6.00 Class Home

6.00 Intro: Comp Sci & Programming

Fall 2018

Instructors: Ana Bell, Eric Grimson, John V Guttag

TAs: Helen Abadiotakis, Advaith Anand, Annamarie E Bair, Kelsey K Chan, Elizabeth Merritt Eastman, Parker W Greene, Carlos A Henriquez, Nancy Hung, Mesert Kebed, Kathleen Marie Lewis, Kevin Y. Liu, Jasmin Y Miguel, Lauren B Schexnayder, Christine M Vonder Haar, Katherine Y Wang

Lecture: MW3-4.30 (26-100)
Recitation (Optional): F11AM (36-153)
Recitation (Optional): F12PM (36-153)
Recitation (Optional): F1PM (36-156)

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What do I need to hand in for this class?
This page is the hub for this class:
All links are on the left side on Stellar.
1. Problem Sets
2. Finger Exercises on MITx (ones marked mandatory only)
3. Microquizzes (final 20 mins of class on dates specified on calendar)
4. Exams (in-class on dates specified on calendar)
My grade is missing (problem set / checkoff / microquiz / exam).
Make a private post on Piazza. Enter your Kerberos username, problem set number, and an explanation of what the issue is.
I have special accommodations paperwork.

Give your paperwork to the instructor and contact anabell@mit.edu to make arrangements.
Can I get grad credit for this class?
We don’t assign any extra work for grad credit. We suggest that you petition your department for credit in the class as-is.
I registered late for the class. How do I hand in work missed?
Make a private post on Piazza. Include your Athena username and details of when you joined the class. We will give you and extension for the finger exercises missed. No extensions will be given for problem sets missed -- you will have to use your late days.
Can I have an extension for this problem set?
We grant extensions in special circumstances. We only consider requests that come from S^3.

Announcements

Check for Missing Scores

As of now, all grades EXCEPT for the final letter grade are up here: https://mit600.mit.edu:444/psets/grades.php

Please check your scores to make sure that nothing is missing that you handed in (i.e. pset, checkoff, microquiz, micropset). If a grade is missing/incorrect make a private note on Piazza (include your kerberos) by 5pm tomorrow (Dec 14).

We will not post solutions for the micropset, but test cases will be posted by 5pm today.

Announced on 13 December 2018 3:47 p.m. by Ana Bell

Micro-pset corrections and clarifications

A list of corrections and clarifications for the pset are compiled here: https://piazza.com/class/jjzwfovjatq4jm?cid=1005.

In particular, please note that the correct confidence interval width for average_streak_count(6,"HTH",10000) should be 0.0125 (not 1.25).

Announced on 10 December 2018 8:23 p.m. by Kelsey K Chan

Micro Problem Set Posted

This micro-pset is now available. Click here! It is administered in lieu of the quiz, previously scheduled for December 12th. As such it contributes to the final grades in the same proportion as the quiz would have. This means it will account for 40% of the final grade for 6.0002 students and 20% for 6.00 students. This micro-pset differs from previous psets in many regards, the most notable ones are listed below:
* You will not be allowed to use late days for this pset.
* You MAY NOT consult with others on this problem set. Collaboration violations of any sort will result in a 0 on the pset.
* There will be no office hours for the duration of this pset.
* You can post private questions on Piazza to ask for clarifications, but no other posts will be permitted
* There will be no checkoff for this pset.

Announced on 10 December 2018 4:30 p.m. by Ana Bell

OH and Recitations Cancelled

Hi everyone,

Starting Friday 12/7, all Office Hours and Recitations will be cancelled for the remainder of the semester. Today will be the last day to receive a PS4 checkoff. If you have any additional questions, the class Piazza page will still remain open.

We hope you all have a great final few weeks and a wonderful holiday!

Announced on 06 December 2018 12:52 p.m. by Helen Abadiotakis

IMPORTANT re. Quiz--PLEASE READ

Dear 6.00 and 6.0002 students,

Yesterday morning, a student in the class brought to our attention that the test schedule we posted in September violates MIT policy. In the past (and still for graduate subjects) it was permissible to have either a problem set or a quiz during the last week of classes. Based on feedback from students in last year's class, we decided to have a non-comprehensive quiz during the final week of classes rather than a comprehensive final during finals week, but that is now not allowed.

After consulting with the appropriate office at MIT, we decided to cancel the quiz and replace it by a MICRO-PROBLEM SET that will contribute to final grades in the same proportion as the quiz would have. The problem set will be made available immediately after class on Monday. It will be due at 4:30PM on Wednesday. It will not require any advanced study, and should take 2-4 hours to complete. It will differ from other problem sets in other important respects:

   o It will be easier as well as shorter
   o You will not be allowed to use late days
   o You MAY NOT consult with others on this problem set
   o There will be no help provided in office hours
   o You can post private questions on Piazza to ask for clarifications, but no other posts will be permitted
   o There will be no checkoff

We apologize for this last minute change of plans. This mistake was ours, and we regret it. However, we now have to make the best of a bad situation.

Apologetically,
John Guttag and Ana Bell

Announced on 05 December 2018 9:34 a.m. by John V Guttag

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