This problem set includes problems that you will do on ``pencil-and-paper'' and writeup using the LaTeX template we provide, and problems that involve programming that you will do using a Jupyter notebook, a convenient way to edit and run Python code and integrate code with formatted text.
LaTeX Problems
To start PS1, visit the overleaf repository using this link: https://www.overleaf.com/read/qzzjybkydrmv. This provides the template for you to use to provide your answers.
Getting Started with Jupyter
Download the ps1.ipynb file, a Jupyter notebook
which combines text (in Markdown format) and executable Python
code. You can see a preview of this file
here, but to execute it you will need to run it as a Jupyter notebook.
To execute and edit the Jupyter notebook, you will need to install jupyter.
Visit https://jupyter.org/ and follow the directions at https://jupyter.org/install to install jupyter on your machine. If you already have Python installed, this should just involve running:
pip install jupyterlab
If you don’t have Python installed, you’ll need to install Python first. See python.org for information on installing Python.
Once you’ve installed Jupyter, run
jupyter notebook ps1.ipynb
to get started. This will start the jupyter local server and open the notebook in your web browser.
Follow the directions there, and complete the assignment by editing this file.
Submitting Problem Set 1
To submit problem set 1, you will need to upload your PDF from the latex template and your Jupyter notebook as separate assignments in GradeScope. You should submit the PDF for the “Problem Set 1” assignment as a PDF upload, and the Jupyter file for the “Problem set 1 (programming part)” assignment.