COMP9020 Notices

Notices

  • New Consultation Time

    Posted by Michael Schofield Monday 09 July 2018, 03:43:03 PM.


    Due to a timetable clash I will not be available for post exam consultations on Friday 13th July.

    An alternative time is available of Thursday 12th July in Room 401J, Building K17 (Michael Thielscher's Office) from 4pm to 5pm. No booking is required.

    I will be able to give you feedback on your final exam, but will not review the marking.If you require a review of your mark then an application can be made here:

    https://student.unsw.edu.au/results .

    Michael Schofield

  • Consultations

    Posted by Michael Schofield Thursday 05 July 2018, 10:51:14 AM.

    I will be available for post exam consultations on Friday 6th July and Friday 13th July in Room 401J, Building K17 (Michael Thielscher's Office) from 12 midday to 1pm. No booking is required.

    I will be able to give you feedback on your final exam, but will not review the marking.If you require a review of your mark then an application can be made here https://student.unsw.edu.au/results .

    Michael Schofield

  • Final Results

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Monday 02 July 2018, 08:47:07 PM.

    Your result in the final exam, grade and rank in the course are now available on WebCMS3 or from your CSE account using 

    9020 classrun -sturec
    • Exam Mark: Your mark for the final exam.
    • Final Grade: This is your final mark and grade for this course. To pass the course, your exam mark must be ≥25 and your final score must be ≥50.
    • Rank: Your relative rank in the class.

    In addition, you can obtain detailed feedback on your marks for the final exam on WebCMS3 (on your scoresheet, click on the link in the row with the label "final") or from your CSE account using 

    9020 classrun -collect final

    If you did not pass but achieved a final 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 the week 14 – 21 July; if you are eligible, the exact date, time and location will be emailed to you shortly.

    Congratulations to the following students for scoring 95 or higher:

    Jingqi Wang
    Heloise Huang
    Jianan Yan
    Han Yang
    Muyang Li
    Teng Long
    Wang Liu
    Daniel Krishnapillai
    Han Yue
    Changshuo Hu
    Karan Venkatesh
    Weiyou Wang

    Well done!

    A special mention to Brian Price for having been the most prolific contributor to the forum throughout the course.

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

    Michael

  • Quiz poll results

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Wednesday 06 June 2018, 05:55:45 PM, last modified Wednesday 06 June 2018, 06:11:19 PM.

    In case you're interested in the overall result on the poll for the quizzes in this course:

    88% The quizzes were a good way for me to check on my progress.
    65% The number and length of the quizzes was fine.
    36% I would have preferred weekly quizzes.
    7% I would have preferred fewer quizzes.
    2% I would have preferred no quizzes at all.
    21% For the mid-term exam, I would prefer this electronic format as well.

    I thank everyone for the feedback. This is very valuable and will certainly help shape future offerings of this course.

    Thanks also to all of you who have already provided feedback through MyExperience. I'm very happy that the rate of response has reached the 65% mark today; but if you have not yet filled in the survey, you can still do so until Friday tomorrow (Thursday) . Please click here to access it.

  • Last quiz + Revision

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Thursday 31 May 2018, 05:57:19 PM.

    Just a reminder about Quiz 6, which is due tonight, and tomorrow's Revision, where you can discuss any questions you might have about the weekly problem sets or any of your quiz questions.

  • Quiz 4

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Wednesday 02 May 2018, 06:01:28 PM.

    A friendly reminder that quiz 4 is due tomorrow (Thursday, 3 May) at 23:59 hrs.

  • Mid-session Test Results

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Thursday 26 April 2018, 02:27:55 PM.

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

    9020 classrun -collect mst

    Alternatively, you can check your marks on WebCMS3. 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 10.

    Congratulations to the 14 students who scored a perfect 20/20, well done.

  • Quiz 3 due 19 April

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Friday 13 April 2018, 04:11:22 PM.

