Data Structures and Algorithms COMP9024 26T3

Reminder: Weekly Practicals due Monday 16:59

Posted by Tim Arney Monday 21 September 2026, 03:06:01 AM.

Just a gentle reminder that the first weekly practical is due later today (Monday) at 16:59.

Late submissions are not accepted for weekly practicals, so it's important that you submit before the deadline. It's also important that you ensure your final submission contains all files you wish to have assessed, as we mark only the final submission and each new submission overwrites the previous one.

If you would like to verify that your most recent submission contains the correct files, you can use the following tools, which are also described in the Week 1 tutorial and within the practical materials:

9024 classrun -check week1
9024 classrun -fetch week1

We strongly encourage you to use these tools before the deadline, as you will not be able to modify your submission afterwards.

I've also recorded a short video explaining and demonstrating these tools, which you can find here.

Please note that we will not post weekly WebCMS3 notices for upcoming practical deadlines. Weekly practicals are always due at 16:59 on the following Monday. These deadlines are already shown on WebCMS3, on each practical page, and in regular announcements on the Discourse forum.

As always, please take care to ensure your submission includes all files you want assessed before the deadline.

Finally, please note that only your best 8 out of 9 weekly practicals are counted towards your final grade. This means that if you miss or have issues with one week, you can still achieve full marks overall for the weekly practical component.

Good luck!

Welcome to COMP9024

Posted by Aditya Joshi Monday 14 September 2026, 07:39:03 AM.

Dear all,

Welcome to COMP9024: Data Structures and Algorithms in 2026 Term 3!

Over the next ten weeks, we will delve into the fascinating world of data structures and algorithms, a fundamental topic in computer science. The COMP9024 team consists of course administrator Tim Arney, along with demonstrators: Amrita, David, Haokai, Jiangze, Mahdi, Rahul ; and me: your lecturer-in-charge for the course.

Some quick reminders:

• This is an in-person course with weekly lectures and tutorials. Lecture recordings will be available on Echo360. Lectures are highly interactive, and attending them regularly will maximise the chances of success in the course.
• You will be required to submit weekly practical coding assessments, in addition to other assessments.
• The webcms portal also contains a link to the Discourse forum. The forum is the place to ask questions of the course team and also to discuss lecture/tutorial content.

Quick links:

- Lecture/Tutorial/Practical/Assignment Material, as available: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP9024/26T3/

- Quizzes will be available on Moodle: https://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/course/view.php?id=101491

- Discourse Forum (to add questions/discussions related to the course): https://discourse01.cse.unsw.edu.au/26T3/COMP9024

Our first lecture is on Tuesday, 15th September, 2026, at 11:00am in F10 June Griffith M18 (K-F10-M18). See you there!

Regards,

Dr. Aditya Joshi (Adi)