CS 47B
Author: Josh Hug

Broad Outline

CS 47B is a self-paced course where you will complete a subset of the CS 61B curriculum. Students may be either “standard” or “project only”.

Project Only CS 47B

“Project only” students are assumed to have pretty solid familiarity with all of the core data structures and algorithms from the course, and thus only need to complete labs and projects that have to do with tools, testing, and software engineering.

If any of this work seems tedious or redundant with what you learned at your previous institution, please reach out and let Josh know. I don’t want to waste your time.

Standard CS 47B

Standard students are assumed to have a decent understanding of most of the material from the course, but are also required to do some additional work to reinforce the fundamentals:

If any of this work seems tedious or redundant with what you learned at your previous institution, please reach out and let Josh know. I don’t want to waste your time.

Grades and Deadlines

Your score will be based entirely on your performance on these homeworks, labs, and projects. There will be no exams. Optional assignments are not graded, but you might find them cool.

Because CS 47B is a self-paced course, there are no deadlines. Nonetheless, you should try to complete assignments by the deadline listed on the course website.

CS 61B and CS 47B are not graded on a curve, and grade bins are released below.

For project only CS 47B students:

A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
3340 3120 2880 2710 2540 2370 2200 2040 1870/ 1360 1020 850 0

and for standard only CS 47B students:

A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
4208 3830 3540 3330 3120 2910 2700 2500 2290 1660 1250 1040 0

Class Meetings

As a CS 47B student, you are not required or expected to attend any CS 61B course meetings. However, you should feel free to come to any CS 61B events, including lectures, labs, office hours, and discussion sections.

There is one exception: To get credit for Project 3, you will have to do a checkoff with a TA during week 15.

Getting Started

  1. Join the class forum, Ed, at this link. If you need help, contact Josh.
  2. Start by setting up a github repository by visiting beacon and following the directions given there.
  3. Fill out the CS 47B introductory survey. Feel free to skip any questions you don’t want to answer.
  4. Get started on coursework. Everything is linked from the course website. All CS 47B students should start with “Setting up your computer / IntelliJ” and work your way down the labs column until you’ve completed Lab 3. HWs and projects will be released later in the semester. When submitting work, Gradescope may claim your work is late if you submit after the deadline for CS 61B students. However, it should still give you a full score since you are CS 47B students. If you have issues, please contact Josh.

Keep in mind that all work for CS 47B will be solo except for project 3, which you will do as a group of two. You’re allowed to talk to others, but your work should be your own. For Project 3, please partner with someone in 47B. See Policies on Collaboration.

Getting Help

If you need help with labs, hws, or projects, please come to lab or office hours. The TA in charge of CS 47B is Ada Hu. See the CS 61B Staff Page for her contact information.