Course Policies
Academic integrity
I view learning and teaching as partnership between you and me. I firmly believe in a growth mindset and therefore set high expectations because I know that you can meet and exceed them -- and I will support you in any way I can to help you achieve your goals. Academic integrity allows us to work together on these goals because it establishes a framework of mutual trust and honesty. At its core, academic integrity means to present only your own work as yours and to acknowledge any contributions made by others. It helps you trust your abilities, demonstrate your own accomplishments, and be responsible for your own learning. In practical terms, academic integrity means to make sure that all submitted assignments represent your own original work and to indicate clearly where you used materials other than those distributed through Canvas or the discussion forum. Please also review Brown University's Academic Code and contact me if you have any questions about how the academic code applies to this class.
Collaborations
You can, and are strongly encouraged to, collaborate on homework assignments and capstone problem sets. All members of a study group should contribute to the solutions, and assignments must be written up separately and individually.
Late assignments
Late submissions of assignments can create unfair situations to others in the class and make it harder for my TAs and me to give timely feedback. Hence, we will generally not give credit for late work unless in the case of emergencies or illnesses. If you encounter circumstances that make it hard for you to complete assignments in time or keep up with the course material, please reach out to me as soon as possible, so that we can work on a plan together.
Questions and regrade requests
Please use the discussion forum (instead of email) to ask questions about the class (assignments, exams, lectures, quizzes, logistics, ...) as this makes the answers available to everyone in the class, and allows everybody to add to our answers. Please read the rubrics and the posted solutions carefully before submitting regrade requests through Gradescope – thank you!