Logistics:

Credits:	4
Classes:	Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:40pm to 6:10pm
Classsroom:	AC-02-LR-213
Instructor Office Hours:	Fridays, 3:00pm to 5:00pm at AC04-705
Teaching Assistant:	Elvia Dey (elvia.dey_asp25@ashoka.edu.in)

Links:

Course Outline and Lectures

Course Project Guidelines

Resources and Reading Materials

Course Description:

Grading: A serious student of a subject is not an idle spectator to a variety show but learns best by active involvement. This is particularly true of mathematical subjects. This course is structured to incentivise involvement through the following:

1. Assignments: The course includes 5 problem sets. These are designed to supplement the lecture material and develop practical skills in applying theoretical concepts. They constitute 40% of the grade.
2. Course Project: Students will undertake a project on constraint solving (which requires programming). This hands-on experience allows for practical application of course concepts and fosters deeper engagement with the subject matter covered in Module 3. The project may be done either alone or in pairs. Project topic needs to be approved by the instructor. It carries 20% of the grade.
3. Examination: Two in-class, closed-book, 1.5 hour examinations carry the remaining 30% of the grade. Students are permitted to bring a single, two-sided "cheat sheet" of their own creation.

Assignments: Assignments will be available every Monday morning at 10:00 AM and are due by 9:00 AM the following Monday. We aim to grade assignments in the same week. No extensions will be granted. We will grant exemptions from the assignments only in the case of medical emergencies, proof of which must be emailed to the teaching assistant within 24 hours of the request.

Policies: From Ashoka's Academic Integrity Policy (MyAshoka → Information and Documents → Office of Academic Affairs): plagiarism—which is a matter of producing academic work that borrows, without acknowledging, from another person's work—is a serious academic offense. All violations of Academic Integrity Policy (including but not limited to plagiarism and the use of AI or other tools) will result in an F grade for the course. Please familiarize yourself with the policies and sanctions.

Support: Students are encouraged to reach out to University offices such as the Office of Learning Support, Ashoka Center for Well-Being, and Center for Writing and Communication for additional support.

Calendar:

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Aug 25	Aug 26	Aug 27 Lecture 1	Aug 28	Aug 29 Lecture 2	Aug 30 Office Hours	Aug 31
Sep 1	Sep 2	Sep 3 Lecture 3 Assignment 1	Sep 4	Sep 5 Lecture 4 Office Hours	Sep 6	Sep 7
Sep 8	Sep 9 Assignment 1 Due	Sep 10 Lecture 5 Assignment 2	Sep 11	Sep 12 Lecture 6	Sep 13 Office Hours	Sep 14
Sep 15	Sep 16 Assignment 2 Due†	Sep 17 Lecture 7 Assignment 3	Sep 18	Sep 19 Lecture 8	Sep 20 Office Hours	Sep 21
Sep 22	Sep 23	Sep 24 Lecture 9 Assignment 4	Sep 25 Assignment 3 Due	Sep 26 Lecture 10	Sep 27 Office Hours	Sep 28 Project Proposal Appraisal I
Sep 29	Sep 30 Assignment 4 Due	Oct 1 Lecture 11*	Oct 2 Office Hours	Oct 3 Mid-term Exam	Oct 4	Oct 5
Oct 6	Oct 7	Oct 8	Oct 9	Oct 10	Oct 11	Oct 12
Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15 Lecture 12 Assignment 5	Oct 16	Oct 17	Oct 18 Office Hours	Oct 19 Project Check-in I
Oct 20	Oct 21 Assignment 5 Due	Oct 22 Lecture 13 Assignment 6	Oct 23	Oct 24	Oct 25 Office Hours	Oct 26
Oct 27	Oct 28 Assignment 6 Due	Oct 29 Assignment 7	Oct 30 Office Hours	Oct 31 No make-up lecture scheduled.	Nov 1	Nov 2
Nov 3	Nov 4 Assignment 7 Due	Nov 5 Lecture 14 Assignment 8	Nov 6	Nov 7 Lecture 15	Nov 8 Office Hours	Nov 9 Project Check-in II Appraisal II
Nov 10	Nov 11 Assignment 8 Due	Nov 12 Lecture 16 Assignment 9	Nov 13	Nov 14 Lecture 17	Nov 15 Office Hours	Nov 16
Nov 17	Nov 18 Assignment 9 Due	Nov 19 Lecture 18 Assignment 10	Nov 20 Project Submission	Nov 21 Lecture 19	Nov 22 Office Hours	Nov 23
Nov 24	Nov 25 Assignment 10 Due	Nov 26 Lecture 20	Nov 27	Nov 28 Project Presentations*	Nov 29 Office Hours	Nov 30
Dec 1	Dec 2	Dec 3	Dec 4 Reading Week	Dec 5	Dec 6 Office Hours	Dec 7 Course Reflection
Dec 8	Dec 9	Dec 10	Dec 11 Final Exam Exam Week	Dec 12	Dec 13	Dec 14

* Attendance is required for this class
^† Due date may be extended by one day.
^‡ Lecture may be repeated upon request.