| Week |
Session |
Reading |
HW Due |
Topics |
Slides |
Milestone |
| 0 |
1
Sec. 1: Fri Aug 31
Sec. 2: Fri Aug 31
Sec. 3: Thu Aug 30
Details
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- Introduction to Course
- Introduction to Python
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Introduction
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| 1 |
2
Sec. 1: Tue Sep 4
Sec. 2: Mon Sep 3
Sec. 3: Mon Sep 3
Details
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- Basic program structure
- Program output
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Writing simple programs
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| 1 |
3
Sec. 1: Wed Sep 5
Sec. 2: Wed Sep 5
Sec. 3: Tue Sep 4
Details
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- Variables and assignment
- Definite Loops
- Basic types: numbers (int and float)
- Math library
- Accumulator problem(s)
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Assignments through types
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| 1 |
4
Sec. 1: Fri Sep 7
Sec. 2: Fri Sep 7
Sec. 3: Thu Sep 6
Details
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- Basic types: more numbers, more lists, strings
- Type conversion
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Types, conversions, lists, strings
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| 2 |
5
Sec. 1: Tue Sep 11
Sec. 2: Mon Sep 10
Sec. 3: Mon Sep 10
Details
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- More on strings
- Processing files
- Functions vs. methods
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More strings, files, methods
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| 2 |
6
Sec. 1: Wed Sep 12
Sec. 2: Wed Sep 12
Sec. 3: Tue Sep 11
Details
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- 5.1-5.7, 5.9
(28 pages)
- Skim 5.8 as reference
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- Eclipse development environment
- Introduction to Objects and object-oriented programming
- Graphics
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Objects and graphics
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| 2 |
7
Sec. 1: Fri Sep 14
Sec. 2: Fri Sep 14
Sec. 3: Thu Sep 13
Details
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- Exam review
- Creating functions
- Passing values to functions
- Optional parameters
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Functions and parameters
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| 3 |
8
Sec. 1: Tue Sep 18
Sec. 2: Mon Sep 17
Sec. 3: Mon Sep 17
Details
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- 6.5-6.7, 7.1-7.3
(26 pages)
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- Functions that return results
- Decision structures ("if" statements)
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Return values and if statements
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Exam I
Tuesday Night
Section 1 in O257
Section 2 in O259
Section 3 in O267
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| 3 |
9
Sec. 1: Wed Sep 19
Sec. 2: Wed Sep 19
Sec. 3: Tue Sep 18
Details
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- 7.4-7.6, 8.1-8.2
(15 pages)
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- Conditional Program execution
- Exception handling
- Debugging
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Exception handling, debugging and indefinite loops
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| 3 |
10
Sec. 1: Fri Sep 21
Sec. 2: Fri Sep 21
Sec. 3: Thu Sep 20
Details
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- Parameter passing
- Indefinite loops
- Common loop patterns
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Parameter passing and Indefinite loops
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| 4 |
11
Sec. 1: Tue Sep 25
Sec. 2: Mon Sep 24
Sec. 3: Mon Sep 24
Details
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- Subversion version control system (Subclipse)
- Nested loops
- Booleans
- Synthesizing functions, decision structures, loops, and booleans
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Nested loops and subversion
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| 4 |
12
Sec. 1: Wed Sep 26
Sec. 2: Wed Sep 26
Sec. 3: Tue Sep 25
Details
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Tic Tac Toe exercise
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| 4 |
13
Sec. 1: Fri Sep 28
Sec. 2: Fri Sep 28
Sec. 3: Thu Sep 27
Details
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- Top-Down design
- Bottom-up testing
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Top-Down Design
|
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| 5 |
14
Sec. 1: Tue Oct 2
Sec. 2: Mon Oct 1
Sec. 3: Mon Oct 1
Details
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- Defining classes
- Objects and encapsulation
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Defining Classes
|
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| 5 |
15
Sec. 1: Wed Oct 3
Sec. 2: Wed Oct 3
Sec. 3: Tue Oct 2
Details
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- 10.6-10.7, 11.1-11.3
(29 pages)
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- Widgets
- Data collections (list operations, lists of objects)
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Widgets and Data Collections
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| 5 |
16
Sec. 1: Fri Oct 5
Sec. 2: Fri Oct 5
Sec. 3: Thu Oct 4
Details
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- Operations with lists and classes
- Project preview
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Operations on collections and project preview
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| 6 |
17
Sec. 1: Tue Oct 9
Sec. 2: Mon Oct 8
Sec. 3: Mon Oct 8
Details
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- Object-oriented design
- Announce teams
- Project work
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Object-oriented Design
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| 6 |
18
Sec. 1: Wed Oct 10
Sec. 2: Wed Oct 10
Sec. 3: Tue Oct 9
Details
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- OO Concepts: Encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance (Oh, my!)
