Course pages 2019–20
Scientific Computing Practical Course
Lecture notes
Assignment
- Tick 2 and Tick 3 are available as notebooks in the notebook library, and as a printout
- There is no Tick 1!
Getting started
All you need is to start a Jupyter notebook, and get coding. It's up to you where to run your notebook — some suggestions are
- notebooks.azure.com (sign in with your crsid)
— install required libraries with
!pip3 install ucamcl - hub.cl.cam.ac.uk — install required libraries with
!pip3 install numpy pandas matplotlib ucamcl - install Jupyter on your own machine (installation tips)
You don't have to follow any template — you can just create your own notebook from scratch and start working. However, there is a simple template available in the notebook library. The template notebook also gives details of how to submit your answers: in brief,
# If the autograder isn't installed, you need to install it:
!pip3 install ucamcl
import ucamcl
GRADER = ucamcl.autograder('https://markmy.solutions', course='scicomp').subsection('tick2a')
q = GRADER.fetch_question('q1')
ans = ...
GRADER.submit_answer(q, ans)
Resources elsewhere
- The notebook library also has a tips for data import and cleanup, and will have several of example data analyses
- Moodle: timetable, ticking arrangements, help forum