Rules
for Academic Integrity
To avoid any confusion, here are the rules under which students in this
class are expected to operate. Violations of these rules will be
considered to be instances of academic dishonesty. For more
information on academic integrity, click here.
- Handed
in Problem Sets: guidelines. Collaboration with others on
assigned problems is permitted, but you should get into the habit of
doing a substantial part of each assignment independently. I
suggest reserving about half of each assignment to do on your
own. For those problems you should only get help from other
students if you are really stuck.
- Handed
in Problem Sets: rules. If you have worked with other
students this must be
indicated on the turned in homework assignment. Just note at the
top something like this: worked
with Joe and Molly on 12, 13, and
14. Problems 20 - 22 were done on my own. It is not
permitted to copy the work of others, nor to allow someone to copy your
work. Each student should write up his or her own version
of the solution to each problem. Students may work together to
understand what method to use, or how to approach a problem, but when
it comes to actually writing up the solutions, work separately.
Your solution to each problem should be something you understand for
yourself and can explain in your own words. In particular, your solution should not be a
word-for-word match (or nearly a match) to anyone else's solution.
- Polished
Work (+ Problems). You may not
consult with anyone except
me (the instructor) in developing final
drafts of +
problems. Do not discuss these problems with other students,
professors, or anyone else.
- Examinations. On
examinations you may not copy work from anyone, nor allow anyone to
copy your work. You may not consult with anyone except me.
This is true for both in-class and take-home examinations.
- Exam Corrections.
Follow the same rules as for Practice Problem Sets.