Piazza/Discord

Important Note:

We will encourage more student participation on Piazza/Discord rather than answering right away, that is, we will wait until other students step up and answer questions. Of course, we will still provide clarifications on logistics, typos, subtle points, etc. We want to make sure that you are helping each other out, and having instructors give away the answers isn't the most beneficial for your education either.

In order to make Piazza a better resource for everyone, we've outlined some guidelines for you to follow when posting your questions. Questions which follow these guidelines will have a higher chance of being answered!

1. Ask HW questions only in HW posts.

We've created individual posts for each problem from homework. Please ask questions, discuss problems, or help out in those posts only. Before asking a question, read through (or search) the whole post to see if your question has been answered.

2. Don't post answers in Piazza/Discord.

Don't give away the answer on Piazza/Discord. You can explain things in a way that still lets other students figure out the essence of the problem on their own, but don't spoil the problem. For example, don't point to a useful YouTube link that works out essentially what the problem is asking about.

That is not cool.

Could you post such spoilers after the HW is due? That is totally fine. If you are not sure, post privately to instructors and then we'll let you know.

3. Try to make posts public.

While not violating Rule 2, try to make your questions public, because others might have the same question and we don't need to answer them multiple times.

4. Piazza/Discord is not Office Hours. 5 minute-test.

If you think your questions may take more than 5 minutes to answer, please come to office hours instead.

5. Neither Piazza/Discord nor TAs are for pre-grading.

Please do not post questions of the form:

• "Is this the correct solution to HW X problem Y?"
• "Would this receive full credit on HW X problem Y?"

Please do not use Piazza as a medium to ask instructors to check your homework in advance. We simply cannot check every student's homework through Piazza.

Feel free to ask questions of clarification, or ask questions about the course content to achieve a deeper understanding, but at a certain point, you must apply your knowledge, give it your best shot, and submit your answers with confidence.