{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "slide" } }, "source": [ "# Lecture 22: Q&A Session, Part 3\n", "\n", "CSCI 1360E: Foundations for Informatics and Analytics" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "slide" } }, "source": [ "## Final Exam" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "The final exam will come out at **midnight on Tuesday, August 2.**" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "It will remain available until **11:59pm on Wednesday, August 3.**" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "You can \"Fetch\" the exam anytime during that interval. Once you click \"Fetch\", you have **3 hours to submit to JupyterHub** (unless otherwise specified)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "slide" } }, "source": [ "### Material" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "Anything we've covered this semester is fair game, from the first day to the last." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "That said, the mechanics will focus more on the second half: probability, statistics, linear algebra, and machine learning. Doing these things arguably requires skills acquired in the first half." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "slide" } }, "source": [ "### Format" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "Same as the midterm: a Jupyter notebook, hosted on JupyterHub." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "Some portions of the final will be autograded, but most won't be." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "Unlike the midterm, the questions in the final exam are very much cumulative: that is, the later parts of the questions build on the previous parts. This is intentional: data science pipelines very much rely on long-term, iterative development that builds on early contributions." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "slide" } }, "source": [ "### Internets" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "Same as the midterm: **please don't use the internet**. Things that are ok to use:" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ " - JupyterHub\n", " - Lecture slides\n", " - Prior assignments\n", " - Slack" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "Obviously I can't directly observe while you're taking the final, so it's honor system." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "With respect to Slack, I will be available to answer technical questions you run into on the final. I will try to answer questions as they come, but I will explicitly make myself available on **Tuesday from 9am to 5pm** and on **Wednesday from 11am to 2pm**. Outside those ranges I'll respond as quickly as I can, but no guarantees." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "slide" } }, "source": [ "## Course Evaluations" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "Sweet, sweet vengeance! Also a phenomenal opportunity to help improve the course." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "This is the **first time** CSCI 1360 has ever been taught, so I appreciate everyone's patience this semester as we worked out the wrinkles. If you have any suggestions for future iterations of the course, please use the link below!" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "http://eval.franklin.uga.edu" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "slide" } }, "source": [ "## Course Administrivia" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask on Slack! That's what it's for." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "slideshow": { "slide_type": "fragment" } }, "source": [ "### Good luck! It's been a pleasure working with you this semester." ] } ], "metadata": { "celltoolbar": "Slideshow", "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.5.2" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 0 }