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Past Announcements (Spring 2018)

• MP Logistics (4/18) I noticed that some of you have submitted already the MP, but there is also a DRAFT hanging there. Make sure that DRAFT become submissions eventually. Also note that sometimes when you upload moodle complains about a server error; wait it out for a minute or two and it would fix itself.
• MP (4/11) Note that the link in Section B reminds you of the revised schedule of CS 435 after the two snow-related cancellations. The due date for MP has been extended to Mon Apr 23. However if your submission on MOODLE is at noon or after of Mon Apr 23, late penalties apply starting noon time of Apr 18 (original due date). So submit before NOON of Apr 23 and also read the moodle comment below re HW5.
• Subjects (4/11) All subjects 1-11 have now been posted. All Section C material has been posted.
• PS8 and Problem Sets (4/9) The last problem set, PS8 has been posted. Note that because of the snow delays class material is still in sync with PS 6.
• HW5; Moodle (4/9) HW5 has been posted; it is due before noon of Apr 18, 2018. When I uploaded a file to moodle yesterday moodle complained about 'server not found' and about something 'JSON' related. Ignore it for a while (click on OK). After a minute or two double check and your file should be there. If after five minutes you don't see the file repeat. NOTE: only pdf files are uploadable for homeworks. And for the MP it only accepts .zip or .tar files.
Grading HW4 (4/4) Somehow moodle reports the grades / pts of hw4 as out of 100. It is not correct (and i donot know how to fix it). Every HW given so far is out of 10pts. (I do not rely on moodle for grade processing; i have a separate grade file and i record grades there by hand.)
• Update re next HW (4/4) The posted calendar in Handout 1 (Syllabus) indicates that today HW5 and PS7 would be posted. Due to the two missing classes HW5 will be delayed one week. PS7 has been posted but it will cover material from next week.
• Class tonight and Subjects (3/28) Subject 7 on Hash Tables will be covered. We will go on covering Subject 8 and introductory graph representation schemes and use the PageRank algorithm as an application. Thus we will complete the coverage of the two last options of MP.
• HW4 and PS6 posted (3/28) HW4 has been posted to moodle. It covers questions related to the material to be covered in class tonight and in the recitation. A PS6 has been posted (delayed posting by one week).
• Re-Revised Schedule for CS 435-102 (3/21, and revised 3/22) I will summarize the changes in the course in the Revised Schedule CS435-102 (Revised on 3/22) that now incorporates the announcement by the Provost that the first Reading Day would become a class day. Of note MP will be due BEFORE NOON of Apr 23, five days later than originally scheduled; however late penalties will be assessed from NOON Apr 18. So do not submit late. Furthermore, do the following reading, before next recitation (3/28): Review Problem Sets and Material already covered in class.
• Topic coverage Deviation (3/20) I am planning to cover first Hash Tables (Subject 7) before Sorting in Linear Time (Subject 6).
• Exam 2 (3/19) The midterm exam (aka Exam 2) has been graded. It will be returned on Wed around 7:35pm. Statistics are available in section C.4. Midterm class guidance (letter grade oriented) is available in section C.1.a. The midterm exam is available in section C.2. Sample solutions will be posted later. Questions about Exam 2 to the grader.
• Topic coverage Deviation (3/20) I am planning to cover first Hash Tables (Subject 7) before Sorting in Linear Time (Subject 6).
• HW 4 (3/19) Because of the snow cancellation HW4 will be posted a week late.
• PS 6 (3/19) has been posted.
• Exam 2 (3/19) The midterm exam (aka Exam 2) has been graded. It will be returned on Wed around 7:35pm. Statistics are available in section C.4. Midterm class guidance (letter grade oriented) is available in section C.1.a. The midterm exam is available in section C.2. Sample solutions will be posted later this week ; some problems will be solved in the recitation of 3/28 by the grader. Questions about Exam 2 to the grader.
• Missing Class and Recitation of 3/21, HW 4 (3/19) Review Problem Sets and Material already covered before the recitation and the class of Wed March 21, 2018. Makeup of the missing class will involve: Recitation of 3/21 (1 full hour) and Recitation of 4/4 (1 full hour) will involve new material presentation. The classes of 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 will be extended by 10 mins.
