Foundations of Data Science
Course Information
Instructor
- Name:
Prof. Cliff Stein
- Office:
424 Mudd Hall
- Phone:
854-5238
- E-mail:
[email protected]
- Office Hours:
Th 3:00PM-4:00PM
Teaching Assistant
Name:
Nouri Sakr
Office:
301 Mudd Hall
E-mail:
[email protected]
Office Hours:
T 2:15-4:15
Course
- Meets:
T, Th 11:40-12:55
- Room:
614 Schermerhorn
Prerequisite
Text
Homework
Assignments
There will be weekly assignments that are a combination
of written and programming work. They will be
posted on the course web page and announced on courseworks. They will generally be due on Friday afternoon.
Homework can be handed in on courseworks.
Late Homework
will not generally be accepted. Exceptions will be made only for
exceptional extenuating circumstances (e.g. serious illness,
family crisis). In all cases, exceptions must be discussed before the homework
is due.
Homework Policy
The goal of the homework assignments is education, not evaluation.
We must also be mindful of rules regarding academic honesty and
plagarism. To facilitate these goals, we will use the following policy.
- All work submitted for credit must be your own.
- You may discuss the homework problems with your classmates,
the teaching assistant(s), and Professor Stein. For each problem,
you must acknowledge
the people with whom you discussed your work. you must write
up your own solutions, and you must write your own code
. Any written sources used (apart from the text)
must also be acknowledged.
- Please ask if you have any questions about this policy.
Violations will be treated harshly
Project
There will be a course project in the second half of the course. Details will be announced in the middle of the course.
Exams
- There will be a midterm and a final exam.
For the midterm, you will
be allowed to bring one 8.5 by 11 inch piece of paper with notes into
the exam, and two for the final.
Grading
- Homeworks: 15%
- Project: 20%
- Midterm: 30%
- Final: 35%
Piazza
We will use piazza for some communication. Please sign up via courseworks.
Academic Dishonesty
I take academic integrity very seriously. I reserve the right to fail
anyone for the entire semester based on any infractions. Ignorance of
what consitutes dishonesty is not a defense. Please see me with any
questions.
Students with Disabilites
I encourage students
with disabilities, including invisible disabilities
such as chronic diseases and learning disabilities, to discuss with
me any appropriate accommodations that I might make on their
behalf.
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