Upcoming Deadlines and Events

Mon Mar 02

Guided problem set 5 due at 9pm

Tue Mar 03

Homework 5 due at 9pm

Fri Mar 13

⚠️ Drop deadline (11:59pm)

Recent Announcements

Wed Feb 25

Solutions for Midterm 1 and solutions for Conflict Midterm 1 are now available.

Sat Feb 21

Solutions for Midterm 1 practice exam 3 are available along with a video of it being solved by CA Navid Tajkhorshid.

Warning: The image cuts out around 59 minutes into the video, but Navid can still be heard solving the rest of the exam. The solutions pdf does contain all of his work.

Fri Feb 20

Solutions for Midterm 1 practice exam 2 are available along with a video of it being solved by CA Sarah Dowden.

Thu Feb 19

• ACM is holding a review session for Midterm 1 Sat Feb 21 from 11pm–2pm in ECEB1013.
• Solutions for Midterm 1 practice exam 1 are available along with videos of Emily solving it during the in person review session and finishing the job offline.
• Homework 4 solutions are available (along with with solutions for Lab 5.)

Mon Feb 16

Practice exams for Midterm 1 are available. We strongly recommend attempting each of these practice exams under exam conditions—two hours alone in a quiet space with a one-page cheat sheet but no other notes or internet—before discussing them with others or looking at any solutions. There will be an opportunity to work with course staff and other students on part of each exam (preferably after you attempt the exam alone) in place of lecture, lab, or a homework party. Handwritten solutions and walkthrough videos for each practice exam will be posted late in the evening the same day as that event.

• Practice 1 (answer booklet) — reviewed on Thu Feb 19 in place of lecture
• Practice 2 (answer booklet) — reviewed on Fri Feb 20 in place of each lab
• Practice 3 (answer booklet) — reviewed on Sat Feb 21 in place of homework party

The format of the actual exam will match these practice exams. At the actual exam, we will pass out the question sheet, give everyone a few minutes to read the questions, pass out the answer booklets, and then start the clock.

In addition to the practice exams, there are a collection of practice problems available on PrairieLearn. Completion of these problems will not be considered when determining your overall course grade.

Sat Feb 14

The standard grading rubrics have been updated to include a rubric for describing context-free grammars (CFGs). We highly recommend checking it as you prepare your solutions to Homework 4 Problem 2.

Also, submissions are open on Gradescope for both Homework 4 problems.

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