Closure conversion? Lambda lifting
Consider at least two different approaches to taking a “block structured program” (for our purposes, a program with nested lambdas) and transforming it to th...
FAQ
How difficult is this course?
The difficulty of a course is a subjective assessment. Portions of a course that might be easy for one student might be difficult for another and vice versa....
How should I dispute or disagree with a grade I received?
As a first step, please do reach out to your grader. Our best and recommended practice is to email your grader, and write in that email that you plan to spea...
May I please have an extension on this assignment?
I can’t give you a personal extension. With as many students as we have and as many graders as we have (often volunteers) the only way to manage that level o...
I got [some grade] out of 10 on my homework. Why is that?
While you’ve received a homework grade out of a maximum 10 points, these grades do not correspond 1-to-1 with a letter grade or percentage. Our homework poli...
Why are homeworks graded holistically, and tests worth 1 point?
The grading flowchart says that will assign your assignment a score between 0 and 10 points, inclusive. Why are the autograder tests worth only 1 point, and ...
But will you accept my late work in /this/ instance?
It is highly unlikely. All policies come with some exceptions, and we are in exceptional times. But absent some extraordinary case, no, we shall not.
How do I succeed in this class?
Merely passing isn’t inconceivable, and we hope you will do more than pass—I hope you’re aiming above that too.
I have a timestamp showing the unmodified file! Will you accept my late work?
No. It’s not a question of me believing you or not. I’ve never been able to use timestamps on files. I keep on my laptop hard drive a text file “dated” to th...
How do I get 10 points on an assignment?
The grading flowchart says that to get 10 points on an assignment, it has to be “better than our answer key.” Please elaborate on how we would achieve t...
Why 10pm instead of midnight?
Some other, earlier courses apparently make homeworks due at 11:59pm—effectively midnight. Why do you not do this?
I turned in the wrong file. May I turn the right one in late?
My apologies, but I can’t do anything that’d be a saving grace for this instance. Please see the general reasons we do not—cannot accept late work. For this ...