We recommend you complete this assignment by Apr 04 at 11:59pm PST. However, it will not contribute to your final grade.
Starter code containing Colab notebooks can be downloaded here.
Please familiarize yourself with the recommended workflow before starting the assignment. You should also watch the Colab walkthrough tutorial below.
Note. Ensure you are periodically saving your notebook (File -> Save) so that you don’t lose your progress if you step away from the assignment and the Colab VM disconnects.
Once you have completed all Colab notebooks (or just the single notebook for Assignment 0) except collect_submission.ipynb, proceed to the submission instructions.
In this assignment you will learn the basics of using a Google Colab and submitting to Gradescope. You will also be able to test your knowledge on some important prerequites for the course, such as familiarity with Python, matrices and calculus. The goals of this assignment are as follows:
The notebook intro.ipynb will allow you to test your own knowledge on important prerequisite topics for the course including Python, working with matrices and calculus. It will also allow you to become familiar with the workflow of Google Colabs and Gradescope.
Important. Please make sure that the submitted notebooks have been run and the cell outputs are visible.
Once you have completed all notebooks and filled out the necessary code, you need to follow the below instructions to submit your work:
1. Open collect_submission.ipynb in Colab and execute the notebook cells.
This notebook/script will:
.py and .ipynb) called a1_code_submission.zip.If your submission for this step was successful, you should see the following display message:
### Done! Please submit a0_code_submission.zip and a0_inline_submission.pdf to Gradescope. ###
2. Submit the PDF and the zip file to Gradescope.
Remember to download a0_code_submission.zip and a0_inline_submission.pdf locally before submitting to Gradescope.