Winter Term 2007-08
WWW-page: http://www.cse.yorku.ca/course/3221
Reference Books:
[1] Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, by W. Richard Stevens, Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201563177; 1st edition. (June 1992).
[2] Programming with POSIX Threads, by David R. Butenhof, Addison-Wesley Pub Co;
ISBN: 0201633922; 1st edition (May 1997).
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Section |
3221Z |
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Time, Location |
TR14:30-16:00, TEL 1005 |
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Instructor |
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hj@cse.yorku.ca |
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Office Hours |
TR 4-5pm (or by appointment) |
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Office |
CSB 3014 |
· Yan, Jing (Lisa) (jingyan AT cse.yorku.ca): responsible for A1, project, midterm and final.
· Fine, Gregory (fineg AT cse.yorku.ca): responsible for A2, midterm and final.
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Percent of final grade |
Set by |
Due date |
Returned by |
TA office hours |
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5% |
Jan 16 |
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TBA |
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5% |
Mar 3
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Mar |
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TBA |
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10% |
Feb 5 |
Mar |
Mar |
TBA |
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Midterm |
35% |
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Feb 26 (in-class)
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Mar 4 |
N/A |
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Final |
45% |
- |
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N/A |
The drop date is Friday, Mar. 7, 2008.
Numerical scores (out of 100) are used to calculate grades. Marks can be viewed
via the following command on CS systems:
courseInfo 3221 2006-07 F
The course uses a set of rules similar to the course policies used in other Computer Science courses. However, there are slight differences so you are advised to read the following section carefully! Please read also the current guidelines on academic honesty in the Department of Computer Science. Furthermore, please refer to the section on Academic Policies in the Undergraduate Calendar for further details.
How do I enroll or change
section?
Enrollment in all cosc courses is controlled
exclusively by the Computer Science Undergraduate Office (1003 CSEB). Your
professor cannot help in this regard as s/he has no authority to
enroll, permit, or even recommend enrollment. And once registered in a section,
you may not attend a different one - your professor cannot grant
section-change requests.
Do I have to use my PRISM
account (cs######@cs.yorku.ca) for email?
Our registration database as well as the mark
database is based on the cs account, not your York ID (because the latter has no
authentication server). Without the PRISM account, we have no way of
identifying your registration status in the course. It is therefore required
that you send email (to Faculty, TA, etc.) from your PRISM account and to
check its in-box often. Messages received from non-cs accounts will be
filtered out. For information on forwarding e-mail to other accounts
see 'man vacation', but note that it is your responsibility if there are
problems with this mechanism. [ADDENDUM:] To login to your CS account from the
outside, please use the York CS WWW e-mail
interface.
What is the policy on Academic Dishonesty?
We take matters related to academic dishonesty very seriously. To that end,
measures to detect irregularities are in place and are continually upgraded.
For example, tests are photocopied before being returned to the students
and advanced software is used to detect copying in assignments. If an
instructor suspects that something has been copied or is mis-represented in any
form, the case is forwarded to the associate dean and a hearing is scheduled.
Students cannot drop the course until the matter has been resolved. If a
student is found academically dishonest, this may result in an F in the course
(first time offense) or suspension from the university (second time offense).
More about academic dishonesty can be found here.
How do I submit an assignment?
The assignment itself specifies what has to be submitted and how. In general,
you need to submit the source files (for C files with .c extension) via the submit command and a report in the
corresponding course drop box. Your source files must be stored in some
subdirectory under your home directory on red.cs.yorku.ca,
so if you created them on your home machine, you must ftp them to Prism (or bring them on
disk). The files must then be submitted electronically using the submit command, whose Unix man page explains the syntax and the
options. You can confirm the transfer, and view the dates and sizes of
submitted files, by using the -l
option. If you forgot a file, or if you discovered an error in your program and
corrected it, you can submit again (before the deadline): new files will be
added to your previous submission and old ones will be overwritten. You may not
submit your work in any other way; e.g. email attachments or a diskette are not
acceptable.
What if I couldn't submit by the due date?
No late assignments will be accepted; regardless of reason.
What if I did not submit an assignment?
If you are not able to submit an assignment for documentable
reasons beyond your control, please make arrangement with your instructor before
the assignment is due. If your request is approved, the weight of the
assignment will be transferred to the final exam.
I think there is an error in the marking of my
assignment!
If you believe there are errors in the marking of your assignment, download the
Reappraisal Form, fill it, and send it to the TA
responsible for the assignment. It is essential that you explain clearly why
you believe the assignment should be re-marked; otherwise, the assignment will
not be re-marked. Note that the entire assignment will be re-marked, and your
mark may be increased or decreased. Note also that the deadline for re-marking
is one week after the mark and feedback on the assignment has been
provided to the students. No re-marking request will be considered after that
deadline.
