David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
If you wish to enroll in the course, either use QUEST or contact a computer science advisor (not a mathematics advisor). The instructor cannot help with registration issues. To contact your instructor about other matters, see below.
For any questions concerning the course material, please connect with us during our scheduled office hours. Times listed below are in Waterloo (Eastern) Time. If the hours posted below do not suit you, then please contact the instructor directly to schedule an appointment.
| name | time | place |
|---|---|---|
|
Instructor Collin Roberts (cd2rober@uwaterloo.ca) |
Wednesdays 16:00-17:00, Thursdays, 15:00-16:00, or by appointment. | MC 6459, or on MS Teams (In-person students will take precedence over students on MS Teams, if there is a conflict.) |
| CS 475 | CS 675 | |
| Graded Quizzes on LEARN | 10% | 10% |
| Crowdmark Assignments | 30% | 30% |
| Mid-Term Exam (2025-06-19, 16:30-18:20) | 20% | 15% |
| Final Exam (will be scheduled by the Registrar) | 40% | 35% |
| Course Project (CS 675 Only) | 0% | 10% |
Notes:
All course materials will be posted on this website or the LEARN site. Assignments, and model solutions will also be provided. You will answer the graded quizzes on LEARN.
You will need to use Matlab to complete the Crowdmark assignments in this course. Find the details about how to install Matlab on your computer, on the Resources page.
Students enrolled in CS 675 are required to complete a research project. Various options are possible. The project may consist of one (or a combination) of the following:
In general, your project should:
The most important criterion is to choose something that you find to be interesting and worthy of study, so that you will be sufficiently motivated to pursue it!
See the course schedule for the due date for a proposal for your project. The proposal should concisely but thoroughly describe your project idea, the relevant related work you will draw on, your intended execution plan and/or timeline, what you expect to learn/contribute, and how you will evaluate your results. The proposal must be ≤2 pages in length (excluding references).
See the course schedule for the due date for your final project report. At minimum, your final project report should contain an introduction, a background / related work section, one or more core sections describing your main contributions/findings/results and discussion thereof, and a conclusion. You must properly cite the relevant prior work (papers, textbooks, code libraries, datasets) that your own work builds upon – the usual academic integrity policies apply. Your writeup should be precise and concise. The report must be ≤8 pages in length (excluding references).
Your project report will be evaluated for clarity, significance, rigour, presentation, and completeness.
| Proposal | 10% |
| Final Project Report | 90% |
If you or anyone you know experiences any academic stress, difficult life events, or feelings like anxiety or depression, we strongly encourage you to seek support.
UW's AccessAbility Services office (AAS), located in Needles Hall, Room 1401, collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of the curriculum. If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability, please register with the AAS at the beginning of each academic term.
Academic Integrity and Students with Disabilities
In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the University of Waterloo community are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility. All members of the UW community are expected to hold to the highest standard of academic integrity in their studies, teaching, and research.
The Office of Academic Integrity's website contains detailed information on UW policy for students and faculty. This site explains why academic integrity is important and how students can avoid academic misconduct. It also identifies resources available on campus for students and faculty to help achieve academic integrity in—and out of—the classroom.
A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university life has been unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70-Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4.
A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity, to
avoid committing academic offenses, and to take responsibility for
his/her actions.
A student who is unsure whether an action
constitutes an offense, or who needs help in learning how to avoid
offenses (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about rules
for group
work/collaboration should seek guidance from the course professor,
academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean.
When
misconduct has been found to have occurred, disciplinary penalties
will be imposed
under Policy
71—Student Discipline.
For information on categories of
offenses and types of penalties, students should refer
to Policy
71—Student Discipline.
For information on commonly misunderstood academic offenses and how to avoid them, students should refer to the Faculty of Mathematics Cheating and Student Academic Discipline Guidelines.
A student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision made under Policy 70—Student Petitions and Grievances (other than regarding a petition) or Policy 71—Student Discipline if grounds for an appeal can be established. Read Policy 72—Student Appeals.