CSC 270: FUNDAMENTAL DATA STRUCTURES AND TECHNIQUES

University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Spring 1997-98


Instructor:   James Stewart, SF 4306D, 978-5359, jstewart@cs

Office hours: See the Web page.


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Lectures:     Monday and Wednesday, 1:10 - 2:00pm in GB 119

Tutorials:    Friday, 1:10 - 2:00 pm
 
              tutor                 tutorial    student               
              name                    room      surnames              
			                                              
              Lucia Moura            MP 134      A - J
              Tasso Karkanis         MP 137      K - RN
              Rimon Barr             SS1072      RO - Z   (or SS1068?)
             
             
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Lectures:     Monday and Wednesday, 3:10 - 4:00pm in SS 2102

Tutorial:     Friday, 3:10 - 4:00pm

              tutor                 tutorial    student               
              name                    room      surnames              
				                       		  
              Lucia Moura            SS2102      A   - DAM
              Meng Sun               SS1070      DAN - HUM
              Hugo Sin               SS1074      HUN - LUJ
              Raoul Jarvis           SS1080      LUK - SG
              Spyros Angelopoulos    SS2111      SH  - Z


Grading       

Homework (4)  50 %   A1 10%, A2 12%, A3 18%, A4 10%
Midterm test  15 %
Final exam    35 % 


Policy

- See the Web page at http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/JamesStewart/270/9798s.

- To pass this course you must get a grade of at least 35% on your final exam.

- Late homeworks will be penalized 20% per day or portion thereof.
  See the lateness policy on the Web page.

  If you are unable to complete homework due to major illness, talk with
  the professor BEFORE the due date.  There is no excuse for not
  contacting him: You can leave a message with the secretary (978-5359)
  or you can email him or a friend can bring the news.

  Extensions will be considered on an individual basis and will NOT be
  given automatically for illness, even with a doctor's note.  No
  sympathy is given for illness after the due date.  You will not get an
  extension if you inform the professor after the due date.

- Homework is generally returned in tutorial.  Unclaimed homework and
  tests are put in the CSSU office in the Engineering Annex.

- There is a strict remarking policy described on the web page.  No 
  remarking requests will be accepted more than two weeks after work has 
  been returned.

- It is legitimate to discuss homework problems with fellow students.
  You should not leave such a discussion with any written material
  provided by, or copied from, another person.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH
  THESE GUIDELINES IS A SERIOUS ACADEMIC OFFENCE.

- Additional material will be taught in the tutorials.  You are
  expected to know this material and will be tested on some of it.


Texts

- K.N. King, ``C Programming: A Modern Approach'', W.W. Norton, 1996,
  If you already know C or already have a C book, you might want
  to wait for the first class before purchasing this text.  
  $65 at the UofT bookstore, $45 used at Unitext.

- CSC270 Course Notes in the UofT bookstore.  $29.

- J.N. Clarke, ``A Student's Guide to CDF'' in the bookstore.


Important Dates

Jan 30          A1 due  (10%, numerical analysis)
Feb 11          Midterm (15%)
Feb 27          A2 due  (12%, graphs)
Mar 20          A3 due  (18%, simulation)
Apr 3           A4 due  (10%, dynamic programming)


Other Important Dates

Jan 5           classes begin
Jan 16          deadline to enroll in CSC270S
Feb 16 - 20     reading week
Mar 6           deadline to drop CSC270S
Apr 9           classes end
Apr 20 - May 6  exams