COMP2521 Notices

COMP2521 Supplementary Exam Date

Posted by Ethan Brown 💜 Wednesday 26 November 2025, 01:24:55 PM.

Hi all,

Apologies for the double update for supp exam dates. Due to changes to graduation dates this year, we will be running the supplementary exam during the regular supplementary period, which is the 5th of January to the 9th of January . If you have received an outcome from special considerations regarding a supplementary exam, the date range is correct there.

Again, apologies for the incorrect notice last week.

Best of luck with the exam!

COMP2521 Revision/Study Location

Posted by Sim Mautner Tuesday 25 November 2025, 09:26:58 PM.

Tomorrow (Wednesday), 11am-1pm I'm holding a revision and study session in K17, ground floor, room G05.

I'll also be teaching primarily to the people in the room but will have my laptop open on zoom so people can watch live via that stream. Zoom link here

The format will be live, Q&A style, attempting to answer the most in-demand questions.

I look forward to seeing lots of you there :)

Revision Study Group - Wednesday 11am

Posted by Sim Mautner Monday 24 November 2025, 08:40:07 PM.

Hi everyone,

This Wednesday, 11am-1pm I will be running a revision study group.

To know how big a room I should book, I need to know approximate numbers. Please let me know if you'll be attending here , and I'll announce the location on Tuesday night.

Happy studying!!

Sim.

Topic Voting Has Opened!!

Posted by Sim Mautner Monday 17 November 2025, 07:57:54 PM.

Hi everyone,

Please fill out this form so I know what topics/questions are most valued by you for Wednesday's lecture. Please do this by 2pm on Tuesday if possible to give me time to prepare, though I'll likely check back on Tuesday evening and even Wednesday morning too. I aim to announce the topics being covered on Tuesday evening.

Each point asks for a rank from 1 to 5. I'll add up all the points for each question, and the questions with the highest scores will get priority.

For example:
Q1: 10 people vote 4 --> 40 points
Q2: 5 people vote 5 and 5 people vote 1 --> 30 points
In this situation, Q1 will be given priority over Q2.

Supplementary Exam Dates

Posted by Kevin Luxa 🦉 Monday 17 November 2025, 04:16:10 PM.

Hi everyone,

Please be advised of an important correction to the slides for today's lecture.

The supplementary exam will take place between Monday 9th February and Friday 13th February (during O-Week of term 1), not between 5th January and 9th January.

If you are approved for a supplementary exam, please make sure you are available between Monday 9th February and Friday 13th February.

Wednesday Revision Lecture Content

Posted by Sim Mautner Monday 17 November 2025, 11:00:11 AM.

Hi everyone,

The content which will be provided in Wednesday's lecture will be by student request. I endeavour to get to steps 2 and 3 below, but I'm not promising.

1. Monday: Fill out this form to indicate if you intend to attend (in person or online) and what content you'd like covered. Be as specific as possible. (Do this before 7pm for maximum chances of your request being included in step 2.)
2. Tuesday: All requests** entered on the form will be released in a poll for students to vote on which one(s) they'd most value being covered in Wednesday's lecture.
3. Tuesday evening: I will announce the content which will be covered in Wednesday's lecture.

** Broad, or unclear questions and requests will not be included. Please be as specific as possible.

Lab07 due at 5pm today (due to outage last night)

Posted by Sim Mautner Monday 03 November 2025, 01:48:55 PM.

The deadline for Lab07 has been extended to 5pm today due to the outage last night.

Assignment 1 Automarking

Posted by Kevin Luxa 🦉 Sunday 02 November 2025, 12:02:00 PM.

Hi everyone,

Assignment 1 automarking has been released! Please check the pinned forum post for more details.

Exam Information

Posted by Sim Mautner Wednesday 29 October 2025, 01:55:53 PM.

Hi everyone,

We've now released some exam information - it can be found in the left-hand navigation panel on the course website. It contains the Exam Information , as well as a Sample Exam and some Past Exams .

Cheers,

Sim.

Today's lecture stream link

Posted by Sim Mautner Monday 27 October 2025, 02:25:23 PM.

Youtube link found here: https://youtube.com/live/x6Oa1uqg6dM?feature=share

Join us when you can.

Today's Lecture Stream

Posted by Sim Mautner Monday 27 October 2025, 02:06:25 PM.

Initially the link was incorrect. I believe it's working now. Please refresh your Lectures Page, and click on the video for today.

