CSE755: Homework Guide

• Number of homework assignments: There will probably be five homework assignments. Plus a programming project.
• Homeworks are to be done independently. General high-level discussion of assignments with others in the class is allowed (and should generally take place on the course newsgroup), but when it comes time to do the work, make it your own. Homeworks which show an excessive amount of similarity will be taken as evidence of cheating and dealt with accordingly.
• Late homeworks: Homeworks are to be handed in at the beginning of the class on the day they are due. Homeworks turned in after the class on the due date upto the start of the next class will be penalized 20%. Homeworks turned in after that will receive a zero grade.
• Make them readable and understandable: They are to be handed in on regular paper, neatly written or typed. If it is on more than one sheet, put your name on each sheet and staple the sheets together. If the grader has trouble reading or understanding what you've done, the grader will deduct points even if it can finally be determined that you've got the correct answer.
• Programming project: You are strongly advised to use the departmental Unix machines for doing the programming project. Although it is possible to do it on other machines, different implementations are often not entirely compatible with each other and you may run into unnecessary difficulties if you use other machines. Plus, the final lab you submit must anyway run on the Unix machines, so you might as well use them throughout.
  If you do develop your lab on other machines (such as your home PC using Visual C++ or something like that), it is your responsibility to make sure that it runs properly on the departmental Unix machines before submitting it.