There will be Daily Quizzes following each lecture, due at 10 PM the day after the lecture. Your Daily Quizzes average will be 3% of your final course grade.
There will also be homework problem sets each week (except exam weeks). These will be a combination of electronic and written. Your homework average will be 10% of your final course grade. These homework problem sets will be assigned on Tuesday of each week, and will be due at 10 PM on Tuesday the following week. There will be an electronic component to some of the homeworks, and we will be using the Aktiv Learning system. You must sign up and pay for this system. We believe this will be WELL worth it to you because these electronic homeworks use the best structure drawing algorithm out there and will provide you with accurate and constant feedback that will improve your learning. Seriously, I would not ask you to use this system if I was not convinced it will help all of you a great deal. Click here to sign up for the Aktiv Learning homework system. The written portion of the homework problem sets will be uploaded using Gradescope (Gradescope is free to you) so you do not have to turn in a paper copy. Click here for how to use Gradescope.
The answers to the Gradescope Homework Problem Sets will be posted here each week so it is essential that you look these over. They will prepare you well for the exams. The Aktiv Learning homework provides multiple attempts and provides feedback. It is intended to help you prepare for the Gradescope Questions so we recommend you do the Aktiv Learning questions first.
NOTE ON COLLABORATION You can work together on both the Daily Quizzes and Homework Problem Sets. In fact that is a GREAT idea. The point is for you to do them, and working together is a great way to go.
THESE DAILY QUIZZES AND HOMEWORK PROBLEM SETS ARE WORTH FAR MORE THAN JUST 13% OF YOUR FINAL GRADE. THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PREPARE YOU TO ACE THE MIDTERMS AND FINAL!
The links for the Homework Problem Sets will become active after the Homework Problem Sets have been assigned, and the links for the answers will become active just after they are due.
Practice Homework Due August 29. Please turn this in, it is intended to gather important input from you as well as provide an opportunity for you to get used to the technology we will be using this semester for homework.
Click Here for the Practice Homework Due at 10 PM August 29
Homework 1 Due at 10 PM September 3
Homework 2 Due at 10 PM September 10
Homework 3 Due at 10 PM September 17
Homework 4 Due at 10 PM September 24
Midterm 1
Homework 5 Due at 10 PM October 9
Homework 6 Due at 10 PM October 15
Homework 7 Due at 10 PM October 22
Midterm 2 Practice Problems DO NOT TURN THESE IN
Midterm 2
Homework 8 Due at 10 PM November 6
There are no Aktiv Learning Questions this week
Homework 9 Due at 10 PM November 12
Homework 10 Due at 10 PM November 19
There are no Aktiv Learning Questions this week
Midterm 3
Homework 11 Due at 10 PM December 9
Gradescope Problems Answers
Practice Synthesis Problems for the Final - Do Not Turn In
Gradescope Problems Answers
More Practice Problems for the Final - Do Not Turn In
Gradescope Problems Answers
Final