Course Evaluation

Course material will build on itself, and make use of material learned in previous courses such as data structures, proofs, etc.

Assignments

• Three assignments, each worth $3 \frac{1}{3} \%$ of final grade
• Deadlines are not flexible - set in stone
  • 24 hours late: -10%
  • More than 24 hours late: -100% (zero marks)
• Individual
• Assignments are always posted two weeks ahead of deadline
• Maximum of three questions per assignment
• Purpose is to provide insight into marking of algorithms questions
• At least one assignment will be fully marked before first exam

Exams

Note: the professor uses the term "exam" instead of "midterm"

• Two exams (October & November), each worth 20% of final grade
• On Brightspace, during office hours (Thursday lecture time)
• Open book
• Same difficulty as closed-book version

Final Exam

• Final exam, worth 50% of final grade
• Note: there is a 99.9% chance of the final exam taking place online. Official course outline is covering “all bases.”