Welcome to the course homepage for 98-252! Here you can find the course syllabus, the schedule for the semester with links to the current homeworks and lecture notes, and links to useful Scrabble resources. Registered students can submit homework and view their grades. If you have questions, please feel free to email me at the address included at the top of the syllabus. — Jemmin
98-252 meets Thursday evenings, 6:30-7:20pm in Porter Hall A19D. Office hours/extra game time will be held 7:20-8:20pm in the same room.
| Date | Class | Assignments | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Workshop: Introduction to tournament Scrabble | NASPA Scrabble rules | |
| January 21 | Lesson 1: Playing board-first Scrabble | Lecture notes | |
| January 28 | Workshop: Playing board-first Scrabble | HW 1 due | |
| February 4 | Lesson 2: Finding good words: rack management, bingos, and anagramming | Lecture notes | |
| February 11 | Workshop: Finding good words | HW 2 due | |
| February 18 | Lesson 3: What's in the bag? S, blanks, JQXZ, and keeping track of it all | Quick notes Slides | |
| February 25 | Workshop: What's in the bag? | HW 3 due | |
| March 3 | Midterm exam | ||
| March 17 | Lesson 4: Board control: opening, closing, beginning, and ending | Quick notes Slides | |
| March 24 | Workshop: Board control | HW 4 due | |
| March 31 | Word Wars: Tiles and Tribulations on the Scrabble Circuit | ||
| April 7 | Workshop: Final review | ||
| April 21 | Final exam | ||
| April 28 | Class-determined special activity |