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Overview
This module uses 8 assessment components totalling 100%.
Components
| ID | Title | Type | Mode | Weight | Due Week | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | In-Class Quiz 1: Probability and Entropy Foundations | in-class-quiz | summative | 10% | 2 | in-class |
| W1 | Worksheet 1: Socratic Dialogue on Boltzmann and Entropy | mini-project | summative | 15% | 2 | take-home |
| Q2 | In-Class Quiz 2: MaxEnt, Exponential Family, Landauer | in-class-quiz | summative | 10% | 5 | in-class |
| W2 | Worksheet 2: Maxwell’s Demon, MaxEnt, and the Exponential Family | mini-project | summative | 15% | 5 | take-home |
| Q3 | In-Class Quiz 3: Fisher Metric, Natural Gradient, Dually Flat Geometry | in-class-quiz | summative | 10% | 7 | in-class |
| W3 | Worksheet 3: Information Geometry and Thermodynamic Length | mini-project | summative | 15% | 7 | take-home |
| Q4 | In-Class Quiz 4: Multi-Information, I+H=C, Von Neumann Entropy, Limits on Intelligence | in-class-quiz | summative | 10% | 8 | in-class |
| W4 | Worksheet 4: Multi-Information, Von Neumann Entropy, and Limits on Intelligence | mini-project | summative | 15% | 8 | take-home |
Component Details
Q1: In-Class Quiz 1: Probability and Entropy Foundations
Type: in-class-quiz | Weight: 10% | Due week: 2 | Delivery: in-class Estimated workload: 0.2h AI robustness: Invigilated in-class test on Moodle. Random draw from a large bank reduces repeatability. No external resources.
W1: Worksheet 1: Socratic Dialogue on Boltzmann and Entropy
Type: mini-project | Weight: 15% | Due week: 2 | Delivery: take-home Estimated workload: 3.0h AI robustness: Students must pose curiosity and skepticism prompts as Socrates; authenticity is verified by the paired in-class Quiz 1 (Week 2), which tests probability/entropy foundations and Week 1 seeds under invigilated conditions.
Q2: In-Class Quiz 2: MaxEnt, Exponential Family, Landauer
Type: in-class-quiz | Weight: 10% | Due week: 5 | Delivery: in-class Estimated workload: 0.2h AI robustness: Invigilated in-class test on Moodle. Random draw from a large bank. No external resources.
W2: Worksheet 2: Maxwell’s Demon, MaxEnt, and the Exponential Family
Type: mini-project | Weight: 15% | Due week: 5 | Delivery: take-home Estimated workload: 3.0h AI robustness: LLMs are permitted. Authenticity verified by in-class Quiz 2 (Week 5), which applies MaxEnt and Landauer to a new problem under invigilated conditions.
Q3: In-Class Quiz 3: Fisher Metric, Natural Gradient, Dually Flat Geometry
Type: in-class-quiz | Weight: 10% | Due week: 7 | Delivery: in-class Estimated workload: 0.2h AI robustness: Invigilated in-class test on Moodle. Random draw from a large bank. No external resources.
W3: Worksheet 3: Information Geometry and Thermodynamic Length
Type: mini-project | Weight: 15% | Due week: 7 | Delivery: take-home Estimated workload: 3.0h AI robustness: LLMs permitted. Authenticity verified by in-class Quiz 3 (Week 7), applying Fisher metric and natural gradient to a new parameterised family under invigilated conditions.
Q4: In-Class Quiz 4: Multi-Information, I+H=C, Von Neumann Entropy, Limits on Intelligence
Type: in-class-quiz | Weight: 10% | Due week: 8 | Delivery: in-class Estimated workload: 0.2h AI robustness: Invigilated in-class test on Moodle. Random draw from a large bank. No external resources.
W4: Worksheet 4: Multi-Information, Von Neumann Entropy, and Limits on Intelligence
Type: mini-project | Weight: 15% | Due week: 8 | Delivery: take-home Estimated workload: 3.0h AI robustness: LLMs permitted. Authenticity verified by in-class Quiz 4 (Week 8), applying multi-information and the perpetual motion analogy to a new example under invigilated conditions.