Course Logistics

• Lectures: Wednesdays, Fridays, 10:00am -- 11:20am, ECE 045.
• Instructor: Sewoong Oh
• TA: Mars Gao

About the Course, Prerequisites, and Grading

Prerequisites: Students entering the class should be comfortable with programming and should have a pre-existing working knowledge of linear algebra (MATH 308), vector calculus (MATH 126), probability and statistics (CSE 312/STAT390), and algorithms. For a brief refresher, we recommend that you consult the linear algebra and statistics/probability reference materials on the Textbooks page.

Grading: Your grade will be based on homeworks (50%) and team project (50%)

Where to get help

• EdStem discussion board:
  • Public/Anonymous Posts
    • Questions like, "Is there a typo in the homework?", "What does this notation mean?", "Is this an accurate description of how this works?".
    • Questions that are not of a personal nature should be posted to the discussion board.
  • Private Posts
    • Questions involving your own code should be posted privately to the EdStem discussion board, not office hours.
    • Personal concerns (like "I was in the hospital", "Laptop was stolen").
• Course staff email cse515-staff@cs.washington.edu
  • You do not need to email us to use one of the allowable late days, just go ahead and use it.
  • Personal concerns (like "I was in the hospital", "Laptop was stolen") you aren't comfortable sharing with the entire staff. We highly recommend posting privately to EdStem if you are comfortable.
  • Please direct all course-related inquiries to cse515-staff@cs.washington.edu or EdStem. Please do not email the instructors or TAs individually.
• Gradescope should be used for all regrade requests.

Frequently Asked Questions

I want to register but the class is full. Can I get an add code?

Add codes are given out according to a centralized process organized by CSE. You can reach out to grad-advising@cs.washington.edu .

How do undergrads register for this course?

Generally speaking, most students should plan to take the 400 level courses in the Allen School. There are exceptions however for students who have advanced understanding to occasionally take CSE 500 level courses. Typically a PhD Breadth 500 level course where a student has not previously taken the undergraduate version of the course can be allowed to count as a Core course. Note that this is only for PhD breadth courses. If a course is listed on our breadth requirements for PhD students they are often (not always) allowed as a Core Course substitution. Sometimes there are restrictions however on whether or not a student has taken the 400 level version of the course. An example would be that you are allowed to take 421 and 521 because they differ enough to both count. However there are other courses where you are NOT allowed to receive credit for both, i.e. 446 and 546 for example. It’s best to check with an adviser about your long term plans before requesting an exception. We hope to have an explicit list in the future, but for now, you should check with an adviser. More information in this link

When will I be given the Add Code?

The initial distribution of add codes for successful petitions begins Friday, December 12, and petition review/distribution will continue on a rolling basis from then on until the end of the first week of instruction on January 09. Make sure you petition before January 08 at this google form.

How do non-majors register for this course?

Details in this link .

What is the formula for curving the courses? Will it be posted?

No. Curving each course will be based on an affine transformation of scores up to the discretion of the instructors alone and will not be publicly posted.