If you have any questions regarding course material and assignments, send an email to cs103b-ta@cs.stanford.edu and we'll get to it within 3-4 hours from 9 am - 9 pm, except on Saturday (we need a break too) and Sunday (we will check it in the evenings). Please DO NOT directly mail the TAs/Professor with questions relating to the course material/assignments unless it's regarding an issue that pertains only to you (e.g. grading, exam conflicts, emergencies, etc.).
There will be several problem sets that will be graded. Approximately half of the problems on each problem set will be graded and your grade on the problem set will be based on your solutions to only those problems. Which problems will be graded will be determined randomly after the problem set is submitted. All problem sets are due by 5 pm in Gates on the dates specified in the syllabus.
At the beginning of the quarter, each student has 3 "free" class days that can be used as extension days for any assignment. You can use all three days on one assignment (you can hand it in three class days late) or split them up across assignments (you can hand one assignment in one class day late and the other two days late, etc.). After you use up your three free days, your grade will be docked 10% for each additional late day. Extensions may be granted but must be requested prior to the due date. All such requests must be made directly to the professor, not the TA's. Please use up your late days before asking for an extension.
There are two exams in CS103B. The midterm is a 1.5-hour in-class exam and the final is a 3-hour in-class exam.
Monday, May 5th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. 2-hour in-class exam. Gates B01.
Friday, June 6, 8:30 - 11:30 am. 3-hour in-class exam; location TBA.
Final grades will be based on the following:
To receive a passing grade, you must complete passing work on both the problem sets and the exams.
Problem sets are to be done "from scratch", i.e., it is a violation of the honor code to copy or derive problem set or exam question solutions from anyone, including: other students, textbooks, the internet, or from materials from previous instances of this course. Discussion of problem sets is allowed, but when it comes time to write your solution it must be your own work.
If you obtain substantial help from a TA or another student, you must document this on your problem set. A good guideline is that you must be able to explain and/or duplicate anything that you submit.