Extra credit isn't awarded to people who don't complete the basic assignments. Working together can be very useful, but it is very important to actually do the exercises yourself and understand what's going on. Consult with others, but generate your own data and submit only your own work. Note that the exercises are designed to be personalized to some degree to encourage this. If assignments submitted are very similar in form and substance to someone else's then both parties will share a zero for the assignment.
Exams are closed book but allow one sheet of notes .
No make-up exams or switching sections without prior permission. A grade of zero will be assigned for exams missed without prior consent. You are expected to know definitions and terms. Study groups are beneficial. Exams and Computer exercises are designed and analyzed to detect copying and other cheating.