Assignments

Problem Sets

Homework Policy

1. Homework problems will be assigned during each lecture. The scheduled due dates are given on the attached page. Generally, homework assigned on Tuesday of any given week and Thursday of the previousweek will be due before lecture the following Tuesday (or Wednesday if Tuesday is a holiday).
2. One TA Challenge problem will be assigned every 1 to 2 weeks. Completion of these problems is optional and not required. Every student is encouraged to join the competition for a prize at the end of the term by submitting their solutions. Three types of prizes will be given: 1 first prize worth $100, 2 second prizes worth $50 each; and 5 third prizes worth $10 each.
3. Graded homework will be returned during the recitation a week after the due date.
4. No late homework will be graded.
5. Any questions concerning the grading of the homework should be brought first to the grader and then to the TA if no agreement can be made.
6. Students are to work independently and without special aids that may be considered as an unfair advantage over others unless explicit prior permission is obtained from the instructor or TA.

Lab Report Policy

Lab reports are to be done on an individual basis, though labworkwill be done in groups of two or three depending on class size. Labs take up 10% of your final grade, and therefore should not be overlooked. There are three components to your overall lab grade:

• Prelab report. Prelab reports are important not to just make you read the lab sheet before you walk into lab. They are an integral part of any lab to encourage thinking through the lab before actually doing the lab. Prelab reports are informal and should include any information you feel is necessary, a basic outline of your approach to the lab, and, if necessary, tables to record the information. This will not only increase your grade but increase your efficiency in the lab.
  
• Observations. As part of the lab you will be required to observe another group’s work and comment, objectively, on lesson’s you learned from watching them. By watching others, you will be able to seewhatwill andwon’tworkwithout the added pressure of actually performing the lab.
  
• Lab Report. This is the final document on your entire lab experience. Itwill include your prelab report, observations, and FORMAL report of what happened in your lab and it's results.
  

Problem Sets

Problem Set #1

(PDF)

Problem Set #2

A (PDF)
B (PDF)

Problem Set #3

A (PDF)
B (PDF)

Problem Set #4

A (PDF)
B (PDF)

Problem Set #5

A (PDF)
B (PDF)

Challenge #1 -OPTIONAL*

(PDF)

Problem Set #6

(PDF)

Problem Set #7

A (PDF)
B (PDF)
PFLOW TUTORIAL (PDF)
PFLOW HW#1 (PDF)

Problem Set #8

A (PDF)
B (PDF)

Problem Set #9

A (PDF)
B (PDF)

Problem Set #10

A (PDF)
B (PDF)

Problem Set #11

A (PDF)
B (PDF)

Problem Set #12

(PDF)

Problem Set #13

PS#13B A (PDF)
B (PDF)

Challenge

# 2(PDF)
# 3(PDF)

Problem Set #14

A (PDF)

Supplemental Problems (PDF)