Numerics: term plan

This is a week-by-week plan for the module, with links to the various pages. We may not be able to follow this plan exactly, e.g. lectures may not be exactly as per the schedule, so if you are following the module please listen for announcements and be aware of any changes. Some links will be added to this page as the term progresses.

Any additional official announcements will be made in lectures and/or through Canvas.

This module is assessed by term time assessments only and there is no exam. As far as possible marks will be awarded based on the usual criteria, e.g 70%=first, 60%=II.1, etc. All assessment details are on Canvas.

There are FOUR short assessments arising from computer labs in weeks 1 to 5. These are equally weighted, each counting 10% of the total module.
There are THREE longer two-week assessments arising from computer labs in weeks 6 to 11. These are equally weighted, each counting 20% of the total module.
Students taking this module as 2NP3 (27145) will have an additional task, due by Friday of week 10.

Remember that all assessments listed here are summative and count towards your final module mark. All assessments involve some programming exercise and other work (usually a Canvas quiz). In all cases, the deadline for submissions is 23:59 on the Friday of the week concerned.

The following is a summary of the week-by-week activity. Each week will have a more detailed work list for you available by following a link. (These links will not all be available immediately, but will be provided as the term progresses.)

Week 1: Introduction to register machines.
Week 2: Labs: more on register machines. Lectures: important definitions and theory on binary and O() notation.
Week 3: Labs: continue with register machines. Lectures: we start looking at the official C++ syntax.
Week 4: Labs: first programming exercise using the official C++ syntax. Lectures: more on C++ constructs including functions.
Week 5: Labs: programming exercises using functions. Lectures: introduction to arrays and vectors.
Weeks 6 and 7: A two-week mini project using vectors in C++. In lectures we will look at some remaining ideas needed for work with arrays and vectors. Then, if time permits, we start looking at numerical work using double variables.
Weeks 8 and 9: Second two-week mini project in C++. In lectures we continue to look at numerical work using double variables. Lectures will complete the material weeded for weeks 10-11.
Weeks 10 and 11: Third two-week mini project in C++, which is on a topic of numerical work in C++. Lectures will summarise the whole module and there will be time for Q&A and more demonstrations.