Section 4 How will I learn?
Lectures.
During the class period, I will lecture a bit to introduce you to concepts relevant to the topic of the day. We will then work on problems. You will have time to attempt these problems on your own, and we will discuss the solutions. Some classes may have a coding component as well. You are expected to follow along and actively participate. Although recordings of the class will be made available to you, you should not primarily rely on these recordings to learn. Recordings are being made available to you to refer back to things you may have missed, or need to relisten to, or in the case of emergency, catch up with the material when you may have missed class.
When classes are held online, the recordings will be made available via Zoom. When the class is held in-person, this class will be using the Lectures Online recording system. This system records the audio and video material presented in the class, and you can asynchronously participate in the class by watching these recordings. Links for the recordings will appear in the Lectures Online tab on the Canvas page for this class. You will find this tab on the left side navigation in Canvas.
To review a recording, simply click on the Lectures Online navigation tab and follow the instructions presented to you on the page. You can learn more about how to use the Lectures Online system at http://sites.la.utexas.edu/lecturesonline/students/how-to-access-recordings/.
You can find additional information about Lectures Online at: https://sites.la.utexas.edu/lecturesonline/.
Homework.
Work alone. You will be graded for completion and correctness. You score 75% for submission of your homework. For a homework to be considered "complete", you must submit your work for all problems on the Homework. You must make an honest effort for your homework to be considered complete. One problem will be randomly selected to be graded for correctness. This will constitute the remaining 25% of the score.
Textbook.
The Programming for Correctness and Programming for Performance materials available at ulaff.net will be your best friend. There are videos included in these materials on all topics covered in the course. Use these resources, when you get stuck with your understanding and need some extra help. You may find some additional practice problems there as well. While I will not explicitly assign readings from the textbook, you should get into the habit of referring to the textbook when you need additional information.
Exams.
There will be two exams--a Midterm and a Final. The midterm is scheduled for March 10, 2022, and the final will be held on May 5, 2022. The final exam will be a comprehensive final.
The exams will be held in person during class period. There will be no alternate mode of taking the exams. There will be no make-up exams. More details regarding administration of the exams will be given a week before the exam. The exam is your opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned so far.