Q&A, Part V

CSCI 1360: Foundations for Informatics and Analytics

Final Exam

The final exam will be Tuesday, December 13, 12-3pm.

It will be held in this same scale-up room where we've had lecture all semester (SLC 145).

Material

Anything we've covered this semester is fair game, from the first day to the last.

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.

Format

Same as the midterm:

  • Multiple choice
  • True/False or Short Answer
  • Longer-form programming questions
  • The inevitable bonus

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.

Course Evaluations

Sweet, sweet vengeance! Also a phenomenal opportunity to help improve the course.

This is the second 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!

Questions?


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Course Administrivia

Assignment 11 should be graded tomorrow.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask on Slack! That's what it's for.

I'm out of town all of next week, but am happy to set up an appointment to meet and go over specific concepts if needed.

Good luck! It's been a pleasure working with you this semester.