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/. Go to the ITS GitLab for Instruction page to access your account.

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 some other string, like your CruzID followed by an integer, open a help request ticket at https://slughub.ucsc.edu/its to fix this problem.

If you are new to GitLab, read the following

GitLab Tutorial

Several other Git resources are linked on the class webpage, and you can find many others via Google. 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 Mahyar Vahabi (mvahabi@ucsc.edu) and Course Tutor Raj Nadkarni (ranadkar@ucsc.edu) are tasked with grading programming assignments, and will be most helpful with questions of this type.

Programming Assignments:

pa1:  Due Thursday, January 15, 10:00pm    Extended to Friday, January 16, 10:00pm
pa2: Due Friday, January 23, 10:00pm Extended again to Sunday, January 25, 10:00pm (last)
pa3: Due Saturday, January 31, 10:00pm Extended again to Monday, February 2, 10:00pm (last)
pa4: Due Sunday, February 8, 10:00pm Extended again to Wednesday, February 11, 10:00pm (last)
pa5: Due Tuesday, February 17, 10:00pm Extended yet again to Saturday, February 21, 10:00pm (last!)
pa6: Due Wednesday, February 25, 10:00pm Extended again to Saturday, February 28, 10:00pm (last)
pa7: Due Thursday, March 5, 10:00pm Extended again to Sunday, March 8, 10:00pm (last)
pa8: Due Friday, March 13, 10:00pm Extended again to Monday, March 16, 10:00pm (last)




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