====== Announcements ====== ---- == Welcome Back == The project and survey paper are both due on Feb. 19. Let me know if you need an extension. Test 2 will be held in class on Feb. 18, with a take-home part (same format as Test 1). To help you practice for Test 2, a [[probsets|problem set]] has been posted. As a reminder, Test 2 is now optional. If you write test 2, you will be graded under the original marking scheme; otherwise, your grade will be calculated as follows: Test 1, 33.3%; survey paper, 33.3%; and project, 33.3%. If you wish to write Test 2, you must let me know in advance. If you do not let me know, I will assume that you do not want to write Test 2, and you will therefore be graded under the new marking scheme. ---- == Remediation Plan == Here's the plan for COSC 6222 following the resumption of classes (whenever that is): * No new material will be covered. All remaining lectures will be converted into tutorials. (All the required material from the course's calendar description has been covered already; however, we will miss the optional material.) * The survey paper and project will be due on the last day of fall term classes, likely in mid to late January. * Test 2 will occur at a date to be announced, and will have the same format as Test 1. * Test 2 is optional. See above. I'm open to your suggestions for the remediation plan. I hope to make the transition back to class as easy as possible. ---- == TA strike == [[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081105.wyork06/BNStory/National/home/|It's official.]] ---- == Possibility of a TA strike == In the event of a strike by CUPE 3903 (the union representing teaching assistants and contract faculty), all York University classes [[http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=11390|will be cancelled]]. The earliest possible strike date is Thursday, November 6, 2008. You are advised to check the [[http://www.yorku.ca/|York University web site]] and local media for further details of strike action. Following a strike, plans will be made to make up for the lost time; these plans will depend on how long the strike lasts. **NOTE**: Any due dates that happen to fall during the strike will be automatically changed to the **first day of classes following the strike.** ---- == Course Project == Course project details are {{:project.pdf|here}}. ---- == Test #1 == In case you need it, Test #1 is {{:test1.pdf|here}}. ---- == Problem Sets == [[probsets|Problem sets]] have been posted. UPDATE: If p(x) = 0, you should let p(x) log 1/p(x) = 0. ---- == Format for Test #1 == Test #1 will take place in class on Wednesday, October 15. It will be an open-book exam: any //printed// resource will be allowed. //Non-programmable// scientific calculators will also be allowed. Following the in-class portion of the test, you will have an opportunity to submit revised answers to the test questions as a take-home assignment. The take-home assignment will be due at //5 PM on Friday, October 17.// You will //not// be allowed to consult with other students (or anyone else) when completing the take-home part. You may choose not to submit a revised answer for any question; for example, you may think your in-class answer was correct. Your test will then be marked as though you submitted the same answer for that question in both the in-class and take-home parts. Also, it is possible to lose marks in the take-home part; for example, if your in-class answer is correct but your revised answer is wrong. The answers you provide in the in-class part will be worth 65% of your test grade, and the revised answers in the take-home part will be worth 35% of your test grade. Please consult me if you have any questions about the format of the test. ---- == No class on Sep 15 == Class is cancelled on Sep 15, as I will be away at a conference. ---- == First Meeting of COSC 6222 == The first meeting of COSC 6222 will take place on Wednesday, September 3.