Collaboration Policy

Everything you submit should be the result of your own effort. For ALL problems you ARE NOT permitted to consult the solutions from another student (former or current), or copy/consult the provided solutions from previous years.

You may discuss approaches to the assignments with your classmates. HOWEVER, you are to work out all details of any solutions discussed and write up the solution completely on your own. In particular, when working with another student on an assignment you should do so verbally or in diagrams -- no text should be written. This is aimed at keeping your discussion at a high level so everyone can work out the details on their own. Please follow the spirit of this rather than working to finds ways to share details verbally.

You must clearly acknowledge anyone (besides me and the TA) with whom you discussed any part of an assignment and say briefly what you discussed.

Copying material from web sites, books, or other sources is considered equivalent to copying from another student. Information from these sources may be used if the sources are acknowledged and you have written down the ideas on your own, not copied sentences or phrases or minor modifications of them, such as replacing scattered words.

Violations of any of the above rules will be taken very seriously. These assignments are designed to help you learn. Being told the solution and understanding it is VERY different from working through the process of finding your own solution. If you do not take an active role in the process of solving the homework problems, then you won't get much out of it.