COMP9020 Notices

Notices

  • Supplementary exam

    Posted by Katie Clinch Thursday 16 May 2024, 01:18:43 PM, last modified Thursday 16 May 2024, 01:33:59 PM.

    Hi all,

    Those of you registered for the supplementary exam will receive an email from me today containing details of how to access this exam.

    If the special considerations team have informed you that you are registered for the supplementary exam, but you have not received this email from me, then please contact the course account cs9020@cse.unsw.edu.au ASAP so that we can look into this for you.

    If you are not registered for the supplementary exam, then please disregard this announcement.

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Assignment and quiz marks in Moodle

    Posted by Katie Clinch Monday 06 May 2024, 04:44:55 PM, last modified Monday 06 May 2024, 05:06:26 PM.

    Hi everyone,

    Quiz marks and assignment marks are now in Moodle . In your grade report, the "Course Total" column is out of 40, and gives the contribution of assignments (30%) and quizzes (10%) to your final grade (40%).

    Note that where Moodle and Inspera differ in your grade, the Moodle grade is the correct one. These differences are usually due to late penalties or special consideration decisions. There were also previously a couple of errors with quiz auto-marking that have now been corrected.

    We have been receiving lots of emails over the past couple of weeks. We hope that the above updates and corrections will address most of these concerns. However if you emailed us about something else, and this still hasn't been resolved, then please contact us again at: cs9020@cse.unsw.edu.au

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Final exam - question clarification - Question 9(a)

    Posted by Katie Clinch Tuesday 30 April 2024, 11:02:28 AM, last modified Tuesday 30 April 2024, 11:04:23 AM.

    The phrasing of the following question is a little ambiguous:

    To clarify, we are asking:

    • If you already know that player 1 wins round 1, then what is the probability that player 1's score is greater than (and not equal to) player 2's score after playing 5 rounds.

    The scoring system is visible on the left-hand-side of the screen in inspera.

  • Final exam - technical issue - Question 2(c)

    Posted by Katie Clinch Tuesday 30 April 2024, 09:00:53 AM.

    This question is not displaying properly for some people. It should appear as below:

  • Final exam - technical issue - Question 4(c)

    Posted by Katie Clinch Tuesday 30 April 2024, 08:44:57 AM.

    This question is not displaying properly for some people. It should appear as below:

  • Final exam today!

    Posted by Katie Clinch Tuesday 30 April 2024, 08:11:27 AM.

    Hi all,

    The final exam will be accessible here from 8:15am AEST.

    Please start the exam between 8:15am and 8:45am. You have 3 hours 15 minutes to complete the exam.

    If there are any issues during the exam, please email the course account at cs9020@cse.unsw.edu.au

    If any announcements or clarifications need to be made during the exam, I will post them as an announcement here on WebCMS.

    Best of luck everyone,

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Final exam

    Posted by Katie Clinch Friday 26 April 2024, 05:28:01 PM.

    Hi all,

    Final exam

    the link to the final exam on inspera will be available here from 8:15am (AEST) on Tuesday 30th April.

    Remember that you should start the exam between 8:15am and 8:45am, and that this is a remote exam. Further details and trouble-shooting advice can be found in the slides for the final lecture .

    Extra revision resources

    In case you missed any of the below, the following materials have been added in the last two weeks, to aid your revision:

    Good luck for Tuesday!

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Revision period

    Posted by Katie Clinch Monday 22 April 2024, 10:41:53 AM, last modified Monday 22 April 2024, 10:44:59 AM.

    Hi all,

    Just one more deadline:

    • Quiz 9 is due at 6pm AEST on Wednesday 24th April .

    And to help with your revision:

    Best of luck,

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Welcome to the final week of lectures!!! (week 10)

    Posted by Katie Clinch Monday 15 April 2024, 11:44:16 AM.

    Hi all,

    Well done for sticking it out till the final week. We're almost at the end. I'll be taking the lectures again this week. On Thursday we'll learn about statistics, and on Friday we'll have a revision lecture, where I'll give you some details about the final exam. Vote for the topics you'd most like to revise here .

