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Past Announcements for Fall 2025

• (11/10) Minor typo Subject 8 On the slide of PDF page 42, there is a "A case 6 using case 5 and case 4 ideas". Ignore this sentence.
• (11/04) Exam 2 grading and midterm class performance The grading process is to be completed by 17:30 today Wed 11/4. Announcements will become available in Canvas/Announcements about (a) exam statistics, (b) midterm class performance (approximate letter grade quality guidance), and (c) the solution key. The exam will be returned in class tomorrow 11/5: be seated based on the seating arrangements of the exam.
• (11/04) Presence recording From around 5 minutes after the start of class, to around 15 minutes later a form (similar to the signup form used in the exams) will be made available. Use your exam number to sign and confirm your presence in the room. One unexcused absence is forgiven; one excused absence (Dean of Students letter or email) is forgiven. Then, the first absence reduces the number of bonus points by 50% and so does each subsequent absence.
• (11/04) Assignment activity in canvas SA7 has been available; SA8 will become available tomorrow (Wed 11/5). HW3 will become available next Wednesday (Wed 11/12).
• (10/31) HW 2, SA6 The solution key for HW2 is available in canvas or Section C of the CWP. The HW will be released for a two week period in canvas as soon as it is graded by the TA (possibly no later than Saturday). In the mean time, if you had a digital screenshot of your submission, you would have access to the questions, your answers, and the correct answers. SA6 as it is by default self-graded by Canvas, it has been released. By now, TA intervention for units would be limited to non-existent. Do not forget, SA is not part of the grade rubric of the course.
• (10/27) Subject 6 typo On pdf slide 26, "better use same processor" should read "better use same set of processors". Moreover "caching issues" should read "e.g. caching issues".
• (10/29) (10/24) Exam 2 preparatory Material coverage is after where we stopped in Exam 1 that is, Subject 3, Subject 4, Subject 5 and Subject 6 will be examined in Exam 2. These subjects correspond to Chapters 3, 4, 9, and 10 of the designated textbook.
• (10/21) SA3 Availability extended by 24 hours. It will now be available until 17:00 of Thu 23 October, 2025 (canvas time).
• (10/20) Canvas Accessibility today Some time after 8am today canvas accessibility became spotty if not impossible. This relates to an announced AWS problem. The situation is being monitored. The course web-page is still active and thus some material are still available through section C of it.
• (10/14) SA 3-6 All assignments are due before 17:00 of the dates referenced next (available until in canvas is equivalent to due before 17:00 of the date referenced next). SA 3 is due before Oct 22, SA 4 is NOW due before Oct 27 which is a Monday (extended), SA5 and SA6 remain due before Oct 29.
• (10/10)(10/07) Exam 1 grading The exam has been graded. The exam will be returned in the classroom (end of class -5minutes). Discussions about grading @ office hours (afternoon of 10/8 or afterwards). A solution key will be provided later in the week in Canvas Announcements. Statistics are already available in Canvas Announcements. Unpicked exams can still be picked from instructor's office during designated office hours. For office hours, see the syllabus page 1 (Document 1 is syllabus) or click on the link at the top of this page.
• (10/06) (10/02) HW1 sol key The solution key for HW1 has been posted in Canvas Announcements. The HW itself would be released through Canvas Quizzes when its review by the TA gets completed Friday or early Saturday. Hopefully, you have the questions in the screenshots that you have already taken. The HW has been released in Canvas/Quizzes.
• (10/02)(09/29) Exam 1 : Mon 6 Oct Exam 1 is scheduled per the Calendar of Document 1 (Syllabus). For more info see Section C0 item 7 (Exam 1 instructions) in the course web-page (CWP). Exam 1 covers Chapters 1 and 2 of the textbook, i.e. Subjects 0,1, and 2. This implies SA0, SA1, SA2, and HW1.
• (09/29) Reminder SA2, HW1 on Wed 1 Oct Both SA2 and HW1 are available until 17:00 on Wed 1 Oct. On Thu or Fri a solution key for HW1 will be posted in Canvas/Announcements. This is just for Homeworks. For Self-Assessments see Canvas/Quizzes: a quiz becomes visible for 2 weeks after the Available Until date but solutions can also be visible after a 5th attempt.
• (09/29) Wed 1 Oct class The seating arrangements of Exam 1 will be used for seating as a practice run.
• (09/29) Exam 1 : Mon 6 Oct Exam 1 is scheduled per the Calendar of Document 1 (Syllabus). For more info see Section C0 item 7 (Exam 1 instructions) in the course web-page (CWP). Exam 1 covers Chapters 1 and 2 of the textbook, i.e. Subjects 0,1, and 2. This implies SA0, SA1, SA2, and HW1.
• (09/24) Reminder SA1 today SA1 will cease to be available 17:00 today.
• (09/24) Reminder SA2, HW1 next Wed SA2, HW1 will cease to be available 17:00 next Wed.
• (09/24) Seating arrangements for Exam 1 Posted in Canvas. Exam 1 is on ... check the Syllabus' calendar. Closed everything
• (09/22) Subject 2 typo Slide 49: last line say "do a simple exam"... Replace "exam" by ... "example"!
• (09/17) SA-00 (aka SA0) Reminder: It will cease to be available later today. The Available Until date/time in canvas is also known or can be read as the ''deadline''.
• (09/08) Typo Subject 0, PDF page 52 In a Practice 2.1.1 question there is a reference to Slide 39 (Page 48). Replace it with a reference to Slide 33 (PDF page 40).
• (08/26) Canvas activity An welcome-email message will be sent to you on Thu morning. This step will be repeated next Wednesday 3 Sep. Five messages will be posted on Canvas Announcements at 5pm this coming Thursday. Four of them contain attached pdf documents: the syllabus (Document 1), course delivery (Document 2), a math and cs for OS brief (Document 3), and a Document P that will be used only on emergencies (it describes exam taking and proctoring in such extraordinary situations).
• (08/26) Course web-page is being built Sections A and B will be populated with information as needed. If something is missing, it will appear in the LMS (Learning Management System) known as canvas. The canvas 332 area will be published on Thu, or may be earlier.
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