During this week I was going over the concepts I needed to know to complete assignment 3 and was unsure of my understanding of the finding the constant for big Oh, omega and theta. I decided that since the computer science help center was open from 4-6 on Thursday before I had my 6-8 anthropology lecture I would drop by and ask a couple of questions. However when I got there there was no T.A on duty.I was a little upset but I decided that I would take the time to focus on the material and use the examples from lecture and tutorial. After the first half an hour I was still a bit confused yet I continued on. After a couple more looks through the material I started to get a hang of the material.
I decided to break the problem into two separate inequalities instead of doing them together which simplified
the question. Then I read over the notes so gain a better understanding of what must be done with each side of the inequality. After all this I had a better understanding of material and had a sort of revelation.
Saturday, 30 March 2013
Problem Solving
I have completely forgot about the problem solving aspect requires for the slogs. I have been browsing other sloggers problem solving entries and here are some that I found interesting:
The problem solving solution entitled: "Diagonals, Where the Formulas Actually Show " was the best problem solving example I have seen. The author Omar Hamdan did a fantastic job of explaining the problem and logic in solving the problem. He then created informative tables to present his data. I found his overall presentation and reasoning in his problem solving to be very impressive. I hope to make a problem solving case similar to his in terms of presentation, organization and reasoning.
Another problem solving entry by a fellow Slogger was Piles of Pennies by Mohammad Abubakr. I really liked what he did in his entry due to his use of Python coding. When I encountered this problem in lecture I also thought about using code in my solution to this problem.
The problem solving solution entitled: "Diagonals, Where the Formulas Actually Show " was the best problem solving example I have seen. The author Omar Hamdan did a fantastic job of explaining the problem and logic in solving the problem. He then created informative tables to present his data. I found his overall presentation and reasoning in his problem solving to be very impressive. I hope to make a problem solving case similar to his in terms of presentation, organization and reasoning.
Another problem solving entry by a fellow Slogger was Piles of Pennies by Mohammad Abubakr. I really liked what he did in his entry due to his use of Python coding. When I encountered this problem in lecture I also thought about using code in my solution to this problem.
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Studying
Today I spent a good portion of my day going over Big O notion specifically in preparation for assignment 3. With there having been some time since I had written down my notes I felt lost in my understanding of Big O so I decided that I would search up explanations on Google and came across this explanation http://stackoverflow.com/questions/487258/plain-english-explanation-of-big-o.After this I decided to watch some videos on YouTube that helped illustrate these concepts further.
These explanations helped clear up the beginning portions of the concept of Big O that I had forgotten and allowed me to better understand the slides that Professor Heap had posted. It is really remarkable how the internet can provide such an amazing source of reference and help that is suitable for all different types of learners at different paces.
Sunday, 24 March 2013
Lessons
I has been a while since I last posted to my SLOG. Assignment 2 and the test have pasted and they were eye openers. I had initially intended to work on the assignment by myself, which I felt would force me to grasp the material thoroughly, however I felt a bit overwhelmed and eventually partnered up. My partner and I were confident in our answers however we ended up doing badly on that assignment. The test was better than the assignment but could have been better.
This experience has taught me the importance of seeking help when I am confronted with material that I do not understand. I suffered this problem in high school were I would ignore concepts that I did not have a solid understanding of, and continue with trying to remedy the problem. I plan on tackling this problem by using the various resources available at the university. I started this initiative this week when I visited Prof. Heap's office hours because I did not understand the concept of the break point in regards to the Big oh notation. Prof Heap provided an amazing explanation that really helped me with my understanding of the subject and I left that office smarter than I walked in.
This experience has taught me the importance of seeking help when I am confronted with material that I do not understand. I suffered this problem in high school were I would ignore concepts that I did not have a solid understanding of, and continue with trying to remedy the problem. I plan on tackling this problem by using the various resources available at the university. I started this initiative this week when I visited Prof. Heap's office hours because I did not understand the concept of the break point in regards to the Big oh notation. Prof Heap provided an amazing explanation that really helped me with my understanding of the subject and I left that office smarter than I walked in.
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