Andrew's teaching resources

This consists of materials designed to help students of Computing units at Curtin University, mostly written for ComSSA revision sessions in early 2023. You may freely share them, although the author retains all rights (see licence). All material written by myself unless otherwise indicated (*). Up to date as of Semester 2, 2026.

Aug 2026: My email address is now training@andrewowens.com.au. Please update your contacts.

COMP1005/5005 Fundamentals of Programming

• Andrew's Linux and vim guide – covers basic necessary knowledge for FOP and PDI.
• FOP Revision Slides (pdf format)
• FOP Revision Slides (powerpoint format) - Exactly the same content as the pdf.
• Python for DSA - some parts (and the Section 2 warnings) are not relevant to FOP, but the coverage of objects may be useful.
• FOP Week 13 revision - Was rushed and is incomplete, but still useful.
• Bash script walk through (short YouTube video)
• Revision Questions (End of Unit)
• (NEW) JavaScript to Python for beginners - mainly for fellow students of a class I'm doing

COMP1002/5008 Data Structures & Algorithms

• Python for DSA - introductory materials
• Week 6 Revision Slides
• DFS-BFS illustration
• (*) Bethany's Week 6 revision (much more detailed, by Senior Tutor Bethany)
• (*) Sauban's guide to installing WSL and VSCode on your laptop (external link)

ISEC2001 Fundamental Concepts of Data Security

• Revision for Test 1
• Revision for Test 2
• Revision for BC1-BC2

Plans for further content:

• Python mini book - work actively in progress
• Bash and Regex guide for FOP
• Hash tables and Heaps coverage for DSA
• Notes for ISYS2014 Database Systems