the class newsgroup are an important mode of learning. To encourage everyone to participate actively in these discussions, there is a portion of the grade assigned to how well, and how often, students participate on the newsgroup.

Homeworks:

Homeworks include programming and non-programming ones, often mixed. No collaboration is permitted. Everyone is encouraged to discuss the problems and solution strategies at a high level, but the ﬁnal solution and details must be individual work. If the boundary between permissible and non-permissible interactions is unclear, please ask for clariﬁcations.

Exams:

All exams are open book, open notes. You are free to bring with you any resources that you ﬁnd useful. However, no communications are permitted other than between students and me. The use of computers during exams is strongly discouraged, but brief use may be permitted provided it does not cause a disturbance, at the discretion of the proctor. You may use the Internet, but only as a library to look up material you may ﬁnd useful. Ask for clariﬁcations in case of any doubt. The exams are designed to require no equipment other than a pen and paper, along with the textbook and assigned readings.

The quizzes and midterm exams will be held during a regular class meetings, and will be approximately 45 minutes long. The ﬁnal exam follows the usual university schedule, and is thus held outside of regular class meeting times, and often at a diﬀerent location.

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