From 7d546d04da9f5ef2b9400e10dac763d780f871e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "George G. Vega Yon" Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 10:49:43 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Starting off the midterm --- midterm/README.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 midterm/README.md diff --git a/midterm/README.md b/midterm/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..509f54d --- /dev/null +++ b/midterm/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Midterm + +- There are three products (both built using quarto): + - (30%) A short 5 min presentation and + - (70%) A report. + - (100% -- a must) A repository hosting the project + +- The report should describe two things: A problem/analysis/method to address +using the methods taught in class and a strategy about how to approach it. + +- The structure should be the following: Introduction to the problem (~1 page), +Description of the solution plan (~1 page) and some example code with prototypes +or a first attack featuring (a) some data (simulated or not), (b) one or more +functions, and (c) the execution of the functions (~1 page of text + outcomes); +the code and figures used can go above that). **Page-count within 3-5**. +The values of the three sections are split evenly (1/3 of the grade each). + +- The first day will be a hackathon, and the second will be a presentation. + +- The midterm should be on a separate repository than the class's. + +The code should incorporate the content of at least three topics, including: + +- Rcpp +- Simulation and timing +- vectorization +- data.table +- parallel computing +