    We have two deadlines this week:

    • Quiz 8 is due on Wednesday 17th April at 6pm AEST.
    • Assignment 4 (the final assignment!) is due on Thursday 18th April at 6pm AEST.

    Also just a reminder that there will be one further quiz due before the final exam

    • Quiz 9 will be accessible online from Wednesday 17th April at 6pm AEST, and is due next week on Wednesday 24th April at 6pm AEST .

    Finally please register any feedback you have for the course, both good and bad, in the myExperience survey . We want to make some changes to this course, and your input will be invaluable in helping us make the right choices for future students.

    See you on Thursday,

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Online consultation - Tuesday 9th April

    Posted by Katie Clinch Monday 08 April 2024, 04:36:59 PM.

    Unfortunately, Mark isn't available tomorrow, so as a one-off, the Tuesday consultation will be run by Malhar and will start at the later time of 7:30pm . As usual, you can find the link to join the meeting here .

    Thanks to Malhar for being available at such short notice,

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Welcome to week 9!

    Posted by Katie Clinch Monday 08 April 2024, 10:52:15 AM.

    Hi all,

    We're nearly at the end of the semester! Well done for all your hard work thus far. I'll be taking the lectures this week.

    There is just one deadline this week:

    • Quiz 7 is due at 6pm (AEST) on Wednesday April 10th (please note the change in timezone due to the clocks changing)

    Assignment 4 (the last assignment!) is also available for you to start working on. It covers material from last week's lectures and from the lectures coming up this week.

    Our last lecture together (on Friday next week) will be a revision lecture . Please vote in the poll for the topics that you would most like us to review in the revision lecture.

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Assignment 4 now available

    Posted by Paul Hunter Saturday 06 April 2024, 01:19:30 PM.

    Hi all,

    Assignment 4 is now available in inspera and from the course website (under Assignments → Assignment 4 inspera link).

    It is due at 6pm (AEST) on Thursday April 18th .

    Please note the change in timezone (daylight savings time ends in Sydney this weekend)

    Paul

  • A belated welcome to week 8!

    Posted by Katie Clinch Wednesday 03 April 2024, 02:12:01 PM.

    Hi all,

    I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. I will be taking the lectures this week.

    This week we have two deadlines:

    In-person help sessions and online consultations are running as usual this week. Please attend these if you'd like support on the quizzes, assignments or have any queries about the lectures. Alternatively, you can ask questions on ed forum.

    See you tomorrow!

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Welcome to week 7!

    Posted by Katie Clinch Tuesday 26 March 2024, 11:52:13 AM.

    Hi all,

    I hope you enjoyed your break over flex week and are looking forward to the long weekend!

    Due to the Easter break, there will be no lecture or drop-in session on Friday . Simon will be taking the lecture on Thursday. The online consultations and Thursday's drop-in session will also be running as normal.

    The only deadline this week is:

    • Quiz 5 - on Wednesday 27th March 6pm AEDT .

    Assignment 3 is also available for you to work on.

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Assignment 3 guide and pdf version now available

    Posted by Paul Hunter Monday 25 March 2024, 10:47:28 AM.

    Hi all,

    The guide and a pdf version of the questions are now available on the course website under Assignments .

    Paul

  • Assignment 3 - no pdf upload

    Posted by Paul Hunter Saturday 23 March 2024, 11:34:17 AM.

    Hi all,

    Unfortunately there is no option to upload pdfs for Assignment 3, and at this stage it is not possible to enable it.

    We do not accept submissions via email, so in particular this means that handwritten submissions will not be acceptable for this assignment.

    Paul

  • Lecture 10 additional content

    Posted by Paul Hunter Friday 22 March 2024, 09:23:00 AM.

    Hi all,

    I forgot to mention earlier that the recording covering the last few slides of Lecture 10 is now available under Lecture Recordings.

    Paul

  • Assignment 1 marks and feedback

    Posted by Paul Hunter Thursday 21 March 2024, 07:00:11 PM.

    Hi all,

    Marks and feedback for Assignment 1 can now be found in inspera . Please note that the marks given do not include any late penalties as applied. To see your adjusted grade, you can view your grade summary in moodle here .

