I actually had quite a bit of fun on assignment 2. Proofs are less stressful when you have plenty of time to do them, and I got really creative with some of my answers; in the same vein, I think some of my answers were a bit excessive, so I hope the person marking them doesn't mind! While the proofs on the tests weren't that hard, and pretty similar to the ones on the assignment, I did have some trouble with the time constraints. I'm not really sure how I can try to improve on this for the next test, since no amount of studying or preparation can really help you solve proofs quickly; I guess I'll just try to offset the marks by working hard on the assignments and tutorials.
I had to miss Friday's lecture because of a cold, which is unfortunate because it seems like some really important material was covered. While I can figure out some of the material from the annotated slides, I certainly don't understand all of it. I can make the Friday office hours, so I'll see if I can get some assistance there, or even at my tutorial.
Saturday, 8 November 2014
Sunday, 2 November 2014
Entry 7 - Week 8
Assignment 2 is coming along very well. At first, it was a bit difficult to find the right place to start my proofs, but once I got started it turns out that each of the proofs are actually strongly connected to each other. While the proofs are considerably harder than the ones we've gotten in our tutorials, the format is the same, so for once I'm not too worried about proper form when writing up an assignment!
One thing that really stood out for me during Friday's lecture was when Professor Heap told us that proofs can actually contain sentences and writing. While working through assignment 2's more difficult proofs, I found that sticking to a bunch of "Then..." statements was really awkward and limiting; being able to actually write in an argument would have been much more convenient. I'd already finished most of my proofs by Friday, so this discovery came a bit late, but it's good to know for the future.
Looking at the sample test given, I'm feeling confident in my grasp of the material so far. Between the tutorials and the assignment, I'm not having too many difficulties with proofs. I think I could still use some help on complexity and big-O, but it doesn't look like that will be on Wednesday's test, so I'll deal with it after.
One thing that really stood out for me during Friday's lecture was when Professor Heap told us that proofs can actually contain sentences and writing. While working through assignment 2's more difficult proofs, I found that sticking to a bunch of "Then..." statements was really awkward and limiting; being able to actually write in an argument would have been much more convenient. I'd already finished most of my proofs by Friday, so this discovery came a bit late, but it's good to know for the future.
Looking at the sample test given, I'm feeling confident in my grasp of the material so far. Between the tutorials and the assignment, I'm not having too many difficulties with proofs. I think I could still use some help on complexity and big-O, but it doesn't look like that will be on Wednesday's test, so I'll deal with it after.
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