Course Policies
CSE 417: Algorithsm and Computational Complexity
The University of Washington, Seattle, Winter 2013
Effective learning requires that each student be actively engaged in the subject matter and activities of the course. The course is structured to foster that engagement in several ways, including working together as a community on in-class activities, and appropriate challenges in assignments.
 
All the students in CSE 417, the teaching assistant, and the instructor form a community. As a community, we can work together to help each other learn. The first step in allowing this to happen is for each person to be present at class meetings. Regular attendance in class is strongly encouraged, and systematic absences will have a direct effect on the class-participation part of the course grade.
 
As for most three-credit courses at the University of Washington, students are expected to devote approximately 9 productive hours to the course per week. Actual demands will vary with the material and individual student. Each student is required to stay up to date with assignments, in order for the class to work as a community.
 
Papers and/or electronic turnins are due at the start of class on the due date. 10% off for up to one day late (business day, e.g., Monday for Friday due dates); additional 20% per day thereafter.
 
Except when explicitly permitted, students are expected to turn in their own individually produced solutions to homework problems. Turning in the work of another as one's own is considered as a serious form of academic misconduct. The University has strict rules and penalties that apply when evidence of such misconduct is found.
 
The following is a tentative formula for weighting the various course components for computing final grades:
  • Assignments: 50 percent
  • Midterm: 15 percent
  • Final: 25 percent
  • Class participation: 10 percent