    If you have any concerns, please contact cs9020@cse.unsw.edu.au

    Paul

  • Assignment 3 available

    Posted by Paul Hunter Thursday 21 March 2024, 06:55:07 PM.

    Hi all,

    Assignment 3 is now available on inspera and on the course website under Course Work → Assignments . It is due at 6pm AEDT on Thursday April 4, 2024.

    The guide for the assignment will be available later tonight.

    Paul

  • Week 6 - flex week!

    Posted by Katie Clinch Monday 18 March 2024, 10:32:07 AM.

    Hi all,

    Welcome to flex week and a well-deserved break!

    There are no lectures, help sessions or deadlines this week. Please use this time off however suits you. If you do need support on 9020 this week, then it will be available at:

    See you after the break, Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Assignment 1 solutions now available

    Posted by Paul Hunter Tuesday 12 March 2024, 07:12:40 PM.

    Hi all,

    A set of suggested solutions for Assignment 1 are now available under Course Work → Assignments on the course webpage.

    Paul

  • Week 5 announcements

    Posted by Paul Hunter Monday 11 March 2024, 05:15:48 PM.

    Hi all,

    Welcome to week 5! Katie will be taking lectures this week.

    There are 2 deadlines this week:

    • Quiz 4 is due on Wednesday, Mar 13 at 6pm (AEDT)
    • Assessment 2 is due on Thursday, Mar 14 at 6pm (AEDT)

    Remember that you can ask for help on the assessments and quizzes at:

    For Assessment 2 we also have some further hints in the guide .

    If you require an extension for Assignment 2 (including needing to make a late submission), then please request an extension here . As we have to enable the extension manually, the sooner you make the request the better.

    Enjoy week 5,

    Paul and the COMP9020 team

  • Quiz 4 notation issue

    Posted by Paul Hunter Monday 11 March 2024, 05:08:07 PM, last modified Monday 11 March 2024, 05:09:55 PM.

    Hi all,

    In Q2.5 of the quiz we have the definition:

    k = g∘h

    This notation we will see in the upcoming lectures - it is for "functional composition". We covered the concept of "relational composition" (which is the more general concept) this week - so using the terminology of the week this should read:

    k = h;g

    In other words

    k(x) = g(h(x))

    This is because if (x,y) ∈ h and (y,z) ∈ g (i.e. h(x) = y and g(y) = z) then (x,z) ∈ h;g [i.e. k(x) = (h;g)(x) = z = g(y) = g(h(x))]

    NB It is worth thinking about if f & g are functions, when it is that f;g will also be a function...

    Paul

  • Lecture 8 additional content

    Posted by Paul Hunter Monday 11 March 2024, 04:58:59 PM.

    Hi all,

    The recording of the last few slides of Lecture 8 is now available under Lecture Recordings (Lecture 8 additional content) from the course website.

    Please note that this additional content is not necessary to complete Quiz 4 - all content of that quiz was covered in lectures last week.

    Following the help session on Friday, there were a couple of results (specifically about bijections) that will be useful to have as reference for completing the second assignment - which I covered in this recording (and included in the slides of Lecture 7). These results will be revisited in lectures this week.

    Paul

  • Quiz 4 now available

    Posted by Paul Hunter Wednesday 06 March 2024, 06:12:31 PM.

    Hi all,

    The fourth quiz is now available in inspera and on the course website under " Quizzes ".

    It is due at 6pm (AEDT) on Wednesday March 13 .

    Paul

  • Quiz 3 Q1.2 and Q2.5 Errata

    Posted by Paul Hunter Wednesday 06 March 2024, 06:10:22 PM, last modified Wednesday 06 March 2024, 06:33:06 PM.

    Hi all,

    Please note that Q1.2 and Q2.5 on the quiz have errors.

    For Q1.2 one of the correct options was not marked as correct - even though it is indicated in the feedback.

    Q2.5 is incorrectly marked as "False". The correct answer is "True" - as indicated in the feedback.

    We will be manually correcting these errors for your final quiz 3 grade.

