Writing the homework
The solution to each homework problem should be written legibly on a separate sheet of paper that contains your name, the homework number, the problem number, Discussion Section Number, and "CS 181 Lec 2--Winter 2005". We will not attempt to grade messy and unreadable solutions. If a problem can be interpreted in more than one way, clearly state the assumptions under which you solve the problem.
Citing the sources
In writing up your homework you are allowed to consult any book, paper, or published material. If you do so, you are required to cite the complete bibliographical data of your source(s). Simply copying a proof is not sufficient; you are expected to write it up in your own words, and you must be able to explain it if you are asked to do so. Your proofs may refer to previous course material and to previous homeworks. Except for this, all results you use must be proved explicitly.
Collaboration
You can discuss homework problems, and strategies for their solution, with other students. However, you should write the solution of your own - you cannot collaborate on the actual writing of the homework. This implies that one student should never have in his or her possession a copy of all or part of another student's homework. It is your responsibility to protect your work from unauthorized access.
Academic honesty
You are not allowed to ask for specific solutions, either in person or by using electronic forums such as newsgroups.
Academic dishonesty has no place in a university; it wastes our time and yours, and it is unfair to the majority of students. Any dishonest behavior will be severely penalized and may lead to failure in the course.
Tracking the workload
Our goal is to get across a maximum amount of understanding in a minimum amount of time. Since you have other courses, we will try to monitor the time you spend on this course. It is easy, however, to misjudge the time required to solve a problem, so we ask you to indicate with each problem set how much time you spent studying and how much time you spent completing the assignment. Roughly, you are expected to spend one hour reading and two hours problem solving for every hour of lecture.
Start early on the homework
It is extremely important that you continuously stay on top of the material, because every new topic and every new homework builds on previous results. If you don't understand the material at the beginning, it will be difficult to catch up later. If you encounter problems, you are encouraged to talk to the course staff as soon as possible. Please do not wait until the last moment to do your homework--start thinking about the problems on the day they are handed out!
(The material on this page is copied and adapted from http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~rupak/Courses/CS181/info.html#12)