Hi everyone,
You have only 9 more hours to fill out myExperience. At this point in time 53.3% of students have filled it out. At 60% you get an extra hint in the exam. Also, we get more of your feedback - which is good for us.
So please do the thing.
Cheers,
Sim.
Hi everyone,
Assignment 2 automarking has been released! Please check the pinned forum post for more details.
Please complete your myExperience survey ! The survey closes at 11:59pm on Thursday 14th August.
The current response rate is 33.6% - thanks to everyone who has completed the survey so far. Starting from a response rate of 60% (and every 10% after), we'll add a hint to one programming question in the exam!
A hint could be the difference between passing and having to retake the course, so go and complete the survey as soon as you can!
Today's lecture has been added to the YouTube playlist with all lectures
Hi everyone,
In the past week I've referenced a document I shared during the term. It helps plan out which algorithms you know and how well.
I'm attaching here my (very incomplete) document which can guide you on this journey. Please make sure to update it to include the algorithms we covered later in the term if you wish to use it as a study guide.
How to Check My Algorithm Knowledge
Along with this, I recommend you watch my explanation of the document and how to use it: YouTube Video of Explanation
All the best with your studying,
Sim.
Hi everyone,
Back by popular demand, I'm running another revision and exam preparation lecture.
Monday 11th August
11am-1pm
Online only:
https://unsw.zoom.us/my/sim.mautner
This lecture will be primarily (if not entirely) focused on doing practical programming questions.
If there are specific questions you'd like me to cover, please enter them here . You can submit this form multiple times.
I'm accepting requests for theory as well as programming questions, though I'll prioritise programming questions over theory ones. I'll also not be doing any questions from the Sample Exam at this point (if you'd like another session to cover those, I'll do one within the 13th or 14th). (On that topic, I'm away 15th-18th August so won't be available for much revision after the 14th.)
Hi everyone,
Slides have now been released for today's lecture.
Also, today's lecture will be on YouTube (link on the lectures page) rather than Zoom (I mentioned differently previously).
I'm looking forward to seeing you all :)
Sim.
Hi everyone,
Based on the data that I was able to collect, I'm going to prepare the following topics for today's lecture (though will remain flexible about it):
Hi everyone,
It turns out my collection of requests for what to do in tomorrow's lecture failed spectacularly.
The biggest impact of this is that I'm currently unable to provide a clear and solid plan for what we will cover in the lecture.
For requests which have been covered in lecture material, I will write up references to where you can find answers. For questions not yet covered in lecture material I will prioritise spending time on that in tomorrow's lecture. In particular, I'll be sure to cover some past programming and theory exam questions.
I'll also allow the students in attendance (both in person and online) to vote on what we cover.
The lecture will be at 2pm in Keith Burrows Theatre (and live on Zoom - I'll update the link). (Zoom and lecture theatre to allow for instant Q&A and voting.)
Cheers,
Sim.
Thank you to everyone who put forward requests for Wednesday's revision lecture!! If we find that there is a lot of content which people would like covered, I'm happy to do more revision next week too.
For starters, I'm going to give you the form. I know there's a lot there, please take your time to give your best response. If it's all too much, just make sure your highest priorities are near the top and your lowest priorities are near the bottom. (The summary of your data will give me the average ranking for each item and we will go from the highest ranked (#1) down - with some input of my discretion.)
Here's the link to have your say :)
I'll announce the poll results on Tuesday evening.
Cheers,
Sim.
Hi everyone,
The content which will be provided in Wednesday's lecture will be by student request.
The process is:** Broad requests such as "AVL Trees" will not be accepted. In these situations, the recommendation will be to go watch the recorded lectures again. Specific requests such as "How to insert into an AVL tree" or any specific theory or programming question within the scope of the course, will be accepted.
If you intend to attend today's consultation, please fill out this form by 12:50pm.
If you intend to attend today's consultation, please fill out this form by 12:50pm.
Also, consultations still run on weeks when I don't put out this form, but people haven't been showing up. I'd rather only run consultations when people are going to show up.
Hi everyone,
Assignment 1 automarking has been released! Please check the pinned forum post for more details.
If you intend to attend today's consultation, please fill out this form by 12:50pm.
Also, consultations still run on weeks when I don't put out this form, but people haven't been showing up. I'd rather only run consultations when people are going to show up.
(Edited at 10:05am to ensure the link is correct.)
Wednesday's lecture will be held online via Zoom (not YouTube). The link will be posted on the lectures page tomorrow, before the lecture.
The lecture will be recorded and uploaded to the YouTube playlist of all our 2521 lectures, after the lecture.
Hopefully our in-person lectures can resume in week 7.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Hi everyone,
The severe weather warning is expected to continue through Wednesday 02/07, so again, classes will be online tomorrow. If you have a tutorial and lab tomorrow, please attend online at the same time, via blackboard collaborate accessed through Moodle. Lectures are live-streamed and the link can be found on WebCMS.
Stay safe!
Hi everyone,
Due to a severe weather warning in Sydney tomorrow, all Tuesday 01/07 classes have been moved online. Please do not travel to university tomorrow unless absolutely necessary. Your COMP2521 tutorials and labs tomorrow will be run via blackboard collaborate instead, which can be accessed via Moodle. Similarly, the 4-6pm help session has been moved online.
Stay safe!
If you intend to attend today's consultation, please fill out this form by 12:50pm.
Hi everyone,
This Monday 9th of June is a public holiday. There's no official class, but we also don't want to miss 2 hours of lecture. So the lecture will be held at its usual time, 11am-1pm on Monday, but it will be held online via Zoom. Please attend if you can. If you can't attend, please watch the recording before the lecture at 2pm on Wednesday.
Location:
Sim's Zoom Room
Day:
Monday 9th June
Time:
11am-1pm
Content:
Introduction to sorting, Elementary sorting, Divide-and-conquer sorting
I hope you enjoy the rest of your long weekend. I'll see you online on Monday and back in-person on Wednesday.
Cheers,
Sim.
:)
Hi everyone,
This Friday 6th June, 10am-12pm I will hold a revision lecture covering Linked Lists.
Topic:
Linked Lists Revision
Location:
Sim's Zoom Room
(If more than 300 students show up we will have to move across to YouTube, but until then, Zoom allows us to have more instantaneous interactions.)
Date:
Friday 6th June
Time:
10am-12pm
Yes, it will be recorded, uploaded and included in our YouTube playlist for whoever cannot attend.
There are many different ways I can approach the lecture, so please have in mind what would suit you best.
These are just suggestions. My preference will be to adapt my teaching content and style to the students in attendance on Friday.
I look forward to seeing many of you there.
Cheers,
Sim.
:)
To whoever left their earphone and case in the lecture - I've left it at the front of the lecture theatre on the lecturer's desk.
Hello everyone and welcome to COMP2521: Data Structures and Algorithms !
I look forward to meeting you all :)
Cheers,
Sim.