Introduction
This is a reflection that is quite overdue! I was a little busy throughout the May-July vacation period, and could only find time to update my blog now. Better late than never, I suppose! Just a warning though, there is a lot of text, and almost no pictures in this post.
CS2040S is NUS’ Data Structures and Algorithms course. Originally, there were only two variants of the module, CS2040 and CS2040C. The CS2040S variant is introduced this recent academic year (AY19/20) as a means for module management of the growing computing cohort (or so I heard). More specifically, it is compulsory for Computer Science undergraduates matriculating in AY19/20 to take this variant of the module. The module uses Java for the problem sets, but written exams allow usage of pseudocode.
This recent semester (AY19/20 Semester 2), the module is taught under Prof Seth Gilbert, Prof Ben Leong, and Prof Soo Yuen Jien (also known as Uncle Soo). Prof Seth does the main delivery of content, while Prof Ben and Uncle Soo handle the administrative matters of the module. The module does not always have the same lecturer(s). When I was taking the module in AY19/20 Sem 1, it was taught under Prof Harold Soh. Future semesters might also be different.
I was a teaching assistant (TA) who taught a weekly 2-hour tutorial (discussion group) sessions of 12 students. I’ll write about my experience in this blog, while making some comparisons with my experience teaching CS1101S in the previous semester. Take note that this post is not meant to be a review of the module.
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