ITCS 6111/8111        Evolutionary Computation
Spring 2008

Instructor:      Prof. Jing Xiao
Email:           xiao@uncc.edu
URL:             http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~xiao/itcs6111-8111
                 (All course-related material will be posted here, 
                 including lectures, handouts, homeworks/projects, 
                 announcements, etc.)

Phone:           (704) 687-8587
Office:          403C Woodward Hall

Class Time:      M 2:00-4:45pm
Classroom:       135 Woodward Hall 

Office Hours:    Th 2pm-4pm or by appointment

TA:              XX
Email:           xx@uncc.edu
Office Hours:    by appointment 
     
Textbook:        Genetic Algorithms + Data Structures = Evolution Programs,
		 3rd edition, Springer, 1996
                 by Z. Michalewicz

                 Class Handouts
                 by Jing Xiao   

                          
References:      Selected material from related books and 
                 and research publications    


Grading:         10% Class attendance
(tentative)      30% Homeworks (small programs)
                 60% Project 
                 

Policies:        Due dates and policies for the projects will be 
                 given with the assignments.
                 - Late homeworks/programs/projects will have the
                   following penalty:
                   10% per day point deduction for the first two late 
                      days,
                   20% per day point deduction for the rest of late 
                       days, with late days including weekends and 
                       holidays.