Course Policies
Class Requirements & Grading:
- Exams and quizzes: 50%
- Homework and participation: 20%
- Research Paper: 30%
Homework:
Homework assignments will be made via the web site at
Assignments.
All homework will have a due date and the work is expected to be done on
time in order to facilitate classroom discussions.
Class Participation:
All students, but particularly graduate students, should actively participate
in the educational process. Indications that you are doing so, by actively
contributing to classroom discussions, doing homework assignments,
reading in advance and otherwise taking an active role, improves the course
for all concerned. While some students are naturally more introverted,
everyone will have the opportunity to contribute in their own way, and such
contributions will have some weight in the final grade. For example, you
might contribute by investigating a topic through journal articles and
providing a report to the class. Or you might prepare a report on a problem or
algorithm that you find interesting.