Schedule

In this schedule page, you will find the list of assignments you will have to complete this semester:


  1. L#: These are the PrairieLearn Lecture Assignments including the pre-recorded lectures and short questions testing concepts introduced in the videos. These PL assessments will also include links to lecture notes, slides and annotations from the lectures. You are encouraged to complete these assessments on the date they appear on the course schedule. However, you can complete both of them for 100% credit by the following Tuesday at 9am. You can find all the due dates directly in PrairieLearn. There will be a total of 24 graded lecture assignments, and the lowest 4 scores will be dropped. Combined they will count towards 4% of your final grade.

  2. GA#: These are the PrairieLearn Group Activities to be completed on Tuesdays either during the 12:30pm lecture or 8pm, so make sure to complete the open PrairieLearn Lecture Assignments before you meet with your group. You can find a lot more information about the group activities on the Collaborate page.

  3. HW#: These are the PrairieLearn Homework Assigments due on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8pm. These are individual assessments. The schedule indicates when the HW will be open, and the due date for 100% credit. You can still submit all the HWs by the last day of classes for 96% credit. Almost every PrairieLearn Lecture Assignment has a corresponding HW. You are strongly encouraged to complete the PrairieLearn Lecture Assignment before you start your HW. There will be a total of 20 HW assignments, and the lowest 2 scores will be dropped. Combined they will count towards 25% of your grade.

  4. MP#: These are the PrairieLearn Machine Problems The schedule indicates when the MPs will be open, and the due date for 100% credit (all at 8pm). You can still submit all the MPs by the last day of classes for 96% credit. These are individual assessments. There will be a total of 6 MP assignments, and no drops. Combined they will count towards 10% of your grade.

  5. Q#: These are the Synchronous PrairieLearn Quizzes that happen on Thursdays during the official lecture time. The quizzes will be delivered via PrairieLearn using remote proctoring via Zoom. You can find more instructions in the Quizzes page. The schedule below indicates the content covered in each quiz (corresponding HW assignments) and also the dates when the Practice Quizzes (Q#P) will be open. Practice Quizzes will not count towards your grade (zero credit) and will become unavailable at 11am on the actual quiz date. There will be a total of 6 quizzes and the lowest score will be dropped. Combined they will count towards 35% of your grade.
Semester Progress
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Aug Dec
Week 1
Tue, Aug 24, lecture 1
Syllabus and course content

All students (sections M and N) should connect to Zoom Room 2



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L1: Introduction to CS 357

Also opening today:

Google form - Course survey and consent (Extra credit)
HW0: Linear Algebra Review

Due today:

Thu, Aug 26, lecture 2
GA0: Mock Group Activity

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L2: Python Tutorial

Also opening today:

S1: Select your group and time to meet
HW1: Working with Python

Due today:

Week 2
Tue, Aug 31, lecture 3
GA1: Working with Python

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L3: Errors, Big-O notation, plots

Also opening today:

HW2: Errors and Big-O notation
Q1P: Linear Algebra + Python + Errors

Due today:

Thu, Sep 02, lecture 4
Demo: Errors, Big-O notation, plots

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L4: Floating point

Also opening today:

HW3: Floating point

Due today:

HW1: Working with Python
Week 3
Tue, Sep 07, lecture 5
GA2: Floating Point

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L5: IEEE

Also opening today:

HW4: IEEE

Due today:

HW2: Errors and Big-O notation
Thu, Sep 09, lecture 6
Q1: Linear Algebra + Python + Errors (HW0-HW2)

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L6: Rounding, cancellation

Also opening today:

HW5: Rounding

Due today:

HW3: Floating point
Week 4
Tue, Sep 14, lecture 7
GA3: Rounding

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L7: Taylor Series

Also opening today:

HW6: Taylor Series
Q2P: Floating Point + Rounding + Taylor Series

Due today:

HW4: IEEE
Thu, Sep 16, lecture 8
Demo: Taylor Series

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L8: Monte Carlo Methods

Also opening today:

HW7: Monte Carlo Methods
MP1: Odds in a Texas Holdem game

Due today:

HW5: Rounding
Week 5
Tue, Sep 21, lecture 9
GA4: Random Walk

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L9: Matrices and Norms

Also opening today:

HW8: Matrices and Norms

Due today:

HW6: Taylor Series
Thu, Sep 23, lecture 10
Q2: Floating Point + Rounding + Taylor Series (HW3-HW6)

