Schedule
Grading
Your final grade for the course will be based on the following components:
- 2% Class Participation
- 8% Quizzes
- 25% Programming Assignments: PA1 weighs 4%, PA2 to PA4 weigh 7% each
- 20% Midterm 1
- 20% Midterm 2
- 25% Final exam
You can miss up to two classes without penalty (lowest two participation scores) will be dropped.
Out of 7 quizzes, the lowest score will be dropped and the second lowest quiz score will be dropped if more than 65% of the class fills out the CAPEs
Grading will be based on the standard scale. To pass you must additionally score at least 50% in the programming assignments and appear for the final.
Course Policies
Academic Integrity
Each student is responsible for knowing and abiding by UCSD's policies on Integrity of Scholarship and the Jacobs School Student Honor Code. Any student violating UCSD's Academic Dishonesty or UCSD's Student Conduct policies will earn an 'F' in the course and will be reported to their college Dean for administrative processing. Committing acts that violate Student Conduct policies that result in course disruption are cause for suspension or dismissal from UCSD.
Collaboration
Students are encouraged to talk to each other, to the course staff, or to anyone else about any of the assignments. Assistance must be limited to discussion of the problem and sketching general approaches to a solution. Each student must write out his or her own solutions to written component of homeworks, programming assignments may be completed with a partner. Read the next section for more details on programming assignments .
Programming Assignments
- All written homeworks must be done individually, programming assignments may be done in pairs. If you are working with a partner, indicate your name and your partners name at the top of every file that you are submitting.
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You can choose your partner from any of the three sections of the class, but you cannot change partners during the course. If the partnership does not work out, you will need to complete the assignments individually but can still share the hardware.
- Assignment writeups will be released via TED
- For the programming assignments, please follow the style guidelines
- You must turn in your assignment individually (even if you have worked in pair) before the due date following the instructions in the assignment writeup
- No extensions will be given on assignments except in very rare cases involving severe medical illness or other unavoidable emergencies
- Code that does not compile will receive ZERO points. Make sure your code compiles before turning it in.
- You can submit a regrade request by filling the regrade request form (Check Piazza for the link to the form and detailed instructions.
No regrade requests will be accepted past the due date.
Late Policy
Assignments will NOT
be accepted after the due date: no exceptions! Makeup exams may be granted due to real medical emergencies. Please approach the instructor only if you are able to obtain a physician's note that is appropriately dated and has the contact of your doctor.
OSD Accommodations
UCSD provides accommodations to students with disabilities and special needs. If you are a OSD student, please contact me at the earliest to make necessary arrangements for exams.
Last updated: Tue Sep 15 11:40:40 2015
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