Assignment1

If you have missed the lecture on Aug 29 please take a look at the recording: Aug 29, 2014 recording

Due before class on Sept 8

1. To start, fork repository fdac/Assignment1

2. Connect to your virtual machine

   • if using ssh consider creating the following entry in ~/.ssh/config

   host da
       user cosc
       hostname 192.168.56.2
       LocalForward 8888 127.0.0.1:8888
   

   then simply ssh da

   • If using putty, don't forget to save session information so you can load it and connect next time

3. Clone the repository to your virtual machine

If you have not set these up, please do (replace USERNAME with your own): git config --global user.name USERNAME git config --global user.email [email protected] You may also want to set up your credentials to be cashed (in seconds: 3600=1hour) git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600' Set up your default editor (vi is set by default) git config --global core.editor nano git clone https://[email protected]/USERNAME/Assignment1 You will be asked to enter your github username and password

• Username for 'https://github.com':
• Password for 'https://[email protected]':

1. Then run

   ipython notebook --no-browser
   

2. Point your browser (on your laptop or, optionally, on your virtual machine) to http://localhost:8888

3. Edit/Run the example in the browser to complete the assignment

4. On the virtual machine commit changes to complete your solution.

   (you may need to press <ctrl-C> to kill ipython notebook that was running)

   cd ~/Assignment1
   git add --all
   git commit
   

   Now you will get from shell into editor:

   • if vi: type: i your commit comment <ESC> ZZ
   • if nano: your commit comment <ctrl-X> Y (to save changes) to confirm the file name

   Now back in the shell

5. Push/sync the changes to GitHub.

   git push
   

6. At https://github.com/USERNAME/Assignment1 Create a pull request on the original repository fdac/Assignment1 to turn in the assignment.