TAs:

Worksheets and Class Structure

1. Lectures will be based on work-sheets. Worksheets are sequences of definitions, problems and other items. The instructor will annotate the worksheet during class. Students will be given unannotated hard copies of the worksheets in class.
2. There will be no electronic versions of the worksheets, either annotated or unannotated. There will be no podcast of the class.
3. Students are expected to add their own annotations on their hard copies during class. Laptops, pads or cell-phones must not be used during class.
4. We recommend that you collect your annotated worksheets in a binder and use them when you review for the midterm and the final.
5. When you come to office hours, you must have with you the annotated worksheets for the relevant class.
6. If you have to miss class. Ask a fellow student for a hardcopy of the worksheet and for help adding your own annotations.

Text Books

Two textbooks are required for this course.

Online Resources

In addition to this site, there are two online resources for this course:

• Piazza: a discussion site for students and instructors. Use this link to register.
• GradeScope: A site for HW submission and grading. Add this course using the code: 9E6G5J

Pre-requisites

The pre-requisites for this class are: Math 20A and Math 20B and (CSE21 or MATH 184A or MATH 154)

Students are expected to have mastery of:

• Sets and basic logic
• Basic combinatorics.
• The real numbers, integrals, derivatives

Students are expected to be familiar with:

• Probability and independence
• The binomial distribution.

Grades

Course grades will be computed using the following weights.

Exams

55% of overall score

15% midterm + 40% final exam. The final exam will be divided into two unequal parts: midterm content and post-midterm content. The midterm component of the overall final score will be the highest between the original midterm score and the score on midterm content in the final exam.

Homework

45% of overall score

Weekly HW consisting of 5-6 questions. HW will be submitted and graded through gradescope. HW assignments will be made available on tuesday and will be due on the following tuesday at 11PM. Submissions will be graded by the following tuesday.

Participation

Students are required to attend class and to annotate their worksheets. Students that seek help in office hours must bring with them their annotated work-sheets.

Minimum letter grade cutoffs

After your weighted average is calculated, letter grades will be assigned based on the following grading scale:

We may adjust the above scale to be more lenient (depending on the overall class performance), but we guarantee that we will not adjust the scale to make it harder to get a better grade. In addition, you must pass the final exam in order to pass the course.

Regrade policy

Regrades need to be requested within three days of announcement of grades. The regrade window will be set in Gradescope. In the regrade request, include a brief but detailed explanation of why you think there was an error in the grading. A regrade request may lead to us reviewing the entire assignment and may lead to the score being adjusted up or down depending on any errors found in the original grading.

Exam policy

There will be one midterm exam and one final exam. No makeup tests will be given. In the event of a missed midterm exam, the final exam score on the corresponding content will be used to replace the exam score.

The final exam will be cumulative and will cover all material from the whole term.

You may not use calculators on any exams but you may use handwritten notes, double-sided on both sides one sheet of letter-sized paper (or smaller sized index card).

You must have a passing score on the final exam in order to pass the course.

Homework policy

Each week, assignments will help you work towards mastery of the course concepts and techniques.

All homework submissions must be typed and your name(s) and PID(s) must be clearly visible on the first page of the submission. Resources for mathematical typesetting language LaTeX are available in the next section. Alternatively, you may use word processing software with equation editors. All assignments are turned in through Gradescope by 11pm on the day they are due. Illegible assignments or submissions with upload errors will not be graded. If working with a partner, submit only one submission per pair: one partner uploads the submission through their Gradescope account and then adds the other partner to the Gradescope submission by selecting their name in the "Add Group Members" dialog box; it's not enough to just list their names on the page. For step-by-step instructions on scanning and uploading your homework, see this handout.

Late homeworks will not be accepted. Submit early drafts well before the deadline to make sure partial work is graded.

For homework help, consult your textbook, your worksheets, instructor and TAs. It is considered a violation of the policy on academic integrity to:

• look or ask for answers to any assigned problems in other texts or sources, including the internet or other versions of this class, or to discuss the main homework problems with anyone except your partner (unless you are in office hours with someone from the instructional team),

An open source LaTeX reference is here, and you can Google for many templates and examples to get you started.

