Schedule
for remote learning, starting March 30, 2020
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Overview
Overview
You can see a video walkthrough on YouTube.
As of March 15, 2020
Due to the unusual circumstances this Spring, we are readjusting the schedule and expectations for the remainder of the course. At this point, you have completed:
- Homeworks 1 - 5
- Moodle quizzes 1 - 5
- Midterm exam 1
We postponed the deadlines for Homework 6 and Moodle quiz 6, which were scheduled for the week of March 9.
Here is the plan for the remainder of the course. As you know, we had three topics left to cover, which we were able to get a little hands-on intro with during our last in-person meetings. I will be providing around 3 short (10-20) minute videos for each topic, with a Gradescope worksheet to help you engage with the material. There will be 3 homeworks, 3 moodle quizzes and 1 final (take-home, open-book, open-notes) exam.
You will have a choice in the work you want to count towards your final grade and the weight different components will have. One choice includes the creation of a remote learning module in lieu of some homework and exam questions. There are more details about this below, but I'll start with the Schedule for the final weeks of class.
Schedule
Schedule
Here is the tentative schedule for the remaining weeks of the course, which will be delivered remotely:
Divide-and-conquer [wrap-up March 30 - April 6]
Divide-and-conquer [wrap-up March 30 - April 6]
- by April 1: complete quiz 6 [Moodle]
- by April 3: complete Divide-and-conquer HW 6 [Gradescope]
- by April 3: complete this form indicating which option you are choosing for your grade breakdown
- by April 6: complete Divide-and-conquer HW 6 self-assessment & reflection [Gradescope]
- by April 6: complete this form indicating your lesson plan topic (if you are choosing that option)
Dynamic programming [March 30 - April 13]
Dynamic programming [March 30 - April 13]
- by April 3: work through Dynamic Programming materials:
- Dynamic Programming (intro) video + worksheet/quiz [Gradescope]
- Dynamic Programming (memoization) video + worksheet/quiz [Gradescope]
- Dynamic Programming (knapsack) video + worksheet/quiz [Gradescope]
- by April 8: complete quiz 7 [Moodle]
- by April 10: complete Dynamic Programming HW 7 [Gradescope], HW 7 (*starred) [Gradescope]
- by April 13: complete Dynamic Programming HW 7 self-assessment & reflection [Gradescope]
Network flow [April 6 - April 20]
Network flow [April 6 - April 20]
- by April 10: work through Network Flow materials:
- Network Flow (intro) video + worksheet/quiz [Gradescope]
- Network Flow (Ford-Fulkerson algorithm) video + worksheet/quiz [Gradescope]
- Network Flow (proof sketch) video + worksheet/quiz [Gradescope]
- Network Flow (bonus example) video
- by April 15: complete quiz 8 [Moodle]
- by April 17: complete Network Flow HW 8 [Gradescope]
- by April 20: complete Network Flow HW 8 self-assessment & reflection [Gradescope]
Intractability [April 13 - April 27]
Intractability [April 13 - April 27]
- by April 17: work through Intractability materials:
- Intractability (intro, reductions) video + worksheet/quiz [Gradescope]
- Intractability (reductions) video + worksheet/quiz [Gradescope]
- Intractability (P vs NP) video + worksheet/quiz [Gradescope]
- by April 22: complete quiz 9 [Moodle]
- by April 24: complete Intractability HW 9 [Gradescope]
- by April 27: complete Intractability HW 9 self-assessment & reflection [Gradescope]
Additional topics [April 20 - May 5]
Additional topics [April 20 - May 5]
- by April 22 (depending on your chosen path): remote learning module [Moodle]
- by April 30: 1-2 remote learning modules?
- This is tentative, but probably will include one video + worksheet/quiz from me and some (?) remote learning modules from students.
