• MMAT5370

• Social and Economic Networks: Theory, Modelling and Computations

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Academic Offenses

The Chinese University of Hong Kong places very high importance on honesty in academic work submitted by students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating and plagiarism. Any related offence will lead to disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University. For information on categories of offenses and types of penalties, students should consult the following link: .

Assessment

Your final letter-grade will be determined by the criterion-referenced assessment.

Important Remarks

• If you are found cheating on lab and homework assignments, you will automatically receive an F grade in this course, and your actions will be reported to the Department for necessary disciplinary actions.
To prevent copying of programs, your submissions may be spot-checked. This means you could be asked questions about the statements in your program.To avoid copying of programs, your programs may be spot-checked, i.e., you will be asked questions regarding the statements in your program.
• Please do not allow others to copy your programs or results, as we cannot determine who is copying whom, and you may be held liable for the penalties.

Course Format

• The course consists of 13 lectures; the last class is a review lecture from 6:30 pm – 9:15 pm.
• We will have 2 hours and 45 minutes for our lectures on the dates below:
• September 2
• September 9
• September 23
• October 7
• October 21
• October 28
• November 11
• November 25
• There are five labs conducted during the lectures, with these five regular classes split into three parts.
• The first lab class runs from 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm.
• The lecture class runs from 6:30 pm – 8:20 pm.
• The second lab class runs from 8:30 pm – 9:15 pm.
• Using a lucky draw, we will assign 60 students to the first session, and the remaining students to the second session. All lab activities are in LSB232B.
• There are five lab assignments and each lab assignment, together with class participation activities, is worth 15% out of 100%. We will have 1 hour and 50 minutes for our lecture. Here are the dates:
• September 16
• September 30
• October 14
• November 4
• November 18
• The questions to be answered will be selected and presented from the previous week’s lecture materials. There are two sets of problems covered in the lab assignment. The first set contains review exercises as a group activity, where we will work through the problems together. The second set contains a few open-ended questions that will test your understanding of the teaching materials.
• There are three graded homework assignments, each worth 5% of the total grade. A midterm written closed-book examination will be given on October 21, 2024. The midterm examination lasts from 7:45 pm to 9:00 pm and is worth 20% of the total grade. A final written closed-book examination will be given on December 2, 2024. The final examination lasts from 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm and is worth 50% of the total grade.
• Please attend our lectures and labs regularly. If you miss two or three lectures and lab assignments in a row, you will have a very hard time following the lecture materials and completing lab assignment problems later on. Before taking this course, you must check your Monday timetable and personal activities to ensure you are available during our scheduled teaching periods.

Calendar

Homeworks

There will be three graded homework assignments.

Please note that you MUST do the whole homework entirely by yourself. In case of difficulty, you may consult the instructor and the tutors during their office hours. Any answers that show evidence of having been done with others will receive a score of zero; stronger action may also be taken (visit ). Don’t copy the work of others! Be neat, concise and well-organized.

Late homework answers will NOT be graded, and will receive a score of zero.

Lecture Notes

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