The practical problems are available online via the unit home page for this year. The [on-line] practical problems may include [links], corrections and supplementary material and are to be taken as the reference documents. Check the on-line material regularly.
Class:
You must prepare your solution to
this programming exercise in advance
Practical work
is marked on the performance of your program
and also on your understanding of the program.
The exam, and the practical work, are both hurdles (half-marks)
for the subject.
If you fail one, or the other, or both, the highest mark that
you can get for the subject is 44%(N).
Demonstrators are not obliged to mark programs that do not compile or that crash. Time allowing, they will try to help in tracking down errors, but they are not required to mark programs in such a state, particularly those that do not compile. Therefore keep backup copies of working partial-solutions (also see above).
Objectives: Using string and graph algorithms and data structures.
(There are examples of command-line parameters [here].)