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 65%
Final exam 35%

Homework

  • All homeworks are due at the beginning of class via Gradescope.
  • You are allowed a total of 120 late hours (equivalent to 5 late days) throughout the 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 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.