Problem Sets:

• There will be several four problem sets during the term. Tentative dates that the problem sets will be assigned are on the course outline. All problem sets will be posted on the course web page.
• Problem sets are usually due one week after they are assigned. They are due at the beginning of class, and must be turned in either in lecture or to the instructor's mailbox in 3019 Bren Hall.
• No late homework will be accepted.
• You are strongly encouraged to work in groups to discuss your approach to solving each problem, but you should work individually in progressing from that point toward the solution.
• Problem sets will be graded based on effort, but not on the correctness of the answer.
• Graded problem sets will normally be returned one week after the due date. Solutions will be available online when the problem sets are returned.
• Your lowest problem set score will be dropped at the end of the quarter.

Grading Policy:

• Problem Sets (10%)
• Midterm (35%)
• Final (55%)

No absolute scale will be used in assigning letter grades to each overall score. Instead, the instructor will use his judgment to decide what letter grade is appropriate for each overall score range. The instructor reserves the right to override this policy in individual cases where the student has demonstrated mastery of the material on the final, but this is rare.

All grades (problem sets, midterm, final, and the final course letter grade) will be available through eee.uci.edu.

Course Text:

• Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, James Kurose & Keith Ross, Addison-Wesley. (publisher, UCI reserve) [Instructions on purchasing the book]

Reference Texts:

• Interactive applets, Interactive Exercises, and Powerpoint Slides from Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, James Kurose & Keith Ross, Addison-Wesley.
• Computer Networks, Andrew Tanenbaum and David Wetherall, Prentice Hall. (publisher, UCI reserve)
• Communication Networks : Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures, Albert Leon-Garcia & Indra Widjaja, McGraw Hill. (publisher, UCI reserve)
• Communication Networks: A First Course, Jean Walrand, McGraw Hill. (google, UCI reserve)
• Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Larry Peterson & Bruce Davie, Morgan Kaufmann. (google, UCI reserve)
• High-Performance Communication Networks, Jean Walrand & Pravin Varaiya, Morgan Kaufmann. (google, UCI reserve)
• Data and Computer Communications, William Stallings, Prentice-Hall. (publisher, UCI reserve)

Policy on Academic Honesty:

• UCI Policy on Academic Honesty

Add Drop Policy:

• UCI add/drop policies
• ICS add/drop policies
• Course add/drop policy: The instructor normally only allows additions to the course, as space allows, until the end of week 1.

Attendance Policy:

• Students are responsible for all material covered in all lectures, and the instructor will not provide notes. Posted lecture slides will be missing some key material.
• To be respectful to your classmates, please turn off cell phones when in the classroom, and avoid discussion that is not part of classroom activity.

CS MS Comprehensive Exam:

• The CS 232 portion of the CS MS Comprehensive Exam will consist of the course final. Students scoring a B or better on the final will pass the CS 232 portion of the CS MS Comprehensive Exam.
• You must let me know by the end of the second week of the quarter if you wish to attempt the CS 232 portion of the CS MS Comprehensive exam.