These ML exercises run alongside the Foundations in Computer Science course given by Alan Mycroft and Amanda Prorok. They are called ticks to emphasise that they are binary pass/fail rather than actively graded.
Ticks 1–4 are compulsory for all candidates and each is worth one tick
Tick 5 is compulsory for CST candidates but not for candidates taking only Paper 1 (i.e., NST students).
Each tick is accompanied by a starred tick (i.e. 1*, 2*, 3*, 4* and 5*). These are strictly optional and will not contribute to the final mark for the year. Nonetheless you may find it very valuable to attempt these ticks
A new ML tick is set each Friday, for four consecutive weeks, starting Oct. 5.
For each tick you must produce a single text file and submit it via the Moodle site at www.vle.cam.ac.uk. The site will automatically assess the solution and tell you whether the solution is sufficient to pass.
Initially you will be awarded a score of 0.5. When you have a tick you will be upgraded to 1.0 (which signifies awarding the tick).
Each tick must pass the automated Moodle checker before 17:00 on the Monday ten days after it is set.
Every two weeks on a Thursday afternoon you will be assigned a ticking slot where you will meet with a ticker who will go over your solutions from the past fortnight with you.
A ticking session is a short (5 minute) one-to-one session with a ticker conducted on Thursday afternoons between 13:00 and 17:00. The role of the ticker is twofold:
to check you understand your solution (and didn’t just have some lucky guesses or copy code from elsewhere);
to give you general feedback on ways to improve your code.
To those ends a Ticker will typically ask you questions related to the core material of the tick and discuss your code directly.
Deadline extensions can be granted for illness or similar reasons. To obtain an extension please email Alan Mycroft and Amanda Prorok in the first instance, clearly stating your justification for an extension and CCing your Director of Studies, who will need to support your request.
Please make use of the Help Forum (on the Moodle site for this course) if you spot any errors in these ticks or you have any difficulties submitting your work.