Announcements

May 9

Midterm Graded

The midterm has been graded. You can pick yours up from the usual spot under the handout bin. Remote students should receive their results shortly.

The mean was 76.88 with a median of 78. The standard deviation was 14.71. Here is a histogram of the scores.

We will post solutions soon along with comments regarding the grading scheme used.

May 7

Problem Set 4

PS 4 has been posted to the handouts section (handout 15).

Problem Set 2 Graded

PS 2 has been graded and returned. Unclaimed homeworks have been left in the box below the handouts. The average was 39/50. Solutions have been (were already) posted to the handouts section (handout 7a). Remote students should receive their grades shortly.

May 5

No class; Midterm

As a reminder, we have no class today. Our midterm will be from 6:30 to 8:30 in Gates B01.

May 4

PS3 Solutions

PS3 solutions have been posted to the handouts section (handout 10a).

May 3

PS2 Solutions

PS2 solutions have been posted to the handouts section (handout 7a).

April 30

Review Session

There will be a midterm review session on Sunday May 4 from 6:30 to 8:30pm in Hewlett 201. A practice midterm and practice problems have been posted to the handouts section (titled "PractMidt.pdf").

Unfortunately, due to the weekend date, the session cannot be televised.

SCPD Office Hours

SCPD students may call in on Sunday May 4 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm with questions. The phone number will be posted to the staff section by Sunday. Of course, all students may send email as usual.

PS3 Deadline

PS3 is due Friday May 2nd at 5pm (as usual). It may be turned in at the very latest during the Sunday review session. PS3 solutions will be posted immediately after the review session so absolutely no submissions will be accepted after 8:30 on Sunday.

April 28

Lecture Slides Trees 1

Sudeep's slides have been posted to the handouts section (handout 11b).

April 25

Problem Set 3

PS 3 has been posted to the handouts section (handout 10).

Lecture slides

David's slides have been posted to the handouts section (handout 9b).

April 23

Problem Set 1 Graded

PS 1 has been graded and returned. Unclaimed homeworks have been left in the box below the handouts. The average was 40/52. Solutions have been posted to the handouts section (handout 3a). Remote students should receive their grades shortly.

Problem Set 2 Deadline

The PS2 handout erroneously gives Tuesday 29th as the last day for submission; the deadline (with late days) is in fact Wednesday 30th. The deadline without late days is still Friday 25th.

April 22 - Midterm Information

The midterm will be on Monday May 5th, 6:30-8:30pm, Gates B01. Note that class will not be held on May 5th.

NEW (2008-04-28): the midterm will be open notes: you may use handouts (including solutions) or your own notes from the class, but may not use any outside material.

April 16 - PS 2 Posted

PS 2 has been posted to the handouts section (handout 7).

April 13 - OH exceptions

Please remember to check the staff section for occasional deviations from the office hours schedule.

April 4 - PS 1 Posted

PS 1 has been posted to the handouts section (handout 3).

March 31 - Website up

Welcome to cs103b! The first lecture is on Wednesday, April 2 in Gates B03 at 10:00 am.

Updates and announcements will be posted on this page regularly. If you have a question (problem set or otherwise), chances are we might have answered it already on this website, so please check it first.