TIME TABLE:

12337 MWF 01:00 -- 01:50 in Lecture Center A room A4 from 08/27/2007 to 12/07/2007.

LAB SESSIONS:

To be properly registered, you must enroll in one of the following lab sessions:

12333	Tuesday	2:00-3:50PM	SEL 2249F
12334	Thursday	2:00-3:50PM	SES 205&C

by Kathy Piret (Email: kathywang@math.uic.edu; Office: 1211 SEO).

PREREQUISITES:

Credit or concurrent registration in Math 180.

INSTRUCTOR:

Jan Verschelde, Office: 1210 SEO, Phone: 312 996 4609.
E-mail: jan@math.uic.edu.

OFFICE HOURS:

On Mon 2PM, Wed 11AM, Fri 10AM, I am sure to be in my office; but feel free to stop by if you have any questions. We can also make an appointment.

TEXT BOOKs:

S. Ceri, D. Mandrioli, and L. Sbattella: The Art & Craft of Computing, Addison-Wesley 1997 and R. Gupta: Making Use of Python, Wiley 2002.

MCS 260 SITE:

See http://www.math.uic.edu/~jan/mcs260.html for policies, syllabus, project descriptions, etc...

HOMEWORK:

Selected homework problems are assigned with each lecture, but it is recommended that you try all problems.

QUIZZES:

There will be a quiz at the end of every lab session. Every quiz is worth 10 points. There will be no makeup quizzes. If you miss a quiz or if your performance is bad, you can turn in the assigned homework to regain some of the points lost.

PROJECTS:

Five projects will be assigned during the semester, worth each 40 points, for a total of 200 points. The deadline for each project occurs at 1PM, before the lecture starts. Late submissions are accepted till 5PM the same day, but are penalized with 10 points off. Note that late correct projects may thus then still be worth more than incorrect but timely submitted programs.

ACADEMIC HONESTY:

No student shall claim or submit the work of another as ones own. You may discuss homework and projects with others, but must finish it and write the solution yourself without looking at others' work. Allowing someone to copy from you is also punishable.

EXAMS:

During the semester, there will be two exams worth 100 points each. There will be no makeup exams given. The final exam counts for 200 points. If an exam is missed, then greater weight will be placed on the final exam, especially on the material covered on the missing exam.

GRADING SCALE:

90 - 100% = A, 80 - 89% = B, 70 - 79% = C, 60 - 69% = D, 0 - 59% = E.
Your course grade is based on a total of 700 points: 100 from the quizzes, 200 from the projects, 200 from the exams during the semester, and 200 from the final exam.

CLASS ATTENDANCE:

Students are expected to attend all class meetings. Any changes in this syllabus or in the scheduling of exams and other assignments will be announced during class meetings. While the lectures cover the same materials in the text book, usually other examples will be presented and discussed. We will also address the topics you need to implement the projects.

SOME IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday 3 September : Labor Day.
Friday 7 September : last day to drop the class.
Friday 5 October : last day to withdraw from the class.
Thursday 22 -- Friday 23 November : Thanksgiving
Monday 10 December, 1:00PM-3:00PM : Final examination.