• Snow irregularities.(3/6) Class and Recitation of Wed March 7, 2018 got cancelled. Review as in Recitation material and Class Independent Reading for Wed March 7, 2018.
• PS6 (3/6) I uploaded PS6 ahead of time. However it is possible that tomorrow's snow will affect the class schedule.
• Exam 2 grading and Recitation next week (3/2) Exam 2 is being graded and will be returned immediately after the break. The recitation next week (3/7) will be run by the instructor. Section C.1 information (midterm class performance) and Section C.4 (Statistics) will be populated after the break.
• Exam 2 (aka Midterm) on Feb 28 It will be based on material covered in class through Feb 21, HW 1-3, and PS 1-5. Material is from Subjects 1,2,3, and 4.
• HW3 and PS 4 ans Subject 4-6 (1/13) HW3 is already available in moodle due and is due before noon of Feb 21, per syllabus. Moreover a Problem Set 4 with solutions is available in Section C. Furthermore, Subjects 4, 5, and 6 have been posted in Section C. They include material that will be covered through midterm week.
• Exam 1 grading (2/13) Exam 1 will be returned Wed Feb 14 @7:35pm. The exam has been posted in section C. Solutions will become available the following day. Statistics are also available in Section C.4.
• HW2 grading (2/1) has been completed. In general review Handout 3 (at a minimum pages 2-5,21-25). For the specific HW, also Problem Set 1. And take a look at past Exam 1 samples.
• Exam 1(2/1 ) The material to be examined in Exam 1 includes Subject 1, Subject 2 and a bit of Subject 3 (complete binary trees); no master method. This roughly traslates into Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of the textbook, along section 4.4. In addition Appendix A, Appendix B.1 , B.2 , and parts of B.5 (complete binary trees i.e. k-ary trees with k=2). Everything covered in class so far including HW1, HW2, and the problems of PS1, PS2, PS3 related to the covered material are also in the exam.
• PS 3 (1/31) has been posted in Section C. Be reminded, before you try the Homeworks, read the class material, practive with the Problems Sets (PS) and then do the Homeworks (HW). Homeworks are posted in moodle, problem sets on the course web-page section C.2.
• Exam Seating Arrangements (1/26) Are available through section C.1.b. A hardcopy will be handed out in class.
• Classrom Change (1/25,17:30) As you have already been alerted by the posting below, the classroom for the night session (6-9:05) has been changed into CKB 204. Do not go to CKB 219 next week. Under course information the Clasrrom: info has been modified appropriately. The recitation will still take place at CKB 217.
• Alert (1/25,11:16) I am requesting a room change that might affect the evening room of the class: CKB 219. As soon as i have more information I will send you an email through moodle.
• HW1 grade (1/25,12:29) Just because of the moodle problems, I am letting you know that grading in moodle has been completed for HW1.
• Homework 2 (1/22, 15:34) Uploaded on moodle. Submission before noon of Wed 31 Jan.
• Verification of Pressence (1/18, 10:30) Preliminary info collected during the first class was inserted into Banner.
• MiniProject The class MiniProject has been posted in section B. Even if it is due more than 3 months after the first day of classes we suggest that you read it and familiarize with some of its mundane requirements as soon as possible. These include binary or text based file I/O, command line processing, and the use of moodle. Read Handout 2 as well. They are all available in Section B.
• Homework 1, Subjects 1-3, PS 1 with Solutions The first Homework has been posted in Moodle. It does not need prior material. It is a prerequisite refresher. It is worth 10pts (i.e. 1% of the total grade). Subjects 1-3 have been posted in advance in Section C (password protected). So has a Problem Set with solutions.
• Moodle (12/28) I will be using Moodle for the first time for some activities in conjunction with the course web-page. Note that in moodle noon time is 12P as it uses a 24-hour clock. Rutgers students and Moodle
• Pre-announcement This page is being built. Come back after Jan 1, 2018! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year.
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