Practical Information for CPSC 413, Winter 2005

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Lectures Lecture L03: MWF 12:00 (ICT 116)
Instructor: Mike Jacobson
Office: ICT 612
Email: jacobs@cpsc
Phone: 210-9410
Office hours: Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00 or by appointment only

Lecture L04: MWF 13:00 (ICT 116)
Instructor: Renate Scheidler
Office: MS 364
Email: rscheidl@math
Phone: 220-6628
Office hours: Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00 or by appointment only
TA labs Yuan Luo, Email: yluo@cpsc
T08 M 10:00 in ENC 129, T12 W 15:00 in SS 6.

Shantha Ramachandran, Email: sramacha@cpsc
T07 T 11:00 in MS 319, T11 M 11:00 in ENC 123.

The common lab on Thursdays at 6:00 PM will take place in ST 127 (T08 and T12) and ST 130 (T07 and T11).

Textbook Introduction to Algorithms, 2nd Edition by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein. ISBN 0-07-013151-1, McGraw-Hill, July 2001, $109.95.
The authors' own webpage containing supplemental content for the book.
There is also a webpage for the 1st Edition, including an older List of Errata for Edition 1.
Finally, there is an online learning centre containing useful material related to the text.
Quizzes The common lab on Thursdays at 6:00 PM will take place in ST 127 and ST 130.

There will be 3 quizes in total, all of which will be written in the common lab on Thursdays at 6:00 PM. The first will take place following assignment 1, the second after assignment 2, and the third after assignment 4. Precise dates will be posted on the main web page.

Grading Four components are included in the determination of the course grade.
Note: In order to pass the course, a grade of at least 40% must be obtained on the final exam.
     ComponentWeight
     Assignments 20%
     Quizzes 20%
     Midterm exam 25%
     Final exam 35%
   The conversions are:    




A100-90B+84-80 C+69-65D+54-50
A-89-85B 79-75 C 64-60D 49-45
B-74-70 C-59-55F44-00
Exam The Common Midterm Exam will take place Thursday, March 17, 18:00-20:00 PM, SB 103. Make-up midterms will not be given under any circumstances. If you are unable to attend (and have a valid, documented excuse), you will receive a no-mark and your final exam will be worth 60% of your final grade.

The final exam will take place Friday, April 22, 8:00-11:00, ICT 122. Please note that no books or calculators will be permitted, but you may bring one 8.5 x 11 sheet of notes.



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