Notwithstanding the above, if you are absent, there may be material created, either spontaneously or in response to questions, and covered in the classroom; often there will not be any written notes of this material, so it might be a good idea to team up with somebody who keeps good notes to make sure you have all the material covered. Some of this material may show up in an exam.
Read the text. You are fully responsible for the whole content of the text with exceptions noted. The class will mostly cover material in the same order as the text book, there may be exceptions however. It is the student's responsibility to maintain an awareness of the material in the text that is currently being covered. Ask around if you are unsure of the text material currently being covered.
The syllabus may be changed during the semester if necesary: changes will be announced in class; they will also show up on the instructor's website.
Class Participation | 10% |
Midterm (Due March 6 at 10 PM) | 15% |
Final (Due May 6 at 10 PM) | 25% |
Project (TBA) | 15% |
Exercises | 15% |
Class Presentation | 20% |
The final will be comprehensive.
The presentation should be from a set of papers at:
http://www.cs.kent.edu/~rothstei/spring_13/papers/
as a paper is selected, it will disappear from the website, so
be sure to tell me as soon as possible when you choose a paper to
present! It will be necesary for you to be physically present at your
presentation; virtual presentations will not be accepted.
All submissions should be electronic, via Blackboard.
97-100 | will convert into an A |
94-96 | will convert into at least an A- |
91-93 | will convert into at least a B+ |
88-90 | will convert into at least a B |
85-87 | will convert into at least a B- |
82-84 | will convert into at least a C+ |
79-81 | will convert into at least a C |
76-78 | will convert into at least a C- |
73-75 | will convert into at least a D+ |
66-72 | will convert into at least a D |
The last day to withdraw is March 24, 2013.
Notes: