Comp 15

Spring 2021 Course Calendar

The (tentative) course calendar below will be updated during the term to contain lecture notes topics as well as links to assignments, labs, and readings. I may or may not post lecture notes, and those notes may not, in the end, reflect what happens in lecture. Students are expected to attend lecture and take notes. If you cannot attend lecture, please contact other students to see what you missed.

If there is an error or if I have forgotten to add material or activate a link, please let me know via a public reminder on Piazza (other students will be interested). Schedule changes will be announced in class and on the course Piazza forum.

Unless otherwise stated, assignments are due by 1200 (noon) of the posted due dates. This is not midnight. Noon, in the middle of the day.

Announcements

For spring 2021, Comp 15 is entirely online.
  • Lectures: Lectures will be pre-recorded. There will be optional live Q & A sessions from 3:45–5:15 pm Mondays and and 5:45–7 pm Wednesdays (Medford time) in the Comp 15 Lectures Zoom room (see the pinned Piazza for the link). Please bring your questions about the lectures (or anything else related to the class)! Sessions will not be recorded.
  • Labs: Labs will be synchronous and on-line via Zoom at their scheduled time. Attendance is mandatory. The Zoom links can be found in a pinned post on Piazza.
  • Assignments: Will be available online. Unless otherwise posted, assignments will be due by noon Medford time of the posted due date.
  • Office hours: Instructor and TA office hours will be held via Sococo (which integrates with Zoom). Go to https://tuftscs.sococo.com/ to get started. We're on the Large Courses floor. See the Sococo Onboarding Guide for information about etiquette and how to use Sococo.
  • Exams: Exams will be timed exams administered on-line (using GradeScope). The final may be broken into a couple shorter pieces.

    The midterm will be a self-scheduled, on-line, 75-minute exam available (at least) during the 24 hours of the assigned day (based on Medford time). Update: The midterm will be available for 48 hours starting at midnight (00:01 AM) of the assigned date and continuing through the end of the following date (23:59), Medford time.

Mark A. Sheldon (msheldon@cs.tufts.edu)
Last Modified 2023-Feb-28