- Exam review
- Project work
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Object-oriented Concepts
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| 7 |
19
Sec. 1: Tue Oct 16
Sec. 2: Mon Oct 15
Sec. 3: Mon Oct 15
Details
|
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Exam 2—Tuesday Night
Section 1 in O257
Section 2 (A-G) in O257
Section 2 (H-Z) in O267
Section 3 in O267
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| 7 |
20
Sec. 1: Wed Oct 17
Sec. 2: Wed Oct 17
Sec. 3: Tue Oct 16
Details
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| 7 |
21
Sec. 1: Fri Oct 19
Sec. 2: Fri Oct 19
Sec. 3: Thu Oct 18
Details
|
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- Exam results discussion
- Project work
|
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| 8 |
22
Sec. 1: Tue Oct 23
Sec. 2: Mon Oct 22
Sec. 3: Mon Oct 22
Details
|
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Week 8 Reminders
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| 8 |
23
Sec. 1: Wed Oct 24
Sec. 2: Wed Oct 24
Sec. 3: Tue Oct 23
Details
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- Intro. to the C Programming Language
- Some Python-esque features of C
- Declaring types
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C Language Intro
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Project Presentations
|
| 8 |
24
Sec. 1: Fri Oct 26
Sec. 2: Fri Oct 26
Sec. 3: Thu Oct 25
Details
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- More Python-esque C Features
- C's "true" and "false" values
- Input of ints with scanf
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More C Intro
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| 9 |
25
Sec. 1: Tue Oct 30
Sec. 2: Mon Oct 29
Sec. 3: Mon Oct 29
Details
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- The C Programming Language
- Arrays (but no dynamic allocation)
- Passing simple variables by reference
- Reinforcement of functional decomposition
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Passing references to simple variables, arrays in C
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| 9 |
26
Sec. 1: Wed Oct 31
Sec. 2: Wed Oct 31
Sec. 3: Tue Oct 30
Details
|
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- The C Programming Language
- Review of Pointers and Arrays
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Pointers Recap
|
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| 9 |
27
Sec. 1: Fri Nov 2
Sec. 2: Fri Nov 2
Sec. 3: Thu Nov 1
Details
|
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- Structs
- Arrays of structs
- #define
- typedef
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Structs, typedef, #define
|
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| 10 |
28
Sec. 1: Tue Nov 6
Sec. 2: Mon Nov 5
Sec. 3: Mon Nov 5
Details
|
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- Strings and chars
- Passing a struct to a function by reference
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Chars, Strings, and Files
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| 10 |
29
Sec. 1: Wed Nov 7
Sec. 2: Wed Nov 7
Sec. 3: Tue Nov 6
Details
|
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- Course evaluations
- Final exam review
- Dynamic allocation of arrays and Strings
- Malloc and free
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Dynamic Memory Allocation
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| 10 |
30
Sec. 1: Fri Nov 9
Sec. 2: Fri Nov 9
Sec. 3: Thu Nov 8
Details
|
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- Optional Python Make-up Exam
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Final Exam
Monday 6pm
Section 1 in O157
Section 2 in O167
Section 3 in O159
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