Course Policies
The official syllabus can be found
here. What follows is a summary and some elaboration.
Grading
The course grade will be apportioned as follows:
| Homework | | 50% |
| Midterm | | 15% |
| Final exam | | 35% |
Homework
- All homeworks are due at the beginning of class via Gradescope.
- You are allowed a total of five late days per semester.
- You are allowed to work in groups of up to 3, and this is strongly encouraged. If you do work in a group, please write the names of your group members on the top of the first page of your homework.
- On all assignments each person should hand-in their own writeup. That is, collaboration should be limited to talking about the problems, so that your writeup is written entirely by you and not copied from your partner. In addition, list all members of your group.
- All homeworks solutions must be typeset (preferably with LaTeX).
Policies
Lateness and Absence
Make-ups for the midterm and the final must be arranged at least one week
in advance, barring extreme situations.
Make sure to document any health problems you might have.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to adhere to the
Department of Computer Science Academic Integrity Code. In particular, copying from the Internet or from each other is considered cheating. You are not allowed to use so-called "backtest" websites, Chegg, Course Hero, etc.
Necessary Mathematical Background
The mathematical content necessary for this course can mostly be found in the CLRS appendices and Chapter 3. More important than specific mathematical knowledge, though, is
mathematical maturity. You should know what a rigorous mathematical proof is and how to write one, including common techniques such as induction. If you are unsure as to whether or not your background is adequate, speak to the instructor as soon as possible.
Finally, feel free to contact the instructor to clarify
these policies.