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CS 241 - Foundations of Sequential Programs

Supported by the Instructional Support Group.

University of Waterloo : Faculty of Mathematics : School of Computer Science

General Information

Current Term (Fall 2009)

Announcements

General Information

Illness

Online reporting for absences for influenza-like illness is now available to students through Quest. Such reporting is required if a student is seeking accommodation from any instructor for course requirements missed because of an influenza-like illness. Within two calendar days of deciding not to attend class for this reason, the student must report the start date of the absense. Upon returning to class, the student must report the return to class. The online declaration can be used for such illnesses of up to 10 calendar days; longer absenses still require completion of the standard Verification of Illness form, which is necessary for all other requests for illness accommodation for missed course requirements.

More information on the H1N1 virus, protective practices and procedures can be found here.

Newsgroup

CS 241 has a newsgroup (uw.cs.cs241). You can access this through any email client that supports newsgroups or through Google Groups. We encourage you to use the newsgroup. It is a handy and timely way for students to learn from each other and the course staff. Essential announcements will be posted to the course newsgroup as well as the announcements section of this webpage.

Tutorial Materials

For the tutorials, a handout will be available before the tutorial. Bringing a printed version of this to your tutorial is a good idea. After the tutorials on Wednesday, the tutorial slides will become available. Remember that the Thursday and Friday tutorials are a week ahead of the Tuesday and Wednesday tutorials.

Assignments

Assignments must be submitted using the Marmoset Submission and Testing Server.

Resources

Material for assignment 1 (and beyond)

Material for assignment 2 (and beyond)

Material for assignment 3 (and beyond)

Material for assignment 5 (and beyond)

Material for assignment 6 (and beyond)

Material for assignment 7 (and beyond)

Material for assignment 8 (and beyond)

Material for assignment 9 (and beyond)

Cheating Policy

Academic Integrity

In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the University of Waterloo community are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility. All members of the UW community are expected to hold to the highest standard of academic integrity in their studies, teaching, and research.

The Office of Academic Integrity's website contains detailed information on UW policy for students and faculty.

This site explains why academic integrity is important and how students can avoid academic misconduct. It also identifies resources available on campus for students and faculty to help achieve academic integrity in - and out - of the classroom.

Grievance

A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university life has been unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4.

Discipline

A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity, to avoid committing academic offenses, and to take responsibility for his/her actions. A student who is unsure whether an action constitutes an offense, or who needs help in learning how to avoid offenses (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about "rules" for group work/collaboration should seek guidance from the course professor, academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean. When misconduct has been found to have occurred, disciplinary penalties will be imposed under Policy 71 - Student Discipline. For information on categories of offenses and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy 71 - Student Discipline.

Avoiding Academic Offenses

Most students are unaware of the line between acceptable and unacceptable academic behaviour, especially when discussing assignments with classmates and using the work of other students. For information on commonly misunderstood academic offenses and how to avoid them, students should refer to the Faculty of Mathematics Cheating and Student Academic Discipline Policy.

Appeals

A student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision made under Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances (other than regarding a petition) or Policy 71 - Student Discipline if a ground for an appeal can be established. Read Policy 72 - Student Appeals.