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Excused Absences

Excused absences may be requested by filling out the Excused Absences form. For more information, please read the course syllabus.

Schedule

All lectures will be recorded and the recordings will be posted under this link.

Date Reading Description Assignments/Comments
Tue Mar 19 Intro, Linux/Bash
Thu Mar 21 Bash project
Tue Mar 26 DFT Theory+Practice
Thu Mar 28 DFT Theory+Practice, DFT Walkthrough Quiz 1: Bash (finish before 3/28, 11.59 pm)
Bash Project due (upload before 4/1, 11.59 pm)
Tue Apr 2 DFT project
Thu Apr 4 DFT project Quiz 2: QM (finish before 4/4, 11.59 pm)
Tue Apr 9 OOF2 Theory+Practice
Thu Apr 11 OOF2 Walkthrough DFT Project due (upload before 4/15, 11.59 pm)
Tue Apr 16 OOF2 Project
Thu Apr 18 OOF2 Project, Final Project Quiz 3: OOF2 (finish before 4/18, 11.59 pm)
Tue Apr 23 Final Project Andre on travel
Thu Apr 25 Final Project Andre on travel
OOF2 Project due (upload before 4/29, 11.59 pm)
Tue Apr 30 Final Project
Thu May 2 Reading Day Final Project due (upload before 5/6, 11.59 pm)

Course Description

Scope

Course Grading

Grading

Your final grade for this class will be based upon your total score on all the components of the course. Please consult the course syllabus for details on particular components.

Course Component Percentage of total
Quizzes10
Project 1 (bash)20
Project 2 (DFT)20
Project 3 (OOF2)20
Final Project30

Final Grade

The following cutoff table will be used to calculate final scores.

Final Grade Minimum Points
A+ 98
A 95
A– 92.5
B+ 87.5
B 85
B– 80
C+ 77.5
C 75
C– 66.7
D+ 58.3
D 50
D– 30
F <30