I need your help to make sure homeworks are graded and returned quickly. Any homework that does not
 follow these instructions will automatically receive a grade of less than 60%. This is not a joke.

• Write your solutions on standard US Letter (8.5 by 11) paper. Use both sides whenever possible.
• Print your name at the top of every sheet of paper you turn in.
• Turn in your solutions in order. You are welcome to solve the problems in any order you like, but
  sort the solutions before you turn them in. It may help to start each problem on a new piece of paper.
• Staple your homework together once in the upper left corner. Do not use paper clips, tape, glue, or
  rubber bands; do not try to keep your homework together by folding or tearing.  I will not bring staplers
  to class, even on the days homework is due.
• Turn in your homework on time (or early!). Homework is due at the end of the class on the due date.
  No late homeworks will be accepted.
  
• Write concise and legible solutions. If we cannot decipher your handwriting, spelling, or grammar, you
  will get no credit.
  
• You are welcome to work together on the homeworks, and you are welcome to consult any outside
  resource at your disposal: other students, textbooks, journals, conference proceedings, web pages,
  test files, etc. However, each student must write up their own solutions. If you receive significant help
  from any source, you must identify that source in your solution; this will not lower your homework
  grade. Directly copying someone else's work or allowing others to directly copy your work is
  cheating and will be treated accordingly. Be warned: Getting too much help on your homework will
  actually hurt your final course grade.  If you don't learn how to solve problems on your own, you will
  fail the (closed-book, closed-notes) exams because the exams will be very similar to the homeworks,