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CMSC 420 Data Structures, Spring 2021
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Current Announcements |
- Welcome to the Spring, 2021 edition of CMSC420, an on-line version of
the Data Structures class that covers
the same material as in prior
semesters, but all of the coursework and grading assessments are
on-line.
Your exclusive source for everything course related
is the ELMS CMSC420
page .
This includes essential course information, TA office hours, lectures, and additional
resources. We prefer to answer all
course-related questions on piazza to give all students
equal access to all information. This policy is extremely important
when there are no scheduled on-campus meetings.
The course
syllabus
contains more information regarding course procedures and content,
including a discussion of relevant University
Policies.
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Project
Specification |
- Your project will be the same as that for Dr. Mount's Class.
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Essentials |
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Lectures: no in-person lectures.
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Instructor: Michelle Hugue
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Email: meeshATumd.edu
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Office: 1250 IRBs
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Hours: Remote, where anyone in the class can join(TBD); Live on campus(TBD) ; and by appt (TBD)
Book(s):
A Practical Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms
(Shaffer --Required (free versions)
Design and Analysis of Spatial Data Structures
(Samet--Optional)
or
Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures
(Samet--Optional) Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, CA, 2006.
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Syllabus on Elms
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Regular grading events:"Self Quizzes": extremely short on-line autograded quiz per week, with at least 2 dropped. (10%)
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Major Scheduled Grading Events |
Short Tests, available by noon on start day, submitted to gradescope
by 11:59pm some later day. Start days: 2/10, 3/3, 3/24, 4/21, 5/5 (best 4 of 5)
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