ECE 526 Distributed Algorithms  
Fall 2014


Instructor
: Nitin Vaidya

Office hours: Monday 10:30 - 11:50 p.m. or by appointment
Office location: 458 Coordinated Science Lab (CSL)
Phone: 217-265-5414
E-mail: nhv@illinois.edu

Teaching assistant: Lewis Tseng, Office hours 3:00 - 5:00 Wednesday, room 439 CSL

Lectures:  Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Room 3015 ECE Building



  • Two mid-term exams:
    • The first mid-term exam will be a take-home exam. We plan to post the exam by 6 pm on Monday, October 6, 2014, and it will be due by 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8. The material covered through October 3, and any associated readings, will be included for this exam. If you have a conflict with the above schedule, please contact the instructor to make alternate arrangements.
    • The second mid-term exam will be a take-home exam. We plan to post the exam by 6 pm on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, and it will be due by 9 a.m. on Friday, November 7. The material covered through November 3, and material on Atomic Snapshot Object discussed on November 4, and associated readings with these materials, will be included for this exam. If you have a conflict with the above schedule, please contact the instructor to make alternate arrangements.


  • Final examination:
    The final exam will be held during 8:00-11:00 a.m. on December 18, 2014, Thursday in room 3015 ECEB (the location is the same as the usual location for the lectures for this class). The final examination will be comprehensive (all material covered in the course and associated required readings included). The final exam will be open-book open-notes.


Homeworks
In-Class Quizzes announced via Piazza (closed-book closed-notes)
  • Quiz 1: Nov. 13, 2014
  • Quiz 2: Nov. 20, 2014
  • Quiz 3: Dec. 9, 2014