    A reminder that quiz 3 is available now and due on Thursday (19 April) at 23:59pm. Since this quiz covers the contents of only one lecture, there are just four questions this time, each of which is worth 1 mark (to ensure that it counts as much as the other quizzes if this is among your 5 best ones).

  • Mid-session Test

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Tuesday 10 April 2018, 02:38:49 PM.

    Some information about the mid-session test on Friday this week (13 April):

    Please bring your Photo Student I.D. Card

    Location:

    • if 1000000 < your student number < 5138200: Room G02 (Ainsworth J17)
    • if 5138200 < your student number < 9999999: Room G03 (Ainsworth J17)

    Please be there at 1pm for a 1:05pm start.

    Format:

    • 4 multiple-choice questions (4 x 2 = 8 marks)
    • 2 open questions (2 x 6 = 12 marks)
    • Time allowed -- 40 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. Please leave your bags in the area around the lectern and do not take them to your seat.

    For complete instructions see: instructions.pdf

    Note that we will have a short break after the test followed by a regular lecture.

  • Mid-semester Break

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Thursday 29 March 2018, 02:33:14 PM.

    Just a reminder that there will be no lecture tomorrow (public holiday) nor next week (mid-semester break).

    Meanwhile, if you're interested in some extra-curricular homework, have a look at problem set week 5 entitled "Fun with Logic."

    Have a good break everyone,
    Michael

  • Quiz 1 Result

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Friday 16 March 2018, 04:27:24 PM.

    Your result for quiz 1, including detailed feedback for your answers, is now available on Moodle, where you can click on "Quiz 1" and then "Review".

    As mentioned in class today, question 4 was making a common assumption that, however, should have been spelled out explicitly in order to make it absolutely clear. For this reason, everyone who attempted this question will receive full marks (0.5) for it, which will be added when we transfer your result from Moodle into WebCMS.

    If you have a question about the other answers, please check the discussions on the forum first where I have already explained the perhaps most surprising ones, and if you require further help with understanding a question or answer, please come to one of my next consultation sessions.

  • Quiz 1 - Forum Netiquette

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Tuesday 13 March 2018, 09:56:18 PM.

    Dear COMP9020 Student,

    Unfortunately, there is an inreasing number of questions on the forum with details of the quiz questions being posted and help in understanding and answering the question being sought.

    This is clearly not the idea of behind this assessment, which everyone needs to solve individually.

    If you have serious doubts about the correctness of one of your questions or the options to tick, you can send me an email. In all other cases, you should try to understand and solve every question to the best of your knowledge and use your own judgement when you answer them.

    From now on, please refrain from posting any more questions about the quiz on the forum until after the submission deadline.

    Michael

  • Quiz 1

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Sunday 11 March 2018, 11:03:30 AM.

    The first quiz is well and truly underway. Good to see that everyone seems to have started wracking their brains.

    I have received a couple of emails from students asking me whether their line of reasoning for a specific question is correct. As much as I would like to help, however, it would be unfair to everyone else if I did. It is part of the assessment for you to demonstrate your ability to understand a problem description and to judge your own solution.

    If in doubt, try to re-read some of the lecture material and examples and then make your best judgement. And as much as you should of course aim for the highest mark all the time, do not forget that every single questions will count only at most 0.5 marks in the end.

    Btw, if you have serious doubts about the correctness of a question or the answers offered, then please do not refrain from sending me an email.

  • Welcome to COMP9020: Foundations of Computer Science

    Posted by Michael Thielscher Friday 23 February 2018, 11:30:30 AM.

    Dear COMP9020 Student,

    Welcome to this year's course.

    This is a reminder that the course will begin in week 1 on Friday (2 March) from 1-4pm in Ainsworth G03 (Building J17).

    Meanwhile, have a look at the course webpage www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs9020 . Read through the "Course Outline" to learn more about the contents of the course, the assessment and recommended textbook.

    See you next week,

    Michael

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