Instructor: Chris Diorio     cse599-instructor@cs
TA: Erik Vee                     cse599-TA@cs
Questions: Please do not hesitate to ask questions in class
First homework assignment: Handout Tuesday 3/30; due Monday 4/5
First reading assignment: Feynman pgs. 1–51; Mead papers
CSE599 web: http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/599/CurrentQtr/

Add yourself to the CSE599 mailing list: Send mail to majordomo@cs.washington.edu. The mail's contents should include the line "subscribe cse599". You should receive back a message saying "welcome"

Times:
    Lectures: Monday, 6:30-9:20pm, in EE1 003
    Assignments: Due Mondays, at the beginning of class, in EE1 003
    Final exam: None
    Miniproject: Due finals week. See the web page for details.

Workload
    1. Reading: We will read part of the Feynman text, and several tutorial papers. We will assign the reading each week in class.
    2. Assignments: Three problem sets covering basic digital design, basic CS theory, and information theory.
    3. Class Presentation: Each student will give a 20-minute (graded) presentation to the class, describing and analyzing a paper on either DNA computing, neuronal computing, or quantum computing. The instructor will post a signup on the web page, with the paper and the time it must be presented. Please provide .PPT or HTML of your slides to the instructor after your lecture.
    4. Miniproject: An individual project (self chosen) that must focus on some aspect of the class material. The project may be a simulation or a theoretical analysis. You will schedule a 30-minute meeting with the instructor on 6/7, 6/8, or 6/9 to describe your project and hand in your writeup. The writeups should clearly and precisely describe the problem and your results.

Grading
    30%: weekly assignments
    20%: class presentation
    50%: miniproject
We will grade all your assignments and quizzes numerically: 50 points per assignment, 100 points for the presentation, and 250 points for the miniproject. At the end of the term we will sum the total points, normalize the sum, and assign a final numeric grade. See the web page for details.

Weekly Assignments
The weekly assignments are due at the beginning of class on the assigned due date. Assignments handed in during or immediately after class will incur a 10% penalty. Assignments will be penalized an additional 10% per day for each additional day late

Unless we specifically state otherwise, we encourage collaboration on homework, provided (1) You spend at least 15 minutes on each and every problem alone, before discussing it with others, and (2) You write up each and every problem in your own writing, using your own words, and understand the solution fully. Do not copy someone else's homework, nor solutions from another source (other class, etc).

More Stuff: See the web page