Practical Information for CPSC 413, Winter 2003

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Lectures Lecture 3: MWF 13:00 (ICT 122)
Instructor: Renate Scheidler
Office: MS 364
Email: rscheidl@math.ucalgary.ca
Phone: 220-6628
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 14:30 - 15:30 or by appointment

Lecture 4: MWF 12:00 (ST 135)
Instructor: Mike Jacobson
Office: ICT 612
Email: jacobs@cpsc.ucalgary.ca
Phone: 210-9410
Office hours: Wednesday 13:30 - 15:30 or by appointment only
TA labs Dmitri Gavinsky, Email: gavinsky@cpsc.ucalgary.ca
T07 M 10:00 in SB 105, T10 M 11:00 in TRB 101, and T11 W 15:00 in ST 131.

Chris Marriott, Email: marriott@cpsc.ucalgary.ca
T06 T 11:00 in MS 319, T08 T 9:00 in MS 319, and T09 W 11:00 in ENA 235.
Textbook Introduction to Algorithms, 2nd Edition by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein. ISBN 0-07-013151-1, McGraw-Hill, July 2001, $109.95.
The authors' own webpage containing supplemental content for the book.
There is also a webpage for the 1st Edition, including an older List of Errata for Edition 1.
Finally, there is an online learning centre containing useful material related to the text.
Quizzes Quizzes are held on Thursdays at 6:00 PM in ENA 201. The first quiz will take place on Jan 23.

There will be anywhere from 8 to 10 quizes in total. Make-up quizes will not be given under any circumstances, but your lowest quiz score will be dropped.

Grading Three components are included in the determination of the course grade.
     ComponentWeight
     Quizzes 50%
     Midterm exam 20%
     Final exam 30%
   The conversions are:    




A100-90B+84-80 C+69-65D+54-50
A-89-85B 79-75 C 64-60D 49-45
B-74-70 C-59-55F44-00
Exam The Common Midterm Exam will take place Thursday, March 6, 6:00-8:00 PM, MFH 162. Make-up midterms will not be given under any circumstances. If you are unable to attend (and have a valid, documented excuse), you will receive a no-mark and your final exam will be worth 50% of your final grade.

The final exam will take place Wednesday, April 30, 15:30-18:30 PM, ENA 201. Please note that no books or calculators will be permitted, but you may bring one 8.5 x 11 sheet of notes.



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