Participation policy

The class portion of CSE 103 is built around collaborative note taking and problem solving. Your contributions to the class conversation are important. You are encouraged to discuss with your neighbors (in a low voice so as not to distract others). If your neighbors are not sure, raise your hand and ask a question.

If you and your neighbors find something confusing it is likely that other students are also confused. By asking a question you will be improving understanding and retention for the class as a whole.

Typesetting (LaTeX) Resources

All submitted homework for this class must be typed. You can use a word processing editor if you like (Microsoft Word, Open Office, Notepad, Vim, Google Docs, etc.) but you might find it useful to take this opportunity to learn LaTeX. LaTeX is a markup language used widely in computer science and mathematics. The homework assignments are typed using LaTeX and you can use the source files as templates for typesetting your solutions.

If you have never used LaTeX, we recommend cloud resources (e.g. Overleaf) that don't require you to download and install LaTeX on your local machine.

Alternatively, you can install a version of LaTeX on your computer e.g. TeXworks.

Getting help

We want you to do well in the class and also to get excited about the material. Outside the class and discussion time, we encourage you to attend office hours to ask questions and talk about the class.

Drop-in group office hours: The instructor and TAs will each hold office hours each week where you can drop by and ask questions about the homework, key concepts, or the class in general. See the Google calendar on the main page for times and locations of these office hours.

One-on-one tutoring sessions: TAs and tutors will be available for one-on-one sessions to catch up or dig deeper on tough concepts. These half-hour sessions must be booked in advance (booking procedure TBA) and cannot focus on the current HW assignment.

Accommodations for students with disabilities

Students requesting accommodations for this course due to a disability must provide a current Authorization for Accommodation (AFA) letter issued by the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) which is located in University Center 202 behind Center Hall. Students are required to present their AFA letters to Faculty (please make arrangements to contact me privately) and to the OSD Liaison in the department in advance (by the end of week 2, if possible) so that accommodations may be arranged. For more information, see here.

Academic Integrity

The Jacobs School of Engineering code of Academic Integrity is here. Academic integrity violations will be taken seriously and reported to the campus-wide Academic Integrity Office. Ignorance of the rules will not excuse you from any violations. Key facts about academic integrity related to CSE 103:

• Solve each assignment in accordance with its allowed collaboration policy. Never search online references for solutions to graded work.
• Do not share written solutions or partial solutions with other students in the class.
• Prepare your final written solution without consulting any written or video material except class notes and the class text.
• Do not use any external resources (other than the allowed index card of notes) during the in-class exams.
• Before taking an exam or quiz, do not attempt to obtain information about the contents of the exam from students who have already taken it.
• After taking an exam or quiz, do not discuss its contents with anyone in the class who has not yet taken it. Do not post information about it or share information about it with other who haven't taken it.

Additional Resources

JSOE IDEA Center

The IDEA Engineering Student Center, located just off the lobby of Jacobs Hall, is a hub for student engagement, academic enrichment, personal/professional development, leadership, community involvement, and a respectful learning environment for all. The Center offers a variety of programs, listed in the IDEA Center Facebook page and the Center web site. The IDEA Center programs support both undergraduate students and graduate students.

Educational Research

This class is participating in research to understand an array of specific classroom and learning experience that students have in response to the pedagogical and curricular decisions instructors make and to address the following research questions:

• What pedagogies lead to better learning outcomes, and for which students?
• What educational practices increase the persistence and success of students, particularly those from underrepresented groups?
• What student practices lead to increased learning and success in real-world settings?

Answers to these questions will inform teaching practice at UC San Diego, and also have the potential to contribute to the global knowledge base of how to improve student learning in a large university setting.

For details on this research and to understand the consent process, please see this document. In particular, if you consent to participate in this study, no action is needed. If you DO NOT consent to participate in this study, or you choose to opt-out at any time during the quarter, please submit this form online. Your instructor will not have access to the list of students who opted out until after grades are posted. Note that you must separately opt-out of the study for each course involved in this study.