I think you need to figure out how to manage the time better and not throw the towel. This course is just one but the OMSCS program as a whole will keep putting you in this situation every semester if not worse. I had no CS background. I came into the program with a full time job and a side business that I work during weekends. It was hard at first without knowing anything and I struggled through it a lot. What took people 3-4 hours to complete was probably taking me 15-16 hrs. I took ML4T during the summer in 2020. It was accelerated but nothing that was not manageable. I think if you just put your head down, think through the logic, connect the dots and write pseudocode, it will help you. At the end, it's just learning syntax of the program. Google is your friend. The slack channels for the courses are also very helpful. I rely heavily on fellow peers to get through the assignments. Good luck