ECE 586: Coursework

Your final grade in ECE 586 will be determined according to the following point weighting formula:

written problem sets: 60%
final project report: 40%

Written problem sets:

(all problems are taken from the lecture notes)

Homework 1: Problems 1-8 in Chapter 2, assigned 1/2/23, due 1/9/23
Homework 2: Problems 1-6 in Chapter 3, assigned 2/23/23, due 3/2/23
Homework 3: Problems 1-3 in Chapter 4, assigned 3/30/23, due 4/6/23
Homework 4: Problems 1-3 in Chapter 5, assigned 4/20/23, due 4/27/23

Final project:

For the project, you are to choose a topic related to the course content, and understand and critically evaluate two or three major papers in that area. Then demonstrate knowledge of the papers by working an example based on a paper or possibly extending the theory of a paper. You will need to write a project report of ten to fifteen pages in length. You may work in groups of up to three students.
By Thursday, April 13, I would like to receive a brief project proposal from each group or individual (brief = no more than a couple of paragraphs).
The written reports will be due by the end of the finals week, submission via Gradescope.

Format and submission instructions.

You are strongly encouraged to typeset your homework submissions using LaTeX (if you do not know LaTeX yet, now is as good a time as any to learn it -- you will need it in grad school anyway). If you opt for handwritten submissions, make sure that they are legible -- if we cannot read it, we cannot grade it! All submissions will be done through Gradescope. Multiple attempts will be allowed, but only your last submission before the deadline will be graded. We reserve the right to take off points for not following directions.

Course policies:

Late submission policy:

Free late days for homework assignments: Each student gets a total of four free late days that apply to homework assignments throughout the whole semester. As long as you stay within your total late days budget, there is no need to request an extension and no late penalty will be assessed.
Late penalty: If you are out of late days, for every day that your assignment is late, your score is multiplied by 0.6. Submissions that are more than four days late (beyond any free days) will not be accepted. You are not allowed to submit different parts of the assignment at different times to receive a late penalty on only part of the assignment.
Extension requests: Extension requests beyond the free late days will be granted only in case of extraordinary circumstances. If you think that your circumstances qualify, email the instructor.

Academic integrity: Feel free to discuss the assignment with each other in general terms, and to search the Web for general guidance (not for complete solutions). All solutions should be written up individually. If you make substantial use of some information from outside sources, be sure to acknowledge the sources in your solution. At the first instance of cheating (copying from other students or unacknowledged sources on the Web), a grade of zero will be given for the assignment. At the second instance, you will automatically receive an F for the entire course.