The Home of DS99a

This is the home page of the Data-Structures teaching assistance.
The files that appear here are in postscript format. They can be viewed on a pc by using this software.
On Unix machines they can be viewed using ghostview, and printed using the lpr command. Refer to the
advisors for further counceling regarding such issues.

Project Checking Status

New ETPGA (estimated time of project grade arrival)!! Sunday, 20/6. Students who urgently need
their project grade (for justified reasons), may obtain it by emailing the exercise grader, login vagner.

The current estimate of the project checking completion time is three weeks from today, that is, 19/5.

(Some) Exercises are Checked

Exercises 3,4 are all checked now, and can be found in the mail box of Guy Kindler. After you have searched for your execrise, please insert the rest of the exercises back into the envelope, and then return the envelope neatly into the cell.

Grades of these exrecises are on-line at ~tasya/ds99a/Grades.txt

Please report lost exercises or incorrect on-line grades to the checker ASAP.

The Test - Post Mortem

We received the students' input regarding the exam and do take it into consideration.

The exam will be graded fairly as to best evaluate your knowledge. Students
that will complain of justified difficulties after the exam is graded, will get another chance
to be tested.
Hag Sameach from Segel of Mivnei Netunim

The Test

Allowed material in the test: Everything written or printed on paper, but no electronic stuff.

After the test, please return unchecked exercises to the mail box of Natalia Segal for checking.

The test has four parts, each containing a few questions, mostly in the "write in the box" form.

Good luck to all.

Messages

All exercises will be available today (Tuesday) before 16:00 at the mailbox of Natalya Segal, on the first floor of Schreiber. Please keep the box and its surroundings in order. Not all exercises are checked - unchecked exercises must be returned to the box of Natalya Segal after the test for checking.
The Project Site is now available. It contains important procedural details and a FAQ (frequently asked questions) file. You may email questions regarding the project by clicking here, but only after you have made sure your question is not already answered in the project site.
The 'CLUSTER' operation in the project can be treated as clustering the points, when the distance between two points is the minimum difference in all dimensions, and not the maximum. You have to choose one of the versions, write in the hardcopy what you did, and try to find an efficient algorithm to your choice.
The SHIUR HAZARA will be held on Tuesday 23/3, 16:00, Schreiber 12. It is intended for all classes. You may send your questions in advance to either Guy Kindler or Eran Halperin, to increase the chance of them to be answered in class.
A SHAAT KABALA of Eran Halperin will be held in the open space on Sunday 21/3, 16:00 - 18:00.

Here's the solution to the first exercise.
Here's exercise #2.
Here's the solution for exercise #2.
Here's exercise #3.
Here's the solution for exercise #3.
Here's exercise #4.
Here's the solution for exercise #4.
Here's exercise #5.
Here's the solution for exercise #5.

And Here's the Project !!! (There's also an html version).
The project submission date has been postponed to 18/4/99. Submission of miluim poeple has been postponed accordingly.
The project can be prepared in groups of one or two.

Grades of the exercises, for the Wednesday groups can be found at the directory ~tasya/html/ds99a/Grades.txt, or at the web address http://www.math.tau.ac.il/~tasya/ds99a/Grades.txt (A link is not given due to privacy issues).
Grades for exercises, for the Monday groups can be found at ~heran/DATA_STRUCTURES/all.txt (A link is not given due to privacy issues).
Email Guy Kindler or Eran Halperin ASAP if you find mistakes in your grade.

History & Tradition

Visit last year's assistance page.