Extensions

Problem sets

It is very important that problems sets are handed in on time: delays will throw you out-of-sync with the lectures and adversely affect your performance. However, we recognize that events outside your control - such as sickness or job deadlines - may prevent you from meeting our due dates. Therefore, you are given two free late days which you may use however you wish over the course of the quarter: we only count Tuesdays and Thursdays as "days". So, for example, if you turn in a problem set on the Thursday following its Tuesday due date, then you are charged one late day; and if you turn it in a week after the due date, you are charged two late days.

If truly extraordinary circumstances - such as giving birth, or spontaneous combustion - prevent you from submitting your work on time, then please use your free late days first. If you need additional extensions, then contact the instructor (not the TA).

After you've used up your two free late days, your score on late problem sets will be reduced by 10% per late day.

Regardless of remaining late days and penalties, no problem sets will be accepted after either

the corresponding problem set solutions are handed out, or
5:00p on Friday, August 15, 1997 (due in the TA's office).

You may only use your two free late days towards the problem sets; you may not use them towards the project.

Project

Under no circumstances will extensions be granted for the project.

Incompletes

Under no circumstances will extensions be granted for completing the course requirements. In other words, no "Incomplete" grades will be allowed.