Monday Week 4 Public Holiday - Lecture Online

Posted by Sim Mautner Wednesday 01 October 2025, 03:04:57 PM.

Hi everyone,

This coming Monday is a public holiday. We still have just as much content to cover. This Monday (week 4, 6th October) I will do our lecture at the usual time (2pm-4pm) via Zoom , and upload the recording to our lectures page and usual YouTube playlist.

Also, no revision lecture this week.

Have a great rest of the week and weekend!!

Sim.

Today's Consultation Location: K17 Lv1 113 MeetingRm

Posted by Sim Mautner Wednesday 01 October 2025, 10:47:30 AM.

Due to the high number of students indicating they'll attend today's consultation in person, I've booked a larger room. We will use K17 Level 1 Room 113.

For those of you joining us over Zoom, the details remain unchanged.

1pm-2:30pm today.

Revision Lectures - Dates and Times

Posted by Sim Mautner Wednesday 24 September 2025, 08:31:14 PM.

Hi everyone,

Following the poll earlier this evening, I'm going to run two, shorter, lectures this week.

Thursday 25th 12pm-1:30pm (aiming for maximum number of students who can attend 12pm-1pm, but we can keep going if people have the energy)

Friday 26th 11am-12:30pm

During each time slot, I'll prioritise the questions of the students in attendance.

Week 2 Revision Lecture - Choose the day and time

Posted by Sim Mautner Wednesday 24 September 2025, 06:16:54 PM.

Hi everyone,

I want to maximise attendance to the revision lecture, so vote here for the time that's best for you.

Please only vote if you intend to attend live.
The lecture will be recorded and released for those who can't make it.

Day and Time of Week 2 Revision Lecture

Cheers,
Sim.

Revision Lecture Topic Selection

Posted by Sim Mautner Thursday 18 September 2025, 12:58:21 PM.

You'll notice on the right-hand side of the course website homepage , a heading `Upcoming Due Dates'. In that list, I will keep a poll up where students can select which topic(s) they would like the next week's revision lecture to cover. Please check that regularly and, if you'd like a revision lecture, indicate which topic(s) you'd find the most useful.

I call these lectures only because I run them, they're recorded, and they're made available to all students. If small groups of students turn up, it may feel more like a tutorial class or consultation where I respond more closely to individual student questions.

Request Topics for Future Revision Lectures Here

Posted by Sim Mautner Thursday 18 September 2025, 12:38:12 PM.

Here's a link for revision/practice topics you'd like: http://discourse02.cse.unsw.edu.au/25T3/COMP2521/t/what-topic-s-would-you-like-revised-in-the-revision-lectures/110

• Specific questions are welcome
• Requests for extra questions and walk-throughs of specific topics are welcome
• Topics/questions are voted on each week so that I provide what most students are needing
• If you ask a question here, but it doesn't get voted on enough, please feel free to come to a consultation and I can go over it with you there

Revision Lecture - Week 1: Linked Lists

Posted by Sim Mautner Thursday 18 September 2025, 12:20:37 PM.

Revision Lecture - Week 1: Linked Lists

Date: Friday 19th September
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: Zoom Revision Lecture Room

These lectures are optional. Made available to students who want to revise/practice specific topics.
Recordings of these lectures will be uploaded to either our usual YouTube lecture playlist, or a separate one which will be announced (I haven't decided yet.)

I look forward to seeing you there :)

Welcome to COMP2521 25T3!

Posted by Sim Mautner Friday 12 September 2025, 08:18:36 PM.

Hello everyone and welcome to COMP2521: Data Structures and Algorithms !

• To those of you joining us for the first time - Welcome! To those of you returning - Welcome Back!
• All the information about the course, including lectures, tutorials, labs, assignments, can be found on the course website .
• If you haven't already, please read through the course outline , as it details everything important, including what topics we'll cover, when we'll cover them, and how you'll be assessed.
• The first lecture is on Monday 15th of September, 2pm-4pm. The lecture will be in E19 Patricia O'Shane 104 , and if all goes well, it will be streamed to YouTube as well. The link to the livestream will be available on the lectures page . The lecture slides for next week can also be found there.
• Tutorials and labs start in week 1. Make sure you know your tutorial time and location . If you are in an online tutorial, these are held on Blackboard Collaborate, which you can learn how to access here .
• If you have any questions, now or at any point in the course, you can ask them on the course forum and our wonderful, dedicated team of admins and tutors will gladly help you out.

I look forward to meeting you all :)

Cheers,

Sim.