Are the assignments and midterm common to all sections?
Yes. All pieces of work, including the final exam,
are common to all sections.
How do I find out the date / place of the midterm?
The date of the midterm will be posted on this page. The place will be
announced on this page the week before the midterm.
What should I do before the midterm?
The midterm will encompass all material on C as well as basic testing
strategies. You should study the corresponding chapters in both textbooks, do
some of the exercises listed there, review your notes from class (content,
blackboard, discussions), review your assignment(s), look at the man-pages of
important commands (e.g. printf),
etc. The midterm is closed-book but excerpts from man pages may be provided to
help you with details and/or unusual commands. On the day of the midterm,
remember to bring a photo ID and optionally a dictionary. An answer booklet
will be provided and you will write everything in it. In particular, you may not
bring any blank sheets of paper for scratch work.
Can I write the midterm in pencil?
Yes, you can write your answers in pencil. In the past, answers written in
pencil couldn't be re-marked but now that tests are photocopied before being
returned to the students, it makes no difference what you write with.
What happens during the midterm?
All exams are closed-book. Dictionaries are permitted for non-native students.
There will be enough space on the exam for your answers, so you may not bring
any blank sheets of paper for scratch work. Remember to bring a photo ID and
leave it on the desk in front of you so that it can be inspected by invigilators.
A sign-up sheet will be distributed and by signing it you acknowledge that you
are registered in the course and are indeed the owner of the ID. No questions
will be permitted during the exam. The use of any type of calculators, pagers,
cell-phones or PDA's is not permitted during the exam.
When will the midterm results be announced?
The results of a midterm are typically posted via courseInfo/ePost within a week of the midterm and before the drop
deadline (if applicable).
I think there is an error in the marking of my midterm!
If you believe there are errors in the marking of your midterm, print a copy of
the Reappraisal Form, fill the form, staple it to
your midterm, and hand it to a TA responsible for the midterm. It is essential
that you explain clearly why you think the midterm should be re-marked;
otherwise, the midterm will not be re-marked. Note that the entire
midterm will be re-marked, and your mark may be increased or decreased. Note
also that the deadline for re-marking is one week after the marked
midterm has been handed back to the students. No re-marking request will be
considered after that deadline.
What if I missed the midterm?
No make-up midterm will be given. If you miss the midterm for documentable
reasons beyond your control, inform your instructor as soon as possible. If
your request is approved, the weight of the missed test will be distributed
proportionally to the final exam.
How
do I find out the date / place of the final exam?
The date/place of the final exam are set centrally by the Registrar Office, and
posted on its Web site (accessible from the main York site) about 5 weeks
before the last day of classes in the term.
Can I write the exam in pencil?
Yes, you can write your answers in pen or in pencil. (Note that the exam paper
is not returned to the students; only a photocopy can be requested.)
When will the final exam results be announced?
The results are typically posted with courseinfo
(see the GRADES page) within 20 days of the exam.
I think there is an error in the marking of my final
exam!
Wait until you get your official grade by regular mail from York (nothing
can be done before that). Within three weeks of receiving them, go to
CSEB-1003 and request a copy of your final. If you spot errors, either in
marking, or in addition, or in the overall grade computation, petition by
submitting a special form called "Request for Grade Reappraisal"
available from CSB-1003.
What if I missed the final exam?
If you miss the final exam you must contact your instructor as soon as
possible. Failure to do so in a prompt fashion may result in you missing the
deferred exam. You must obtain the Deferred Standing Agreement Form - taking it
and the documentation of the reason for missing the exam to your instructor as
soon as possible. Your instructor will consider the documented reason for
missing the exam and decide whether or not he/she agrees that you should have
deferred standing. If your reason for missing the final exam is medical in
nature a simple note from a medical doctor is not sufficient. You must
ask the medical doctor to fill in the standard form - Attending Physicians
Statement - that is part of the Petitions
Package provided by the Registrar's Office.
1. If the instructor agrees, you will be informed of the date of the deferred exam, which will generally be within a few weeks of the date of the original exam. There will be a common date for all exams resulting from Deferred Standing Agreement in CSE1020, CSE1030, CSE2011 and possibly other CSE courses. This date will be set by the Department of Computer Science.
2. If the instructor does not agree (or if you contact the instructor after the deferred exam date) you must then file a formal petition for deferred standing using the Petition Package forms available from this link to the Registrar's Office web site. If your formal petition is successful you would normally write an exam with the next regularly scheduled examination for the course.