Aligning expectations

Prerequisite knowledge

Being comfortable with using the Unix shell and being able to navigate the file system is required. No help will be forthcoming on the subject on a basic level, only advanced Unix tools and concepts will be discussed and that only as a side note. Consult this unix tutorial and/or this lesson in Unix.
Having a good skill in Python programming is mandatory. A course like 22113/22163 should enable you to participate. The necessary tools preparation can be found here.

About exercises

There will be weekly exercises, which have to be handed in after 7 days on DTU Learn and peer evaluated the week after. You can only peer evaluate if you have handed in, and at you must have at least 11 out of 13 acceptable (by the teacher) hand-ins and evaluations to participate in the exam. The hand-in must be runnable code, when the exercise is making programs. Sometimes you are asked to evaluate different methods, then text or pdf can be added to the hand-in.

About the exam

The course is graded as pass/fail based on the exam, but participating in the exam requires a sufficient number of qualified hand-ins, see previous paragraph. The exam itself is a multiple-choice exam lasting 2 hours. There are 72 questions. Answering 60% correct will make you pass. There are no negative points - answering wrong does not count down.

Being familiar with the curriculum, i.e. the powerpoints, should enable you to to pass. Re-exams are 4 hours written examinations, where you have to write the code that will solve 2-3 problems based on the curriculum. No open internet at any exam.

Weekly schedule

Prepare for a new lecture, see the programme. There will be powerpoints, video lectures for later reference, and sometimes extra material. There are no TA's.
Events

• Thursday: Solutions to previous weeks exercises will have been published at DTU Learn, Discussions forum.
• Sunday (deadline; midnight) you do the peer evaluation of previous weeks exercises.
• Wednesday (deadline; midnight) you upload the exercises for this week.

Progression of a typical course day in class

• We meet in class at Thursday 13:00.
• I lecture over the powerpoint and your questions.
• We (you, actually) do exercises.

Progression of a typical course day online

Online teaching will only happen in case of force majeure. Do NOT expect this.

• Watch lecture videos before the module starts Thursday at 13.00
• Go to Discord (link found at DTU Learn) for the class Thursday at 13:00.
• We start out with questions and preparation for the week, followed by walkthrough of last weeks exercises.
• The remaining time is used for doing exercises and asking questions/getting help.