6.840/18.404  Theory of Computation

Dear Class,
The final has been graded and you can find your scores on Stellar.
Median score is 170 out of 200.  Average 165.
Here is a rough breakdown of the final exam scores into letter grade equivalents
165-200 A
130-165 B
100-130 C.
The final exam contributes 40% of the overall course grade.
The course grades should be available on WebSIS soon.
Enjoy your holidays!

Mike, Ben, Zack, and Michael

So you can pick them up, I will have the stack of uncollected problem sets available in the exam room today at 1pm, half an hour before the exam begins.

See everyone at the exam at 1:30pm in duPont Gym!

Michael here (the TA). Sorry for the late notice, but I cannot hold my office hours today.

Instead, Zack and I will be holding extra office hours on Friday, by request on Piazza.

11am-2pm: Zack
2pm-5pm: Michael

Dear Class,

Please take a moment to evaluate the class before the deadline which is this Monday at 9am.  If you've attended some recitations, the TAs would especially appreciate comments on their teaching.  We read all comments about how to improve the course. 

Thanks,
Mike

Hi all,

Two things:

(1) I mentioned today (in a brief tangent) that the definition of IP could be modified so that the verifier is allowed to have coin-flip steps, instead of having a private tape preloaded with random bits.  This is true but misleading, as further modifications to the definition would be necessary, which I neglected to mention; sorry if this caused any confusion.  And of course, our official definition of IP is the one given in the textbook, so please stick to that.

(2) Today was the last recitation.  Office hours are still on next week, though.  (We'll send out an announcement if anything changes.)

Thanks for your participation in the recitation sections!

Ben