- by May 4 noon (seniors) or May 5 noon (non-seniors): take-home final [Gradescope]
Remote materials
Remote materials
In the remaining weeks, we will engage in the material via:
- 3 topics: dynamic programming, network flow and intractibility
- I will release 3 "lecture" modules for each topic going through slides and examples, consisting of:
- a 10-20 minute YouTube video
- a short worksheet on Gradescope
- I will release 3 "lecture" modules for each topic going through slides and examples, consisting of:
- 3 homeworks (as before, Gradescope submission + Self-assessment & Reflection)
- Each homework will have 1-2 starred (*) problems that are more challenging
- 3 moodle quizzes (as before)
- The final week will either be another “lectured” topic (not on the exam) and/or student-created remote lesson plans
- 1 exam (covering material from Homework 4 - Homework 9)
- For the following reasons, I am giving one final exam instead of a second midterm and a final:
- It does not make sense to give you a take-home midterm as soon as classes resume
- I will not be able to cover the 3 remaining topics in the depth I had planned
- There will not be student-led lesson plans to cover additional material
- There will be some starred (*) problems that are more challenging
- For the following reasons, I am giving one final exam instead of a second midterm and a final:
- Peer instruction
- If you did not do an end-of-class reflection, you can do it on piazza related to any “lecture” module OR you can abandon it
- post for the class in whatever format you’d like: a paragraph, a short video, slides, etc.
- If you did not do a synthesis, you can do it by on piazza OR you can abandon it
- post remotely-accessible materials in whatever format you'd like: self-contained slideshow, document, google form quiz, video or other format that you suggest to me
- There will be an option to complete a remote lesson plan, but you can also choose not to.
- If you did not do an end-of-class reflection, you can do it on piazza related to any “lecture” module OR you can abandon it
Grade breakdown options
Grade breakdown options
I expect that some of you may want to continue the more traditional coursework while others may feel that this is more challenging given the circumstances. To try and address this, you can choose your grade to be calculated via one of the following three options (or suggest an alternative to me).
Please fill out this form to indicate your chosen option; if you do not, I will assume Option #2.
Recall that the original Syllabus had:
- Moodle quizzes: 5%
- Peer instruction: 10%
- 1%: reflection (end of class); 3%: synthesis; 6%: lesson plan
- Homeworks: 20%
- Take-home exams: 40%
- Final exam: 25%
For all options, since some of you have not yet done a reflection or synthesis, you can choose to:
- to complete it (as described above), or
- abandon it and have the (1 or 3) points redistributed
- Example: if you abandon synthesis, but did the reflection, your final grade would be calculated out of 97 total possible grade points instead of out of 100.
Reflection and synthesis work will be given full credit as long as it is completed.
Option 1
Option 1
mostly consistent with original Syllabus, making it final exam-heavy
- Moodle quizzes 5%
- Peer instruction 4%
- Reflection 1%; Synthesis 3%;
Lesson plan 6%
- Reflection 1%; Synthesis 3%;
- Worksheet/quizzes for “lecture” modules 6%
- Homeworks 1 - 9 (including * problems) 20%
- Take-home midterm 1 20%
Take-home midterm 2- Take-home final (including* problems) 45%
Option 2
Option 2
same requirements as Option 1, more balanced exam work
- Moodle quizzes 5%
- Peer instruction 4%
- Reflection 1%
- Synthesis 3%
Lesson plan 6%
- Worksheet/quizzes for “lecture” modules 6%
- Homeworks 1 - 9 (including * problems) 20%
- Take-home midterm 1 30%
Take-home midterm 2- Take-home final (including * problems) 35%
Option 3
Option 3
reduced homework/exam questions & lowered exam weight in exchange for a remote lesson plan
- Moodle quizzes 5%
- Peer instruction 4%
- Reflection 1%
- Synthesis 3%
Lesson plan 6%
- Worksheet/quizzes for “lecture” videos 6%
- Homeworks 1 - 9 (excluding * problems) 20%
- Take-home midterm 1 20%
Take-home midterm 2- Take-home final (excluding * problems) 25%
- Remote lesson plan 20%
The remote lesson plan should be a self-contained remote lesson with an interactive component. This could take the form of:
- a short (<20 minute) video + worksheet (like what I’ll do for the "lecture" modules)
- a document/written + worksheet
- a slideshow + quiz/worksheet
- a web site (like Ivy & Caroline's)
Your remote lesson plan should be in a topic (list in form below); you can still choose to work with 1 or 2 other students.
- by April 6: you must submit this google form to choose a topic and propose your lesson plan
- by April 22: complete and post (via piazza) your lesson plan
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