Here are some important expectations of the course from you.
Workload
As 70% of this course is based on CA (see grade breakdown), it can appear to be heavy. However, it is not expected that you will spend more time on this course than its .
- Note that the course contains more things than a typical students can do, in order to provide enough things for even the strongest students to learn as much as they wish to.
- This means it is perfectly OK if you don't have time to learn everything the course offers. Control your workload based on time you spend for the course in a week e.g., 1-1.5 days per week.
- We have provided a topic levels to guide you when prioritizing which things to do.
Topic Levels
We use a topic levels system to indicate the progression of course components. Start with things that are rated level-1 and progress to topics at higher levels. Things rated level-4 are optional.
Levels for lesson topics (and textbook sections):
- Level-1 topics are essential to keep up with the course. We recommend you to learn these topics if you want to pass the course (i.e. up to a C grade).
- Level-2 topics can get you up to a B+.
- Level-3 topics can get you up to an A.
- Level-4 topics : OPTIONAL can push you beyond the limits of the course, and help you get into a level above those who merely limit themselves to the topics of the course. They are not .
Topic levels for other things e.g., admin info sections:
- The course uses a similar topic levels system to indicate the importance of other info in this website. i.e., information rated as level-1 are the most essential. Info rated level-4 are non-essential and can be ignored without affecting your ability to follow the course.