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Simon Wells is an academic researching Argumentation Theory, Automated Reasoning, Intelligent Agents (IA) and MultiAgent Systems (MAS) all approached through a ludic lens.
He is particularly interested in how these tools can be usefully applied to critical literacy, security, gamification, and complex systems.
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Archive
Two C Lab Worksheets Posted
I have posted two worksheets for the labs on C. I heartily recommend visiting the library and borrowing an introductory text on C to guide you through the next few coursework assignments. Sometimes having a book to refer to is the best aid to learning a new language - second only to actually writing some code and playing with the language that is!
Wednesday Mornings
For the foreseeable future, there will not be a lecture on a wednesday morning (10-11AM) due to some timetable clashes. However I did ask Iain to timetable the labs for our use between 9-11AM on wednesday mornings and these are still available to you guys to use. For the moment there will not be any tutors or lecturers in the labs during that period so you should use the time for quiet study, coursework, and catching up on lab exercises.
If we find that we are falling behind then we will use the wednesday sessions to get back on schedule. Similarly if we need to spend some extra time on any subjects then we might schedule some extra tutorials during this time.
Lab 1
A fairly easy lab this week. In readiness for next week please use the scheduled lab time to boot into Linux, log in (using your school of computing credentials), and explore the system. If you have any problems logging in or find a machine that doesn't boot into Linux then please email Mahamadou to get it sorted out. Also cc me into the email so I am aware of the problem. Otherwise please enjoy yourselves playing with Linux and next week we will start doing some proper work using the system
