Mailing List, NYU Classes and Piazza
All students are automatically signed up for the class mailing list, which will be used to announce operational details about the course. The mailing list is not for discussion of the subject material. You can change your options on the mailing list here.
Students will be signed up for Piazza, which is an online discussion forum specifically for classes. If you have a question, ask it there first, if a student does not answer within a short time, I will answer.
There is also NYU Classes (access it via NYU Home) page for the course. Your grades will be posted there.
Office Hours
My office hours are listed on the Home section of this site. If you need to speak to me and are unable make it to office hours, then you can schedule a meeting with me and we can talk on Skype.
Grading Breakdown
- Project (50%)
- Assignments (20%)
- Final Exam (30%)
Grade Disputes
If you have a concern about a grade on an homework or an exam and want to discuss it with me, do it in person during my office hours. Please do not email me about it, as I will just tell you this.
Homework: Late Policy
Homework must be submitted before the announced date and time deadline for full credit. For every 24 hours late you lose 5% (so it is better to submit correct homework late than incorrect homework on time), with a max lateness of 15%. Late homework will not be accepted after the late deadline.
Homework: Compilation Policy
If you turn in a homework that does not compile, it will not be accepted. You can resubmit according to the Late Policy.
Email Correspondence Policy
- Check the school email address on a regular basis. You can simply forward its content to another email account that you use regularly.
- Use your school's email account to send emails to professors, instructors, TA's, graders, administrators, etc. OR make sure that your email address contains your true name, not "frabjous@gmail.com", "BabyGurl@yahoo.com" or some other cool alias.
- Make sure you included everything you wanted before hitting send. Don't send three emails one after another because you forgot something in the first one.
- Proofread the text in your email before sending it. Most of the email clients check for typos, but they cannot tell if your email makes much sense. Read it, before you send it.
Academic Integrity
All students should submit their OWN work unless a group project has been assigned. Any additional references that are consulted besides the course text must be acknowledged. Students who violate the policy will be reported to the Dean for disciplinary action. If in doubt about consulting other students in the class with questions, please ask. The department academic integrity policy is here.