    Paul

  • Assignment 2 pdf and guide now available

    Posted by Paul Hunter Wednesday 06 March 2024, 12:41:10 AM.

    Hi all,

    A guide for the second assignment, and a pdf of the questions are now available on the course website (under Assignments ).

    Paul

  • Week 4 announcements

    Posted by Paul Hunter Tuesday 05 March 2024, 01:42:36 PM.

    Hi all,

    Welcome to week 4! I will be taking both lectures this week.

    There is one deadline this week:

    • Quiz 3 is due on Wednesday, Mar 2 at 6pm (AEDT)

    Remember that you can ask for help on the assessments and quizzes at:

    We have released walkthroughs of the solutions for Quizzes 1 and 2, these can be accessed under Quizzes from the course webpage.

    Solutions for Assignment 1 will be made available shortly (there are still some outstanding submissions)

    The guide for Assignment 2 will also be released soon.

    Enjoy week 4,

    Paul and the COMP9020 team

  • Lecture 6 additional recording

    Posted by Paul Hunter Saturday 02 March 2024, 12:37:37 PM.

    Hi all,

    Yesterday's lecture ran slightly over the end of the recording - please note that only a small amount of content was not covered by the recording. In particular, even though all the content necessary for the quiz was covered (and recorded ) , the content from the last few slides was not fully covered in the lecture.

    Rather than cover this material at the start of the next lecture (before moving onto the next topic), I have recorded a video covering the last couple of slides (from the start of the section on planarity). This recording can be found below yesterday's lecture in " Lecture recordings " from the course website. Any questions raised from this content should be posted to the course forum.

    Paul

  • Second assignment now available

    Posted by Paul Hunter Friday 01 March 2024, 09:17:04 AM.

    Hi all,

    The second assignment is now available from the course website (under Assignments ) or in inspera .

    It is due at 18:00 on Thursday 14 March (AEDT) .

    Paul

  • Assignment late submissions

    Posted by Paul Hunter Thursday 29 February 2024, 04:00:40 PM.

    Hi all,

    A reminder that the first assignment is due at 6pm tonight.

    Your submission will be automatically submitted by inspera at this time.

    Late submissions are possible, but will incur a penalty per the lateness policy indicated at the start of term (5% per 24 hours, for a maximum of 5 days) - subject to Special Consideration.

    If you intend to make a late submission (for any reason), then we have to manually enable this in inspera, so you must put in a request for extension ( here ).

    You will be notified when your request has been processed, and you may not have access to your assignment until then (especially if the request is made after the deadilne), so the earlier you can make the request the better.

    It is possible to make adjustments to any extension request (e.g. reduce it to minimize the penalty), as long as the new requested deadline has not lapsed.

    Paul

  • Week 3 announcements

    Posted by Katie Clinch Monday 26 February 2024, 04:50:43 PM.

    Hi all,

    Welcome to week 3! Simon Mackenzie and I will be taking lectures this week.

    There are 2 deadlines this week:

    • Quiz 2 is due on Wednesday, Feb 28 at 6pm (AEDT)
    • Assessment 1 is due on Thursday, Feb 29 at 6pm (AEDT)

    Remember that you can ask for help on the assessments and quizzes at:

    For Assessment 1 we also have some further hints in the guide .

    Several students have asked for more detailed explanations of quiz solutions. This is something you can ask about in consultations, help sessions and on edforum. We're also looking into making video recordings of tutors working through the solutions to quiz questions - I'll keep you posted on this.

    Enjoy week 3,

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • Second quiz now available

    Posted by Paul Hunter Wednesday 21 February 2024, 08:56:41 PM.

    Hi all,

    The second quiz is now available on the course website and in inspera .

    It is due on Wednesday February 28 at 18:00 (AEDT).

    Paul

  • Week 2 Announcements

    Posted by Katie Clinch Monday 19 February 2024, 11:28:32 PM.

    Hi all,

    Welcome to week 2! Paul Hunter will be taking lectures this week.

