Homework is an important part of this class and will be the dominant component of the course grade (75%).
You may discuss the homework problems with your classmates, but each student is required to provide their own solutions. Homework will be due at 5 pm on the due date listed on the assignment. A late penalty of 20%/day will be applied for late problem sets. (This penalty is imposed per business day, so from Fri to Mon counts as 1 day).
The remaining 25% of your grade will be based on a final project on a topic of your choice. You will need to discuss the topic of your project with Prof. Shelton ahead of time and get it approved. For the final project, you will both submit a write-up (LaTeX, no more than 15 pages) and deliver a 20-minute presentation on your topic to the class. You will also be required to submit feedback forms on other students' presentations.