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L10: Linear system of equations

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Due today:

HW7: Monte Carlo Methods
Week 6
Tue, Sep 28, lecture 11
GA5: Applications of Norms

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L11: LU Factorization Algorithm

Also opening today:

HW9: Linear System of Equations
Q3P: Monte Carlo, Matrices and Norms, Linsys

Due today:

MP1: Odds in a Texas Holdem game
Thu, Sep 30, lecture 12
Demo: LU Factorization Algorithm

In-person class at CIF 35 (video will be posted later for async access)



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L12: Sparse matrices and Conditioning

Also opening today:

HW10: Sparse and Conditioning
MP2: Design of a truss system

Due today:

HW8: Matrices and Norms
Week 7
Tue, Oct 05, lecture 13
GA6: Linear System of Equations

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L13: Eigenvalues

Also opening today:


Due today:

HW9: Linear System of Equations
Thu, Oct 07, lecture 14
Q3: Monte Carlo, Matrices and Norms, Linsys (HW7-HW9)

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L14: Eigenvalues

Also opening today:

HW11: Eingenvalues

Due today:

HW10: Sparse and Conditioning
Week 8
Tue, Oct 12, lecture 15
GA7: Structural vibrations

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L15: Markov Chains

Also opening today:

HW12: Markov chains
Q4P: Sparse, Conditioning, Eigs, Markov

Due today:

MP2: Design of a truss system
Thu, Oct 14, lecture 16
Demo: Eigenvalues

In-person class at CIF 35 (video will be posted later for async access)



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L16: Finite Difference Methods

Also opening today:

HW13: Finite Difference Methods
MP3: Ranking basketball teams

Due today:

HW11: Eingenvalues
Week 9
Tue, Oct 19, lecture 17
GA8: Google Page Rank

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L17: 1D Nonlinear

Also opening today:


Due today:

HW12: Markov chains
Thu, Oct 21, lecture 18
Q4: Sparse, Conditioning, Eigs, Markov (HW10-HW12)

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L18: ND Nonlinear

Also opening today:

HW14: Nonlinear equations

Due today:

HW13: Finite Difference Methods
Week 10
Tue, Oct 26, lecture 19
GA9: A hybrid algorithm for root finding

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L19: 1D Optimization

Also opening today:


Due today:

MP3: Ranking basketball teams
Thu, Oct 28, lecture 20
Demo: ND Nonlinear

In-person class at CIF 35 (video will be posted later for async access)



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L20: ND Optimization

Also opening today:

HW15: Optimization
MP4: Topology optimization design

Due today:

HW14: Nonlinear equations
Week 11
Tue, Nov 02, lecture 21
GA10: Linear regression using optimization

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L21: Least-Squares (Normal Equations)

Also opening today:

HW16: Least-squares (Normal Equations)
Q5P: FD, Nonlinear, Optimization

Due today:

Thu, Nov 04, lecture 22
Demo: ND Optimization

In-person class at CIF 35 (video will be posted later for async access)



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L22: SVD

Also opening today:

HW17: SVD

Due today:

HW15: Optimization
Week 12
Tue, Nov 09, lecture 23
GA11: Pandas and Least-squares

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L23: Least-Squares (SVD)

Also opening today:

HW18: Least-squares (SVD)

Due today:

MP4: Topology optimization design
Thu, Nov 11, lecture 24
Q5: FD, Nonlinear, Optimization (HW13-HW15)

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L24: Other SVD applications

Also opening today:

HW19: Other SVD applications

Due today:

HW16: Least-squares (Normal Equations)
Week 13
Tue, Nov 16, lecture 25
GA12: Fantasy football predictions

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L25: PCA

Also opening today:

HW20: PCA
MP5: Breast cancer predictions

Due today:

HW17: SVD
Thu, Nov 18, lecture 26

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Also opening today:

Q6P: Least-squares and SVD

Due today:

HW18: Least-squares (SVD)
Week 14
Tue, Nov 23

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Thu, Nov 25

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Week 15
Tue, Nov 30, lecture 27
GA13: PCA in a soccer dataset

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HW19: Other SVD applications
Thu, Dec 02, lecture 28
Q6: Least-squares and SVD (HW16-HW19)

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HW20: PCA
Week 16
Tue, Dec 07, lecture 29

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MP5: Breast cancer predictions
Thu, Dec 09

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