CS 16 Programming in MATLAB
for Engineers & Scientists
Spring  2007


Alison Pechenick
Lecturer


Class Meeting Times
Lecture A:  MWF 10:10 - 11:00a.m.,  367 Votey
Lecture B:  TR 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.,  207 Votey

Lab Meeting Times
(Lab is Required)

Lab Section L1:  W 12:20 - 2:10 p.m., 246 Votey
Lab Section L2:  W 4:40 - 6:30 p.m., 246 Votey
Instructor
Contact Information
Alison.Pechenick@uvm.edu
Office:  319 Votey
Phone:  656-2547    Fax:  656-0696
Preference:  WebCT mail

Office Hours



Alaina
and
Alison
are also available by appointment





Day
 Time
 Person
 Location
(Votey)
Sunday
 2-5 p.m. Alaina 246
Monday 1:30 - 2:15 Alaina 246
Monday
 2-3:15 p.m. Alison 319
Tuesday
 10-11 a.m. Alison 319
Tuesday
 4:45 - 7:00 p.m. Gary 246
Thursday
 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Gary 229
Thursday
 2-3:15 p.m. Alison 319
Thursday
 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Alaina 246



Teaching Assistants


Alaina Dickason, Gary Johnson

Textbook

MATLAB Programming for Engineers, 3rd Ed.
by Stephen J. Chapman (Thomson, 2004)
Academic Honesty

You are honor-bound by UVM's Code of Academic Integrity not to collaborate in any way on any form of graded work without prior approval of the instructor.

Anyone violating this code will receive a zero on the work, and will be reported to the Center for Student Ethics & Standards.

Grading

Two midterm exams, each worth 15%
Final project in lieu of exam, worth 20%

Assignments, worth 40% total

Quizzes and participation, worth 10%

Quizzes given regularly during class
Based on material already covered
Unannounced
Open book/notes
Lowest quiz grade will be dropped (no makeups)

Midterm exams, tentative schedule: 

Wednesday lab, February 28

Wednesday lab, April 11

Dates revised 1/21

Final exam blocks for project presentations (attendance required): 

Lec A (MWF):  Thursday, May 10 at 8:00 a.m.*
Lec B (TR):  Friday, May 4 at 8:00 a.m.

* Group may decide to use Thursday, May 3 reading day instead
Assignments
&
Questions


We will use WebCT as our online workspace. 
You are responsible for logging into your account every day
as all assignments and other requirements will be posted there.

Assignment deadlines TBD by class.

Feel free to use WebCT to request assistance (discussion board or WebCT-mail) .
If you want to ask specific questions about your own code,
please do not post it to the board;
Instead, meet with a TA or instructor, Face-to-Face or via WebCT Chatroom (by prior arrangement)

Software 

The Student Edition of MATLAB, Version 7.0.1, Release 14, SP3
is available in the UVM Bookstore
(Note:  Once you buy this, you may not return it, even if still wrapped.)

Professional Software (R2006b) also available in Votey labs (206, 229, 246)

Site-licensed software may also be used for free (see January e-mail sent to you@uvm.edu)

Note:  You must be connected to UVM network (on-campus; off-campus using VPN) each time you use this version of the software.

Special needs

 If you are entitled to extra accommodation for any reason (such as a disability), we will make every reasonable attempt to accommodate you.  However, it is your responsibility to discuss this with the instructor at the beginning of the course.