CISC 320 Algorithms and Advanced Programming

Syllabus, Spring, 2000

General Information

Course meeting time: MWF 11:15-12:05, place: 103 Gore Hall

Saunders' office hours : 2:00-3:00 Mon, 12:15-1:15 Fri.

Teaching Assistant: Su Qi
Office: 214-A Smith Hall, 831-3132, Hours: 2-4pm Wed
Email: su@cis.udel.edu

Text: Introduction to Algorithms, by Corman, Leiserson, and Rivest. A CDRom version exists.

The computer (composers) project number is 2085

Coverage and pace, tentative
Grading

"Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer." (Charles Caleb Colton)
Midterm Exam, 25%, in class, Mon, March 13.
Homework Assignments, projects, classroom performance 35%.
Final exam, 40%, Fri, May 26, 1:00-3:00pm

Grading scale:
A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D F
93-100 90-92 87-89 83-87 80-82 77-79 73-77 70-72 67-69 60-67 0-59

Midterm grade estimate: (2/3)*( curved exam score) + (1/3) (sum of 4 homeworks)*(100/130)

Homework
Assignments will be distributed throughout the semester, for the most part on a weekly basis. Homework assignments are due at the start of class on the announced due date. Late submitted assignments will be accepted but a penalty of 20% per day will apply. Also a 20% penalty applies if you miss class or arrive late on the due date. In other words, it is not acceptable to give finishing an assignment priority over class. Timeliness on assignments is important for your understanding of the material. This is not a subject that is effectively learned with periods of neglect and periods of cramming.

The course homepage will contain a record of homework and reading assignments and of lecture topics.

Policy on plagarism
Except for group projects, all homework, quizzes, and exams in this course are designed to be done individually. You may discuss problems in general, you may help each other by discussing strategies, bugs, etc. But the submission of another person's recorded work (in whole or in part, with or without modification of detail) is plagarism and will be handled in accordance with University procedures. Recorded work includes handwritten and other hardcopy forms as well as copy in electronic media. In accordance with copyright principles, it is acceptable to include work of another person in your own, if you explicitly identify the author and have permission. For the purposes of grading, of course, you would not receive credit for the content of such quotations. In the context of the course, you also have an obligation to keep your own submissions confidential. If you share your written work, you also share the responsibility for resulting plagarism.
Course entry in University Catalog.
Course webpage: http://www.cis.udel.edu/~saunders/courses/320/00s/,
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