UC Riverside, CS141/CS218/CS142/CS214 FAQ
Hi everyone! Welcome to (one of the classes) UCR CS141/CS218/CS142/CS214!
This FAQ aims to provide “standard” answers about the policy of the following classes:
Note that these policies/FAQs only apply to versions taught by Yihan Sun and/or Yan Gu. For different years, the policy, especially the grading policy, may also vary. In that case, please refer to the course website of the corresponding year.
All these questions are collected (although not explicitly) from previous offerings. Many classes among them (e.g., CS141 and CS218) are very large classes, and are offered almost every year, so I have been answering these questions again and again. I feel like it is necessary to provide a "standard" answer for everyone, so it's fairer.
Before the class, I would recommend that you read at least the first part, "preparing," to make sure you understand the goal (especially understand whether this course is what you want to take) and have a reasonable expectation of this course. You can also quickly view other questions that you are interested in and see the answers.
When you later have questions related to assignments, grades, academic integrity, deadlines, etc, you can first search here (on the top right) to find if it has been answered, so you don’t need to wait for our answer.
Finally, please understand that they can be large classes with students from different backgrounds (e.g., not from the U.S., not from computer science, etc.), who have different goals (to stay in academia, industry, or even non-CS related jobs in the future). Therefore, sometimes your requirement may not be satisfied because the design of the class needs to consider such a diverse audience, but you can always talk to me privately to get help based on your own situation. I will always try my best to help. Thanks for your understanding.
UC Riverside CS141/CS218/CS142/CS214 FAQ: Preparing
UC Riverside CS141/CS218/CS142/CS214 FAQ: Grading Policy
UC Riverside CS141/CS218/CS142/CS214 FAQ: Grace Days & Deadlines
UC Riverside CS141/CS218/CS142/CS214 FAQ: Academic Integrity
UC Riverside CS141/CS218/CS142/CS214 FAQ: Assignments (Written and Programming)
UC Riverside CS141/CS218/CS142/CS214 FAQ: Bonus & Candies
UC Riverside CS141/CS218/CS142/CS214 FAQ: Comprehensive Exam (CS218 only)