CS 481 Homework Instructions

1. All needed source code. If it's not clear which is the main file, this should be pointed out in the README.
2. A README file containing:
   • Your name.
   • The class and assignment.
   • What the program is supposed to do (generally, what I should expect).
   • Detailed build instructions, including any external libraries needed.
   • A summary of the user interface, including how to exit the program.
3. A LICENSE file specifying the legal rights to your code.  I prefer to release my code to the public domain, but you could use the GPL license, BSD, or even "Copyright <your name> 2005.  All rights reserved.".  I'd like to make available on the course website anything cool that has a reasonable license; please let me know if you'd prefer I didn't.

• Homework will be graded based on:
• Completeness & Correctness: how much of the required functionality is actually there (most important).
  
• Clarity: how easy the code is to read and understand, including documentation (very important).
• Appearance: how good the resulting images look (important).
  
• Efficiency: how much time and space the code will require (not very important unless a specific goal).
• Comments are much appreciated. Large-scale comments ("This file runs the user interface when in Fly mode") are generally more useful to me than small-scale comments ("This is a loop index").
• If your code is derived in any way from something else, you MUST at least clearly cite that package in the source code comments and README file. Any project whose relevant functionality comes mostly from code you did not write will be considered cheating and dealt with severely. You are of course allowed to copy huge chunks of uninteresting code (e.g., boilerplate initialization code) from elsewhere, although anything substantial you use should be cited.
  

O. Lawlor, ffosl@uaf.edu
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