    There is just the one deadline this week:

    • Quiz 1 is due on Wednesday, Feb 21 at 6pm (AEDT)

    You should also be working on Assessment 1 which is due next week ( Thursday 29 February at 6pm AEDT ). Remember that you can ask for help on the assessments and quizzes at:

    For Assessment 1 we also have some further hints in the guide .

    Enjoy week 2,

    Katie and the COMP9020 team

  • First quiz and first assignment available

    Posted by Paul Hunter Friday 16 February 2024, 02:30:37 AM, last modified Friday 16 February 2024, 02:31:04 AM.

    Hi all,

    The first quiz and first assignment are now available. Both can be found on the course website, but you should see both if you log into the assessment platform inspera ( https://unsw.inspera.com )

    • Quiz 1 is due on Wednesday, Feb 21 at 6pm (AEDST)
    • Assignment 1 is due on Thursday, Feb 29 at 6pm (AEDST)

    Please contact cs9020@cse.unsw.edu.au if you experience any technical issues.

    Paul

  • Course email address: cs9020@cse.unsw.edu.au

    Posted by Katie Clinch Wednesday 14 February 2024, 10:10:42 AM.

    Hi everyone,

    if you have an important message that cannot be dealt with on edforum then please email the course account cs9020@cse.unsw.edu.au rather than emailing the personal accounts of lecturers.

    You will receive a prompter reply if you message the course account as it is monitored by multiple people. It also ensures that all lecturers and admins of cs9020 will be aware of the matter.

    Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow in lecture 1! Although if you're registered as online-only, please watch the livestream and do not come to the lecture theatre, as we won't have space for everyone. The in-person help session afterwards is open to all.

    Katie

  • Lectures to be livestreamed

    Posted by Paul Hunter Monday 12 February 2024, 04:13:54 PM.

    Hi all,

    The COMP9020 lectures will now be livestreamed. The stream can be found under Lecture Recordings - you should be able to watch the ongoing lecture. This also means that you will be able to take part in any in-lecture polls/quizzes!

    If you have any questions during a livestream, please post them to the forum , (not to the stream Q&A). If there is an opportunity to answer them in the lecture then we will endeavour to do so.

    Looking forward to meeting you now online or in person on Thursday!

    Paul and Katie

  • Welcome to COMP9020!

    Posted by Katie Clinch Friday 09 February 2024, 03:56:24 PM.

    Hi all,

    Welcome to COMP9020 Foundations of Computer Science. This is just a brief announcement to introduce you to various aspects of the course: the website, the learning interfaces, and the staff.

    We encourage you to familiarise yourself with the course website:

    http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~<wbr>cs9020

    as it provides the starting point for all aspects of the course.

    Lectures begin on Thursday (February 15).

    Lectures will be recorded, and the recording will be available shortly after the lecture finishes. We have roughly 900 students registered but the lecture theatres only hold about 400. So if you are registered for the online-offering course, please do not attend the lectures in person for the first few weeks. After the initial weeks, in-person attendance may drop, in which case online students will be welcome to attend lectures in person if there's space.

    There are optional in-person help sessions after lectures, where tutors will be available to assist with any queries related to the lectures, assessments, or admin.

    The course will be using the ed platform for course discussion. You should shortly be receiving an email inviting you to join the ed forum for this course. Alternatively, you can register for the forum here .

    In lieu of office hours, we have set up online consultation hours twice a week with our tutors Mark and Malhar. These are intended to be student-driven and generally group-based. The course forums also provide a platform to ask questions and discuss the course material.

    There is currently a pre-course, one-question poll available here . It is meant to be light-hearted, and is by no means compulsory. There is no right/wrong answer - we are primarily interested to see how (if at all) your perspective changes after taking this course.

    There is also a short questionnaire available here - a little more serious than the poll, but again it is not compulsory. Its purpose is to help me best tailor the course to the current cohort, and to identify/address some of the main concerns that often arise at the start of the course.

    If you want/need an entertaining introduction to some of the course content, I suggest having a look at some of these puzzle-based games .

    Looking forward to meeting you,

    Katie Clinch (Lecturer in Charge) and Paul Hunter (Lecturer)

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