6.046/18.410  Design and Analysis Algorithms

Final Grades and Seeing Exams

Final grades have been submitted to the Registrar and should be available in WebSIS.

If you would like to see your final exam you should contact Holly (hjones01@csail.mit.edu) to arrange a time. You can look through it, but cannot take it.

Lastly, congratulations on finishing 6.046! We loved teaching it, and really hope you too enjoyed the material and the class. Happy holidays and have a great break!

Best,
The 6.046 Staff

Announced on 19 December 2013  8:30  p.m. by Hayden C Metsky

Final Exam Grades

Grades for the final exam are now available in Stellar’s Gradebook.

The mean is 130 out of 180, the median is 133, and the standard deviation is 21. Final letter grades will be determined and submitted in the coming days.

Best,
The 6.046 Staff

Announced on 17 December 2013  6:35  p.m. by Hayden C Metsky

Check PSet Grades

We hope the final went well! We ask just one more thing of you: please login to the Stellar Gradebook (not the submissions page) and check that your pset grades account for any unusual circumstances or “exceptions” you notified us about. For example, if you submitted a pset late but received an approved extension, your grades should not be zero for those problems. Similarly, if you received an approved excusal from a problem the grade should read “Excused.” If you notice any mistakes, please send an email to 6046-tas@mit.edu *by midnight tonight* detailing why you think your grade is incorrect.

Note that this only concerns administrative matters; we will no longer be regrading problems.

Good luck finishing up the rest of your semester!

- The 6.046 Staff

Announced on 16 December 2013  5:20  p.m. by Hayden C Metsky

Final Practice Problems

Announced on 14 December 2013  4:36  p.m. by Adam M Gleitman

Final Exam Information (It May Include Food!)

The final exam will take place this Monday, December 16, from 9:00am to 12:00pm in Johnson Track. It will start on time, so you should arrive early.

Books, notes, calculators, etc. are not allowed. However, you may bring three 8.5” x 11” crib sheets. You may use both sides and may handwrite or type these.

The final is cumulative and does not have a particular focus on recent material. It includes topics from the entire semester, but error-correcting codes and string matching are not on the exam. Its format is similar to that of the two quizzes.

Additionally, our evaluation response rate is currently very low. As Professor Indyk mentioned on Tuesday, feedback is truly valued and taken seriously. It helps improve teaching and can guide decisions about future semesters of the course. As a result, we’ve decided that if you can help us reach a 50% response rate by Monday morning, we will have food at the final!

One last reminder that there will be a review session tonight starting at 7pm in 34-101.

Good luck on Monday!

Best,
The 6.046 Staff

Announced on 14 December 2013  12:20  p.m. by Hayden C Metsky