Mcs 275 Spring 2012 General Information
- Lecturer: Roy Lowman,
office: SEO626, phone: 314-3735, email: rmlowman@math.uic.edu
- Office Hours: MW right after class
at 1:50PM outside room 312LH then 2:30-3:30PM in 626SEO
- Teaching Assistant:
Genady Yoffee
- Textbook:
- recommended: Making Use of Python, Rashi Gupta
- Most resources can be found on the web or will be given in
class.
- Projects, Exams and Quizzes:
- There will be two midterm exams during the semester plus a
2-hour final exam. The midterm exams may be given in discussion to
allow for more time. Quizzes will be given in each discussion except in
an exam week. A quiz can include anything that can count toward your
discussion grade. This includes problems based on lectures, required
reading in textbooks, lab participation and attendance, problems
assigned by your TA, problems worked in class or assigned as take home
problems. The quizzes are worth 15%, the midterm exams are worth 15%
each,
and the final exam is worth 30%.
- There will be 5 projects assigned worth 20% (combined score).
However, you must submit all assigned projects to receive a grade of C
or higher. Garbage Policy: If you turn in garbage on time then it is
garbage. It is better to turn in a good project late than turn in an unfinished project on time. It is best to turn in good projects on time.
- This adds to 95%. The remaining 5% will be used for
class attendance and participation, short/simple, important
assignments that will be given throughout the course. The
questions for the exams will focus on topics discussed in the text
and
in class plus problems that must be dealt with in the class projects.
- You must pass the final to pass the course.
- Withdrawals: You cannot
withdraw from the course
after the end of the second week using the usual drops and adds. Check
your college's policy for the possibility of other options.