FALL 2025: CS610 Public Information

B1. Homeworks, SelfAssessments, Programming Project, and Exams

• Homeworks will only be posted in the LMS (Learning Management System) known as Canvas (or canvas). A homework is for credit, setup as a limited availability canvas quiz. Three attempts can be made to submit; the highest scored attempt counts. Solutions are in the feedback you receive through canvas; a solution key will be made available in Canvas Announcements. A graded HW in canvas becomes available in electronic form for a two week period after grading is complete; correct answers are shown along with student answers. Do not rely on canvas for reminders about deadlines (aka due dates). 'Due dates' are in the calendar of Document 1 i.e. the syllabus or through the AVAILABLE UNTIL date indicated in Canvas for the item in question (eg Homework). More information is provided in Document 1 (Syllabus).
• Self-assessments Self-Assessments (SA) might earn you some bonus points and measure student engagement with the course. One SA for each Subject; with Subject 0 having two. Three attempts to submit; highest score will be used. Auto-graded by canvas no solution key, your answers and solutions shown after your third attempt. Take screenshots for archival purposes.
• Programming Project (PrP) . It is available in Canvas Assignments. A PrP is for credit, setup as an extended availability canvas Assignment that allows for the upload of a file, in .zip or .tar format, no more than 5MiB or 5MB whichever canvas understands. You may submit multiple files but the last uploaded properly named file will be graded; sometimes it gets a name extension -1 or -2 in canvas if it is not the first time file uploaded. The PrP is posted on the first day of the semester for a reason: DO NOT BE LATE. The deadline is firm. Submission through Canvas per Document 4 guidelines. Due date and time in the calendar of the Syllabus. An example that appears fragmented in the PrP description, is consolidated in the file of the link that follows. Example of PrP Hash case.
• Exams are posted on the medium provided (paper ). If in canvas an exam is setup as a limited availability canvas quiz. One attempt to submit is only allowed. Solutions are in the feedback you receive on paper or through canvas as applicable; a solution key will be made available in Canvas Announcements. More information is provided in Document 1 (Syllabus) or Document P.

B2. Course Documents

• Document 1: .
  • CS610 syllabus (PDF) ( Uploaded on 08/27 ). Also available in canvas Announcements.
  • CS610 syllabus (HTML) : Unofficial ( Uploaded on 08/27 ). This HTML version is an automatic conversion. It is not considered the official syllabus. It is provided just for convenience and captures hopefully correctly important information. If you find any errors, let the instructor know of them.
  • Provost Statement It has been incorporated into the syllabus but it is available here in electronic (text) form. ( Uploaded on 08/27 ).
  • Cover page of textbook . ( Uploaded on 08/27 ).
• Document 2: Course delivery. ( Uploaded on 08/27 ) In canvas Announcements. (It contains the credentials to access section C of the course web-page.)
• Document 3: Computer Science Fundamentals. ( Uploaded on 08/27 ) In canvas Announcements.
• Document 4: (PrP) Submission Guidelines. ( Uploaded on 08/27 ) Here and in canvas Announcements.
  1. Correct tar structure. ( Uploaded on 08/27 )
  2. Incorrect tar structure. ( Uploaded on 08/27 )
  3. Correct zip structure. ( Uploaded on 08/27 )
  4. Incorrect zip structure. ( Uploaded on 08/27 )
  5. Programming project example instruction file. ( Uploaded on 08/27 )
• Document 5: Writing Math and Writing Algorithms in .txt form. ( Uploaded on 08/27 ) Here and in canvas Announcements.
• Document P: Canvas quiz taking and ProctorU ( Uploaded on 08/27 ) In canvas Announcements. ProctorU will only be utilized as instructed by NJIT on emergencies.

B3. Other Reference Material

The first link below contains all the mathematics cs students need (or not). The next three links offer an alternative to the textbook's exposition to data structures and algorithms. None is a required or recommended material. There are some Linux related links, if needed.

1. Mathematics for Computer Science (2015/5/18 version) by E. Lehman, F. T. Leighton, A. R. Meyer.
2. Introduction to Algorithms (third edition) by B. Cormen, C. Leiserson, R. Rivest, and C. Stein, MIT-Press. (The previous edition was published by McGraw-Hill.)
3. Computer Algorithms: Introduction to Design and Analysis by Sara Baase and Allen Van Gelder, Addison Wesley.
4. Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Java by B. Press, Wiley.
5. Linux for Beginners (pdf) , by J. Puls and M. Wegner, University of Muenchen, Germany.
6. Introduction to Linux (pdf), by A. Abaris, Boston University.
7. YWCC @NJIT Computing Requirements. CS Department computing requirements are those of the College.
8. Connecting to Unix/Linux at NJIT , by A. Gerbessiotis, NJIT, August 2024.
9. Unix and Linux compact tutorial, by A. Gerbessiotis, NJIT, March 2024.