Assignments and grading :
- 9 problem sets (35%) ( lowest score will be dropped)
- midterm (25%)
- final project (35%)
- participation (5%)
Problem sets are typically due Wednesdays before class (4pm) for 508 and Thursdays before class (10:30am) for 608/708 and must be submitted electronically via cTools or on paper. If submitting electornically (preferred, you can scan in hand written/drawn assignments and have them emailed to you), all code, plots, etc. must be included in a single PDF file.
Late policy: Assignments may be submitted up to 2 days after they are due (e.g. Friday at midnight if the assignment was due on Wednesday) and suffer a 10% penalty. No late assignments will be accepted past this point unless an extension was requested and granted ahead of time.
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Assignments for 508 |
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| 9/10 PS 1 |
First encounters |
| 9/17 PS 2 |
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| 9/24 PS 3 |
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| 10/1 form group |
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| 10/8 project proposal |
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| 10/15 PS 4 |
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| 10/22 PS 5 |
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| 10/29 midterm |
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| 11/5 PS 6 |
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| 11/12 mid-project report |
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| 11/19 PS 7 |
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| 11/26 PS 8 |
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| 12/3 PS 9 |
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| 12/15 final project due |
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Assignments for 708 |
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| 9/15 PS 1 |
Are you ready? |
| 9/25 PS 2 |
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| 10/2 PS 3 |
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| 10/9 project proposal |
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| 10/16 PS 4 |
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| 10/23 PS 5 |
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| 10/30 midterm |
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| 11/10 PS 6 |
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| 11/17 mid-project report |
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| 11/24 PS 7 |
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| 12/1 PS 8 |
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| 12/8 PS 9 |
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| 12/15 final project due |
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