Homework is to be submitted according to a guideline that is nowhere to be found I am a new transfer student from a much, much smaller university to a semi-prestigious one. The first set of homework has been assigned (due in three weeks) and says it should be “submitted according to the TA’s guidelines”.

However, I do not see any guidelines on the university’s site, nor on the TA’s site. I also have not met the TA yet, and office hours have not been posted.

Whom and how should I ask for clarification?


Should I email the professor directly?
Should I email one of the three TAs (I don’t know which one will be marking)?
Something else?




If it is relevant, the subject is mathematics and homework is graded.
If you don't need to submit anything for 3 weeks and it's so early in the term that you don't even know who your TA is, I would wait until you do.  You can't be the only one who has no idea what your TA wants if you don't even know who it is.

There's a pretty good chance you'll get a short orientation in your section where the expectations will be explained and you can ask questions.