FAQ

students' questions on homeworks, grading, logistics, etc

1. When are homeworks, etc assigned and due?

• Week 1: Lab 1
• Week 2: Lab 2
• Week 3: Lab 3
• Week 4: Lab 4,
  • HW 1 assigned (T)
• Week 5: Lab 5,
  • HW 2 assigned (T)
  • HW 1 due (R)
• Week 6: Lab 6,
  • HW 1 graded,
  • HW 3 assigned (T)
  • HW 2 due (R)
  • Op-Ed assigned (R)
• Week 7: Lab 7,
  • HW 2 graded, TBA
  • HW 3 due, (R)
• Week 8: Lab 8,
  • Op-Ed Due (R)
  • HW 3 graded, TBA
• Week 9: Lab 9,
  • HW 4 assigned (T), TBA
• Week 10: Lab 10,
  • HW 5 assigned (T)
  • HW 4 due (R)
• Week 11: Lab 11,
  • HW 4 graded,
  • Op-Ed graded,
  • HW 5 due (R)
  • Final Paper assigned
• Week 12: Lab 12,
  • HW 5 graded
• Week 13: Lab 13,
  • Google Form Feedback
• Week 14 or 15 (TBD):
  • Final paper due

2. How do I decide which type of homework to do?

A logistical point:

• if you have a "technical background" (e.g., CS), use the "nontechnical track" (e.g., 15 page final paper)

• if you have a "humanistic background" (e.g., English), use the "technical track" (e.g., 10 page final paper)

from the syllabus:

Students will be assigned, typically based on their major, into one of two tracks. Students with less technical majors will do more technical work, including problem sets; students with more technical background will do more humanistic work, including longer writing assignments. Students for which there is ambiguity are encouraged to clarify with instructors and TAs before the 1st assignment is due.

a) more technical background track (60%)

pursue a semester long project culminating in a 15pp paper and any associated code

complete 3 problem sets

b) more humanistic background track (60%)

write a 10 pp paper on a topic of their choice

complete 5 problem sets, these problem sets will involve both computational work and writing work

3. Where are the reading materials posted?

• On Slack, under #readings