COMP9020 Notices

Supplementary Exam

Posted by Michael Thielscher Tuesday 04 July 2017, 11:51:55 AM, last modified Tuesday 11 July 2017, 05:05:38 PM.

The supplementary exam will take place on Wednesday 12th July at 8:45am in Rex Vowels (Building F17) . Students eligible to sit the exam should have received an email from me.

Please note that the location has been changed to: Keith Burrows (Building J14).

Final Results

Posted by Michael Thielscher Monday 03 July 2017, 05:00:16 PM.

Your result in the final exam, grade and rank in the course are now available from your CSE account using

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• Final exam marks: You will find marks for the multiple choice questions and the five open questions.
• Grade: This is your final mark and grade for this course. Your final mark is computed as max(exam, 0.7*exam+mst ).
  To pass the course, your final mark must be ≥50.
• Rank: Your relative rank in the class.

In addition, you can obtain detailed feedback on your marks for the final exam from your CSE account using

9020 classrun -collect final

If you want to further discuss your marks with me, please come to see me on Friday, 7 July, 2:30-4:00pm.

If you did not pass but achieved an overall score ≥47, then you are eligible to sit the supplementary exam, in which you have to score ≥50 to pass with a final mark of 50. The supplementary exam will be held in July; the exact date, time and location will be announced on the webpage shortly.

Congratulations to the following students for scoring 95 or higher:

Wu, Yihao
Chen, Chen
Huang, Hao
Qian, Xinyuan
Xin, Bowen
Li, Bowen
Zhang, Liling
Cao, Jianyux
Du, Yuheng

Well done!

Have a great semester break, everyone, and best of luck with your future studies.

Michael

Mid-session Test Results

Posted by Michael Thielscher Thursday 13 April 2017, 04:26:39 PM.

Your result in the mid-session test, including some detailed feedback on the marks for your answers, is now available from your CSE account using

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If you wish to further discuss your marks with me, please come to one of my next consultation sessions. You should also come and see me in case your overall score is below 15.

Congratulations to the five students who scored a perfect 30/30, well done.

Have a good mid-semester break, everyone, and see you back on April 28.

Easter Break

Posted by Michael Thielscher Friday 07 April 2017, 07:14:16 PM.

Please note the public holiday next Friday and the mid-semester break the week after. Our next lecture will be on April, 28th.

Meanwhile have a look at a new homework on "Fun with Logic".

I can't promise it but will try to have your test results out before the Easter weekend. The student who left a silver pencil case in Webster B can email me to arrange for picking it up.

Mid-session Test

Posted by Michael Thielscher Wednesday 29 March 2017, 11:41:52 AM, last modified Wednesday 29 March 2017, 02:29:23 PM.

Some information about the mid-session test next week:

Bring your Photo Student I.D. Card

• your student ID ≤ 5029999: Room AinsworthG03 (Building J17)
• 5030000 ≤ your student ID ≤ 5089999: Room ElectricalEng418 (Building G17)
• 5090000 ≤ your student ID ≤ 5119999: Room WebsterTheatreB (Building G15)
• 5120000 ≤ your student ID: Room AinsworthG03 (Building J17)

Be there at 2:15pm, the test will start at 2:30pm

Format:

• 6 multiple-choice questions (6 x 2 = 12 marks)
• 3 open questions (3 x 6 = 18 marks)
• Time allowed -- 60 minutes + 5 minutes reading time
• One A4-sized sheet (double-sided is ok) of your own notes

Calculators, phones and watches are not allowed and must remain in your bag.

Welcome to COMP9020: Foundations of Computer Science

Posted by Michael Thielscher Friday 24 February 2017, 02:18:26 PM.

Dear COMP9020 Student,

Welcome to this year's course.

This is a reminder that the course will begin in week 1 on Friday (3 March) from 2-5pm in Ainsworth G03 (Building J17).

See you there,
Michael