CSCI 5106: Programming Languages
Homeworks Assigned in Spring 2006

There are certain expectations concerning the format and substance of homeworks. Presentation will be an important consideration in determining a grade. Here are some of the points to be kept in mind:

• Answers to each question in an assignment should be clearly distinguished and should be written or typed out so as to be clearly legible. Legibility is not a trivial issue: if the grader cannot read your answer then this will be considered a non-answer.

• Clarity, conciseness of expression and the insights offered will be just as important in the assessment of answers as the correctness of the information contained in them.

• In programming assignments, the correctness of a program from the perspective of its input/output behavior determines only a small fraction of the grade. The structure and clarity of the program, the manner in which you test and/or demonstrate its correctness and the extent to which the code meets requirements mentioned specifically will usually be the more significant criteria for judgement.

• Hard copies containing the code and tests are expected for programming assignments. Additionally, electronic versions of the code should be turned in in a manner that will be described on the main page for the course. Note that electronic copies of your code that can be run on the ITLabs cluster are required, without exception.