Homework Assignments:

• Homework 1 (Due 09/16/1997)
• Homework 2 (Due 09/23/1997)
• Homework 3 (Due 10/07/1997)
• Homework 4 (Due 10/14/1997)
• Homework 5 (Due 11/04/1997)
• Homework 6 (Due 11/25/1997)
• Homework 7 (Due 12/09/1997)

Policies

• Homework assignments constitute the heart of this course. It is only by doing the homework that you really learn the material. There will be approximately 9-10 homework assignments handed out throughout the semester. Homework Assignments will be worth 40% of the final grade.
• Homework assignments are designed to help you understand the materials covered in lectures, in sections, and in assigned readings. Most of the problems in the homework assignments will be hands-on exercises on the computer.
• Homework assignments will be fairly long, each taking an average of 3 to 4 hours to complete, although the time required will vary quite a bit from student to student and assignment to assignment. Always allow more time than you think you will need!
• Discussion sections are your chance to get help and hints on the homework assignments. They also offer an opportunity to ask questions in a smaller, more intimate setting than a huge lecture hall.
• Homework assignments will be handed out at the end of class meetings. Extra copies will be left in one of the handouts box, labeled ``CS-101(B1) / Handouts'', in the hall outside of MCS 137.
• Homework assignments are to be handed in using the slotted homework box, labeled ``CS-101(B) / Homework Inbox'', in the hall outside of MCS 137 by 5:00 pm on the day they are due. Even if late, do not hand in your homework in the class or during office hours. Do not hand in your homework by slipping them under the office door of the instructor or the TF.
• There will be a hefty penalty of 25% for a homework handed in one class late, and of 50% for a homework handed in two classes (i.e. one week) late. No homework will be accepted if late for more than one week. There will be no exceptions to this policy, other than for religious holidays and certified medical excuses. In such cases, extensions will be granted only if (and until) the homework solutions are posted (about 1 week after the original due date).
• Homework assignments will be graded and returned to you. Grades will not be changed, except in the case of a calculation or grading error.

Created on: 1995.01.12
Updated on: 1997.09.02
Maintainer: Azer Bestavros
            best@cs.bu.edu