CSE 101
Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms
Programming Assignments

General Instructions:

All programming assignments for this course will be submitted through the UCSC Gitlab server https://git.ucsc.edu/. If you have not already done so, please register for an account here.  IMPORTANT: Make sure your username on git.ucsc.edu is identical to your CruzID (the string before the @ in your email address.) If your username is something else (like cruzid1 or any other string), you should open a help request ticket at https://slughub.ucsc.edu/its to fix the problem.

If you are new to GitLab, read the following GitLab Tutorial. More introductory material can be found at the ITS GitLab for Instruction page. There is also a very gentle Introduction to GitLab on YouTube, and some helpful documentation pages here and here that introduce command line tools for Git. Once you have some experience, you should keep the following Git Cheatsheet handy. Here's one more Git Cheatsheet from another source.

Note that these videos describe interaction with the (free) cloud services GitLab.com or GitHub.com, whereas you will submit your projects to git.ucsc.edu.  Strictly speaking, Git command line tools are not part of the content of this course. They do however constitute an essential skill for any software professional, so it is worth your time and effort to learn them. If you'd prefer not use Git at the command line, you can log in to git.ucsc.edu, and upload your files directly through the web interface.

I will run a script periodically (once a day to begin with) that will create your repository on git.ucsc.edu and give you access.  Note that I cannot create a repository unless your account already exists, which is why I run the script once a day. Thus you may have to wait up to 24 hours after you activate your account before your repo is accessible.  Next, create subdirectories in your repo for each of the assignments in this class. They should be named pa1, pa2, pa3, etc.. (not PA1, prog1, asgn1 or any other name). Be aware that if you misname any file or directory associated with a programming project in this course, you will break our grading scripts, and lose points as a result.

For each assignment, submit all required files to GitLab by placing them in the appropriate directory in your local repo, then upload them to the server (either by using Git commands add, commit and push, or by using the web interface.) If you have any trouble with any of these instructions, consult a Course Tutor or Teaching Assistant in a lab session or office hours. Teaching Assistant Engin Tekin (etekin@ucsc.edu) is tasked with grading programming assignments, and will be most helpful with questions of this type.

Programming Assignments:

pa1:  Due Wednesday January 15, 10:00pm    Extended again to Friday January 17, 10:00pm (last)
pa2: Due Thursday January 23, 10:00pm Extended again to Saturday January 25, 10:00pm (last)
pa3: Due Saturday February 1, 10:00pm Extended to Monday February 3, 10:00pm (last)
pa4: Due Sunday February 9, 10:00pm Extended again to Wednesday February 12, 10:00pm (last)
pa5: Due Monday February 17, 10:00pm Extended yet again to Friday February 21, 10:00pm (last)
pa6: Due Tuesday February 25, 10:00pm Extended again to Monday March 3, 10:00pm (last)
pa7: Due Wednesday March 5, 10:00pm Extended again to Saturday March 8, 10:00pm (last)
pa8: Due Wednesday March 12, 10:00pm Extended again to Saturday March 15, 10:00pm (last)




If you find any errors, please report them to:   ptantalo@soe.ucsc.edu