ICS 6D Homework Assignments - Winter,2024 (Dillencourt)

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NOTE: Even if you are not yet enrolled in the class, you can submit homework to GradeScope by following the instructions for submitting the homework.

For full credit, the homework must be submitted by the specified date and time. There will be a short grace period of unspecified duration (typically 30 minutes to an hour) during which the homework may still be submitted, with a 50% penalty. Once the grace period has expired, homework will not be accepted.

Homework assignments will generally be due Tuesday evening. They will generally be released on or before Thursday afternoon of the previous week.

For the rules on doing the homework and a few thoughts on how to get the most value out of doing the homework problems, click here.

The first homework assignment, Homework 0, will not be collected. Homework 1 will be assigned during week 1 and will be due on Tuesday, January 16.

• Homework 0: These problems are recommended but will not be collected. The problems may be discussed in the discussion sections. Solutions will be posted sometime before the start of week 2.
  • Homework 0 Problems
  
  
• Homework 1: Due Tuesday, January 16 at 11:59 PM.
  • Homework 1 Problems
  
  
• Homework 2: Due Tuesday, January 23 at 11:59 PM.
  • Homework 2 Problems (Corrected). NOTE: This is a corrected version. Question 2 should be Zybook exercise 8.1.3. An earlier version incorrectl referenced a different Zybook exercise.
  
  
• Homework 3: Due Tuesday, January 30 at 11:59 PM.
  • Homework 3 Problems .
  
  
• Homework 4:
  **UPDATED February 5***
  These problems are recommended but not required. Solutions will be posted on Wednesday, February 7. It is STRONGLY recommended that you do the problems before looking at the solution. Just as with the required homework sets, questions very similar to or even identical to some of these questions may appear on tests.
  • Homework 4 Problems .
  
  
• Homework 5: Due Tuesday, February 13 at 11:59 PM.
  • Homework 5 Problems .
  
  
• Practice Problems for Test 2:
  These problems are recommended but not required. Solutions will be posted on Wednesday, February 14. It is STRONGLY recommended that you do these problems before Test 2 and before looking at the solutions.
  • Practice Problems for Test 2.
  
  
• Homework 6: Due Tuesday, February 20 at 11:59 PM.
  • Homework 6 Problems .
  
  
• Homework 7: Due Tuesday, February 27 at 11:59 PM.
  • Homework 7 Problems .
  • Note: there are more questions here that on the past few homework assignments, so we recommend you start early. With a few exceptions, only assigned one part of each Zybook exercise was assigned. The remaining parts are recommended as additional practice.
  
  
• Homework 8: Due Tuesday, March 5 at 11:59 PM.
  • Homework 8 Problems .
  • Notes:
    • You only need to turn in the required problems.
    • We recommend you do as many of the recommended problems as you can to help prepare you for Test 3 and the final.
    • As with the previous homework assignment, in many cases only one or two parts of each Zybook exercise were assigned as requred problems The remaining parts are recommended as additional practice.
  
  
• Practice Problem for Test 3:
  These problem is recommended but not required. The solution will be posted on Wednesday, March 6. It is STRONGLY recommended that you do this problems before Test 3.
  • Practice Problems for Test 3.
  
  
• Practice Problem for Final Exam:
  These problem are recommended but they will not be collected or graded. The solutions will be posted before the final exam.
  • Practice Problems for Final Exam - Part 1 (posted March 11)
  • Practice Problems for Final Exam - Part 2 (posted March 17)
  • Practice Problems for Final Exam - Part 3 (posted March 19)
    • Note: This last set of practice problems is intended to familiarize you with the two types of multiple choice questions you will see on the final exam. It is STRONGLY recommended that you look at these problems before the final exam.

Last modified: March 19, 2024