Homework Assignments:
There will be about 6 bi-weekly homework assignments of equal weight.
Homeworks will consist of written problems. Homeworks will be posted on the homework page. For the class grade, the total homework score will be curved such that a score of 90%, or possibly even lower, will be curved to 100%.
You are engouraged to discuss rough ideas and thoughts about a homework assignment with your other classmates. However you have to write up your solution on your own. You are not allowed to read, copy, or rewrite the solutions written by others (in this or previous terms). See the section on Academic Integrity. Homeworks are to be submitted on paper in class. If you cannot attend the class you are welcome to submit your homework by email to the instructor, by sliding it under the instructor's office door, or by any other means you can think of to get the homework on time to the instructor.
Graduate students enrolled in CMPS 6120 will have an additional homework problem on each homework. Undergraduate students are encouraged to solve the graduate homework problems for extra credit on the particular homework.
Homework grades will be made available on Blackboard.
There are no late days of any type for homework assignments or projects. Late
homework will not be graded for credit. In extra-ordinary cases (a
two-day cold does not count since you have two weeks to complete the
assignment), contact the instructor prior to the due date to get a
homework extension.
Undergraduate CS 3130:
The weighted average will determine your letter grade roughly as follows:
A >= 90%; B >= 80%; C >= 70%; D >= 60%; F < 60%
+/- grades will be given for borderline cases.
During the lectures we will use slides as well as the
board. The instructor will take pictures of the board during the lectures. Those pictures
as well as the slides will be available on the webpage, such that you can
see what has been covered if you happen to have missed a class.
There is however no guarantee that the pictures will be complete.
If you are stuck on a problem and unable to get to the instructor for help,
then we suggest you try and use hints from a
publicly available source such as a textbook or journal article. The
source should be cited and you have to write the solution in your own words. It should
be apparent to us that you understand the solution for full credit. You are required to adhere to the Code of Academic Conduct.
Every cheating will be reported to the Associate Dean of Newcomb-Tulane College.
If two people are caught sharing solutions then both the copier
and copiee will be held equally responsible. Cheating on an exam will
result in failing the course.
Late Policy:
Without prior arrangements, missing an exam, homework assignments, or project results in
a grade of zero. In order to take a make-up exam, contact the instructor
prior to the exam if you have to miss it
for some valid reason; documentation may be required. Notification after
the exam will result in a score of zero.
Grading:
Grading will be based on the following
weighted scale:
Graduate CS 6130:
Handouts, Slides, and
Pictures:
The class web page will have links to
all class handouts as they become available. Blackboard:
Assignment grades will be available on Blackboard.
Academic Integrity:
You are engouraged to discuss rough ideas and thoughts about a homework assignment with
your other classmates, but you have to write up your solution on your
own. You are not allowed to read, copy, or rewrite the solutions
written by others (in this or previous terms).
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