CompSci 100E, Information
Staff
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Professor
Dietolf (Dee) Ramm
- office: D226, LSRC
- email: dr at cs.duke.edu
- phone: 660-6532
- office hours: Wed 10:30, Thu 10:30 or
any time I'm in, which is 8:45-5:30 or so on most days.
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Professor
Robert A. Wagner
- office: D336, LSRC
- email: raw at cs.duke.edu
- phone: 660-6536
- office hours: Mon 1:00-4:00, Wed 1:00-4:00 and by appointment
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Grad TA
Chistopher Painter-Wakefield
- office: D343 LSRC
- email: paint007 at cs.duke.edu
- phone: 660-6564
- office hours: Monday 1:30-3:30, Thursday 11:30-12:30, and by appointment.
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Undergrad TAs
Texts
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Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, fouth edition,
Required, by Michael Goodrich and Roberto Tomassia
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Java Concepts, fourth edition, or something similar,
Recommended, by Cay Horstmann
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Grading
Grading is done on an absolute, but adjustable scale. This means that
there is no curve. Anyone earning 90% or more of the total number of
points available will receive a grade in the A range (A- to A+); 80% =
B, 70% = C, 60% = D. This scale may go down, but it will not go up.
To receive a grade of A or A+ you must exceed
expectations. This means you must do everything required
extraordinarily well or you must do more than is required and do this
well. In other words, to earn an A you must do more than merely meet the
requirements, you must go beyond them.
In order to earn an A+ you must do several of the optional assignments
and exceed expectations in general.
| major programming assignments |
30% |
| weekly programs | 10% |
| labs | 5% |
| quizzes/group-work/written |
11% |
| tests (2) | 24% |
| final exam | 20% |
Late Programming Assignments
Assignments turned in on time receive no penalty. Assignments turned in
up to two days late incur a 10% penalty. Assignments turned in more than
two days late incur a 25% penalty. Assignments will not be
accepted after one week has passed from the due date.
In general, the weekend counts as one day.
If you're having trouble, be sure to see a UTA/TA and preferably the
professor in charge of the course as far before the due date as
possible. Don't give up, ask for help.
Points on assignments will vary. Harder assignments will be worth more
than previous assignments, and most assignments will get harder as the
semester progresses (harder means takes more time, requires more
thought).
Course Policies
Quizzes and Exams taken online or in-class must be your own work, you must
not collaborate on them.
On programming assignments, you may consult with professors, and
TAs/UTAs about any aspect of the assignment. You may consult with other
students only in a general way, e.g., about debugging or Java issues, or
questions about wording on the assignment. You cannot actively work with
someone unless the assignment specifically grants permission to work
together with another student.
Consult means you can discuss the programs before writing code,
and get help with debugging your program, but you should write your own
code. Writing one program and making multiple copies of it is NOT
acceptable! For each assignment you are expected to include a list of
the people with whom you have consulted (including students, TA's,
tutors, professors) as part of your submission.
Exams
Tests will be held during the lecture time and in the same room.
The final will also be in the same room.
The tests are closed book.