DATA: the Data part of "Algorithms & Data" COMS20017 (TB2) 24-25

This TB2 part of the Algorithms & Data unit will teach the basics of how to reason with data!

Staff

• Majid Mirmehdi [m.mirmehdi@bristol.ac.uk] (unit director)
• Alin Achim [alin.achim@bristol.ac.uk]

Schedule:

+ Lectures: (Weeks 13-24, but see Exception below regarding Week 15!)
  - Mondays 3pm in PHYS BLDG G42 POWELL
  - Thursdays 2pm in PHYS BLDG G42 POWELL
  - EXCEPTION: There will be no lectures in Week 15. The two lectures for that week are re-assigned as follows:
     - Week 14: Thursday 3pm in PHYS BLDG G42 POWELL (this lecture follows the regular 2pm Thursday lecture)
     - Week 17: Thursday 3pm in PHYS BLDG G42 POWELL (this lecture follows the regular 2pm Thursday lecture)
  - No lectures in Reading Week 18.
+ Labs: 1 hour per week, starting Jan 17th. To establish what group you're in, look in your Outlook calendar!  You will see one of the following two slots:
  - Group 1: Fridays 1-2pm in MVB 2.11
  - Group 2: Fridays 2-3pm in MVB 2.11

Lecture recordings:

All lecture recordings eventually appear on Blackboard a few hours after the event. Click on Re/Play on the left menu bar on the BB course webpage to find them.

Labs:

• The labs come with exercises as Python notebooks.
• A new set of exercises will be released every TWO weeks.
• Material in the labs may appear in the exam.
• The labs are the primary route for feedback on all aspects of the course, including lectures, any problem sheets and exams, not just the labs!
• The lab exercises will be released in the /Labs/ folder. See top of this page.
• TAs: Louis Forster louis.forster.2022@bristol.ac.uk; Samson Main ib21231@bristol.ac.uk; Phillip Daniel phillip.daniel.2022@bristol.ac.uk; Luke Edwards luke.edwards.2022@bristol.ac.uk; Dhillon Thurairatnam en22075@bristol.ac.uk; Archie Preston ei22565@bristol.ac.uk; Louie Sinadjan bn22907@bristol.ac.uk; Yogadhveep Arora yogadhveep.arora@bristol.ac.uk

Teams:

• The unit is on Teams at [COMS20017: Algorithms & Data 24-25]. You should have access already through the "Teams" panel. If not, please get in touch with the COMS Student Enquiries Mailbox at coms-student-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk. Please make sure you set NOTIFICATIONS to ON for this channel.

You should use the Teams channel for raising queries on any aspects of the COMS20017 Data unit - such queries will not normally be answered via email or via personal Teams messages. Please do not get upset if your query is not answered by email/Teams when on a one-to-one basis. Post your query on the unit Teams channel for the benefit of others who may have the same query.

Exam info:

• This Data part of the unit is assessed 100% by a multiple-choice exam.
• The exam is closed-book (so no additional materials are allowed).
• Past exam papers (on COMS20011 "Data-Driven CS") included a formulae sheet. This is NOT THE CASE FOR THE DATA PART OF COMS20017.
• If you have any questions regarding alternative exam arrangements, please get in touch with the COMS Student Enquiries Mailbox at coms-student-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk
• Further info will appear here in due course.

Past exam papers:

Past paper examples will appear here in due course.

Weekly Lecture materials

Introduction, Data Measures & Other Characteristics (Majid)

Week 13: 13/01/2025

Lecture, etc.	Slides, etc.

Week 14: 20/01/2025

Lecture, etc.	Slides, etc.

Regression and Classification (Alin)

Features (Majid)