Here are some titles you may want to use to get a better understanding of topics discussed in class, and to explore
topics not covered in the textbook and/or in class:
Exams are open-book(s) open-notes.
The following grading scale will be used to determine your grade in this class:
Class attendance and participation will help settle the borderline grades. Regular class attendance is important and students
are expected to actively participate in class: questions and comments are always welcome.
There are multiple ways you can receive extra credit in this class, here are some:
Lab Schedule
| Date |
Lab |
| 8/21/08 |
No lab |
| 8/28/08 |
No lab |
| 9/4/08 |
Introduction (nothing due) |
| 9/11/08 |
pre-lab #1 due, in-lab #1 |
| 9/18/08 |
post-lab #1 due, pre-lab #2 due, in-lab #2 |
| 9/25/08 |
post-lab #2 due, pre-lab #3 due, in-lab #3 |
| 10/2/08 |
post-lab #3 due, pre-lab #4 due, in-lab #4 |
| 10/9/08 |
No lab (nothing due); work on your post-lab #4 |
| 10/16/08 |
Fall break |
| 10/23/08 |
post-lab #4 due, pre-lab #5 due, in-lab #5 |
| 10/30/08 |
post-lab #5 due, pre-lab #6 due, in-lab #6 |
| 11/6/08 |
No lab (nothing due); work on your post-lab #6 |
| 11/13/08 |
post-lab #6 due, pre-lab #7 due, in-lab #7 |
| 11/20/08 |
post-lab #7 due |
| 11/27/08 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| 12/04/08 |
Remedial Day |
The instructor for this class reserves the right to change this schedule.
Important Events
| Event |
Section cs470-1 |
| Last day to change/add/drop a class and receive full tuition refund |
9/6/08 |
| Last day to remove an incomplete grade |
10/3/08 |
| Midterm |
10/28/08 |
| Fall break (no classes) |
10/16/08 - 10/18/08 |
| Last day for official withdrawal |
10/31/08 |
| Thanksgiving Day (no classes) |
11/27/08 - 11/29/08 |
| Last day of classes |
12/6/08 |
| Final |
12/9/08, 7:30pm to 9:30pm, SB-106 |
The instructor for this class reserves the right to change this schedule.
For more important dates and detail go to the IIT site.
Varia
Unless otherwise stated all papers you turn in will be TYPED. No handwritten
work is accepted.
It is strongly recommended that you use a plain text editor such as vi/vim, gedit, etc. or OpenOffice. The use
of proprietary word processors, such as Microsoft Office, is very much discouraged.
Each page will have a header as follows:
- the left side: your name
- middle: page number and the total number of pages (ex. 2/5 indicates this is page 2 out of a total of 5)
- right hand side: name of the assignment (ex. Homework #2)
Each page will also have a footer:
- the left hand side will contain the following text:
cs470-section: Fall 2008 where section stands for the section you are in
- the right hand side will contain the following text:
Illinois Institute of Technology - Computer Science
The header and the footer will be Arial or a similar font, 10 points, regular. The text for
the paper itself will be typed using Times Roman or a similar font (12 points regular, except
for titles which may be larger and bold).