Grading

Grades will be based on the following metrics:

Assignments

Theory is learned by doing. You will be given one assignment each week at the end of the lecture on Wednesday in the week. It will be due, in hard-copy, before the start of the lecture on the subsequent Wednesday. Assignments will be done in pairs and you be will assigned a partner randomly with each assignment. If there is an odd number of students in the class one of the random teams will have three members. The task of writing the solution must be divided equally among the partners and the solution turned in as one submission. The assignments will contribute 50% to your final grade.

Tests

There will be two mid-term tests and one final test. The combined contribution of the three tests to the grade will be about 50%.

Collaboration

Since the assignments will be done in pairs you will certainly collaborate with your partner(s). However, you are strongly encouraged to first think about all the problems yourself before discussing with your partners. You must make sure that you understand the solution to all the problems, including those that your partner writes.