Course Announcements - Fall 2009

 


Exam 2 Statistics

Section 1
Highest: 96.5
Lowest: 22
Average: 70.42
Breakdown:
20-29: 6
30-39: 2
40-49: 4
50-59: 14
60-69: 13
70-79: 17
80-89: 22
90-100: 16

Exam 2 Statistics

Section 2
Highest: 98
Lowest: 49
Average: 77.41
Breakdown:
40-49: 2
50-59: 3
60-69: 4
70-79: 15
80-89: 16
90-100: 6

Exam 2 Statistics

Section 3
Highest: 96
Median: 81
Average: 77.9
Standard Deviation: 12.17
Breakdown:
0-9: 0
10-19: 0
20-29: 0
30-39: 2
40-49: 2
50-59: 3
60-69: 10
70-79: 19
80-89: 28
90-100: 9

Second session for handing back tests

For those students who didn't make to take back their test, there will be a second session on Thursday, Oct 29 from 3 - 5 pm. Like the first time, please drop by the TAs office (SAL 229) to pickup your test. The rules that apply are the same:
1) You can ask any questions / regrading on the spot; once you leave the room no regrading is permitted.
2) Students who took their test the first time are not permitted to come and ask questions / regrading again.
3) Pencil vs Pen Rule.


Exam 1 Statistics

Section 1
Highest: 95
Median: 79
Average: 76.1
Standard Deviation: 12.88
Breakdown:
0-9: 0
10-19: 0
20-29: 0
30-39: 1
40-49: 2
50-59: 7
60-69: 19
70-79: 21
80-89: 30
90-100: 27
Section 2
Highest: 99
Median: 81.5
Average: 78.1
Standard Deviation: 16.89
Breakdown:
0-9: 0
10-19: 0
20-29: 0
30-39: 2
40-49: 3
50-59: 1
60-69: 5
70-79: 9
80-89: 11
90-100: 17
Section 3
Highest: 95
Median: 73.5
Average: 72.4
Standard Deviation: 13.53
Breakdown:
0-9: 0
10-19: 0
20-29: 1
30-39: 0
40-49: 4
50-59: 6
60-69: 18
70-79: 25
80-89: 16
90-100: 7

Emailing TAs

Please make sure to include emails addresses of "ALL" four TAs, if you need any clarification or help.

SUBMIT Command

The SUBMIT command should be executed from csci571.usc.edu.


UNIX Information

For the students that have never seen UNIX before, here are a few links with useful information:

UNIX Documentation (concepts, commands, X-Windows) from USC ITS;

UNIXhelp for Users from the University of Edinburgh.

Information on editors running on UNIX can be found here:

Emacs Documentation from USC ITS;

Vi Text EditorDocumentation from USC ITS

General information on operating systems, productivity applications, Internet connectivity, e-mail and web publishing at USC, can be found at the ITS Help site.


Methods for Getting Rid of the USC Disclaimer

Below are four possible ways To get rid of the USC Disclaimer which appears at the bottom of each web page:
  1. place a NOSCRIPT tag immediately before the /BODY tag.

    <NOSCRIPT>
    </BODY>


    But some people have found that the suggestion of using the <NOSCRIPT> tag at the end of the HTML file does not work if they have lines such as writeln("</BODY>") in their JavaScript code.
  2. Another way to get rid of the USC disclaimer is to use this code at the beginning of the HTML file, right after the closing </HEAD> tag: &lt;!-- &lt;BODY&gt; &lt;div style="display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial; font-size: 10px"&gt; The University of Southern California does not screen or control the content on this website and thus does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such content. All content on this website is provided by and is the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated, and such content does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the University administration or the Board of Trustees &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial; font-size: 10px"&gt; The University of Southern California does not screen or control the content on this website and thus does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such content. All content on this website is provided by and is the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated, and such content does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the University administration or the Board of Trustees &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/BODY&gt; //--&gt; Notice that to avoid showing the USC disclaimer on this page in between the code above, I had to add the same code at the beginning of this file (you can View Source this page to check this out).

  3. Another Approach

    Try putting a </body> tag inside a comment tag: <!-- </body> --> > before your javascript.

  4. Another approach:

    split <body> into two strings "<bo" + "dy>"

Late Assignment Policy

Homework submitted for grading before or on the "Homework Due Date", as listed in the Schedule of Lectures, will be eligible for 100% of the grade points for the assignment. Homework submitted late will be accepted for up to 7 calendar days after the due date, and will receive an automatic 10% penalty. Homework submitted more than 7 days after the due date will not be accepted.

Accounts for on-campus and DEN students

If you are a remote student, you may get an account on a USC machine or use a corporate or personal web site. To arrange for a USC computer account, connect to the DEN web site at http://den.usc.edu/.

On campus students need to establish a directory in which they can store web pages that will be delivered by USC's student web server. Complete instructions on how to do this can be found at http://www.usc.edu/uscweb/authoring/ppages.html.

csci571 server

If you are not using a personal or corporate account, but are using the USC machines, then please do your assignments only on the server assigned for you.

Students in all sections: ssh to csci571.usc.edu

Port Assignment Policy

To ensure that the possible collisions of TCP/IP ports among students are minimized, please follow the following port assignment methodology, based on the last 5 digits (XXXXX) of the random number that was assigned to you when you signed up the class list: Please replace the default ports with the above numbered ports.