Instructions for All CS 373 Homeworks

• Write your solutions on standard US Letter (8.5 by 11) paper. Use both sides whenever possible.
• Print your name at the top of every sheet of paper you turn in.
• Turn in your solutions in order. You are welcome to solve the problems in any order you like, but sort the solutions before you turn them in. It may help to start each problem on a new piece of paper.
• Staple your homework together once in the upper left corner. Do not use paper clips, tape, glue, or rubber bands; do not try to keep your homework together by folding or tearing. The course staff will not bring staplers to class, even on the days homework is due.
• Turn in your homework on time (or early!). Homework is due at noon on the due date. No late homeworks will be accepted. To offset this somewhat draconian measure, we will drop the lowest grade of all the homeworks which should take care of any unforeseen circumstances.
• Write concise and legible solutions. If we cannot decipher your handwriting, spelling, or grammar, you will get no credit. Students who typeset their homework (preferably using LaTeX) will get extra credit.
• You are welcome to work together on the homeworks, and you are welcome to consult any outside resource at your disposal: other students, TAs, professors, textbooks, journals, conference proceedings, web pages, test files, etc. However, each student must write up their own solutions. If you receive significant help from any source, you must identify that source in your solution; this will not lower your homework grade. Directly copying someone else's work or allowing others to directly copy your work is cheating and will be treated accordingly. Be warned: Getting too much help on your homework will actually hurt your final course grade. If you don't learn how to solve problems on your own, you will fail the (closed-book, closed-notes) exams. University policy on Academic Integrity (including cheating)