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Homework assignments: There will be 10 homework assignments. The homeworks and their due dates will be posted on the course web page. Homeworks are due on their specified date at the beginning of the class. Some assignments will contain extra-credit problems and some may have a programming component. For each assignment the undergraduate students are required to solve the problems labeled U-required, while graduate students are required to solve all the problems. For the assignments that include extra-credit problems, the undergraduate students can earn extra-credit by solving either the extra-credit or the graduate level problems. Solutions to all the problems assigned will be provided.
Please make sure that you have a CS department computer account - you will need it for the programming assignments. You can obtain a CS department account by filling out the account registration form at the CS department.
Late policy: each late homework will incur a 10% penalty for each day of delay, but no homeworks may be submitted later than 3 days after the deadline.
Academic integrity: Students are encouraged to study together, however each student must individually prepare his/her solutions. Cheating or plagiarism are not permitted and will be sanctioned according with the UNR policy on Academic Standards. You should carefully read the section on Academic Dishonesty found in the UNR Student Handbook (copies of this section are on-line). Your continued enrollment in this course implies that you have read it, and that you subscribe to the principles stated therein.
Exams: there will be one mid-term and one final exam. Both exams will be closed books, closed notes. Permission to take exams on other dates than scheduled will not be given, except for extreme medical emergencies.
Grading policy (tentative, subject to change):
| Homework: | 40% |
| Mid-term: | 25% |
| Final exam: | 30% |
| Attendance and class participation: | 5% |
Grading scheme (tentative, subject to change):
| A: | 90 and above |
| B: | 80-89 |
| C: | 65-79 |
| D: | 55-64 |
| F: | <55 |
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