Theory of Computation
Aug - Dec 2024

Evaluation Policy

This page outlines the evaluation policies for the course Theory of Computation offered as CS3050.

Following is the policy.

Quizzes

There will be two quizzes: Quiz 1 and Quiz 2, which will happen from 08.00 AM to 08.50 AM on the day announced by the institute Academic section.

Exam Date
Quiz 1 September 4, 08.00 AM to 08.50 AM
Quiz 2 October 16, 08.00 AM to 08.50 AM
Final Exam Likely on Nov 21 – Dec 03, 09.30 AM to 12.30 PM

Tutorials

There will be 5 tutorial sessions whose schedule is given in the tutorials page. To provide enough practise, we will also be releasing practise problem sets at regular intervals.

The student answers sheets will be evaluated and returned within a week.

Programming/Teaching activity

There are two optional assignment that will be released around the middle of the course. They can be taken up in groups of at most two students. They are of two types: programming and teaching.

Programming

In this activity, you will be given a programming task which is related to the course content. Detailed problem statement and test cases will be provided. You have the freedom to solve it in the programming language of your choice.

Teaching

Here, you will be assigned a list of topics that are closely related to the course content. You will be asked to read them up on your own and present it to the instructor / TAs similar to a regular lecture.