CSSE120 Robotics – Introduction to Software Development (Robotics)

Spring 2009-10 (a.k.a. 201030)

Schedule Overview

Homework (including reading) assigned at one session is due at the beginning of the next session.

Exception: Programming assignments (not reading) assigned Monday are not due until Wednesday morning at noon.
Exception to the exception: All of HW01 is due at Session 2.

Future homework assignments are tentative based on previous course offerings; we may change assigned homework at any time before it is assigned.

Schedule last updated Fri May 21.

Week	Session	Reading	HW Due	Topics	Resources	Programs
1	1 Mon Mar 8 Details	Syllabus Home page of course web site Angel: Lessons → Homework (this is where you take Reading Quizzes and turn in homework in Drop Boxes)		Introductions: Students and instructor Course administration / background The Python programming language zellegraphics Constructing and using objects Loops and animation!	Slides: Introduction to the course, Python and zellegraphics Instructions for installing zellegraphics How to use zellegraphics	FirstAnimation: a graphical scene that includes some animation implemented using one or more loops
1	2 Tue Mar 9 Details	Zelle §1.3, 1.5-1.9, and 2.1-2.4 (24 pages)	HW 1	Introduction to functions: defining and calling Basic program structure Introduction to the Create robot Hardware: actuators and sensors UART, wireless communication Programming with PyCreate	Slides: Functions, Basic program structure, and an Introduction to the Create robots The Pycreate.pdfPyCreate library API The Create Open Interface (OI) specification The Create Users Manual The BAM (Bluetooth Adapter Module) for wireless communication	montyPythonParrot.py: A simple example of functions	Song 'n' Dance
1	3 Thu Mar 11 Details	Zelle §2.5 - 2.8 (14 pages)	HW 2 but the Song 'n' Dance robot project is not due until Session 4 (Monday)	byte code Program output ( print statements) Identifiers, expressions, syntax versus semantics print statements Variables and assignment Definite loops ( for statements) range function math library The accumulator pattern Pair programming	Slides:Assignment, loops and types	Song 'n' Dance
2	4 Mon Mar 15 Details	Zelle Chapter 3 (18 pages)	HW 3	Number types: int, float, long Type conversion	Slides: Number types, Lists and Strings session04.py: exercises to be done in class geometry.py: for your homework, started in class
2	5 Tue Mar 16 Details	4.1-4.5 (28 pages)	HW 4 Programming part of HW 4 is due Wednesday at noon; other parts due today (Tuesday)	A software development exercise: Analyze, Specify, Design, Implement, Test, Maintain Character String operations, encodings String formatting using %	Slides: Strings and Files
2	6 Thu Mar 18 Details	None	HW 5	Eclipse development environment Debugger intro Practice: Loops Lists Strings	Eclipse, Debugger, and practice: ../Slides/PracticeEclipseDebugger.pdf
3	7 Mon Mar 22 Details	Sections 4.6-4.7 9 pages	HW 6	Processing files Writing simple functions	Slides: Functions (defining, calling, parameters), File handling and version control with Subversion
3	8 Tue Mar 23 Details	5.1-5.7, 5.9 (28 pages) Skim 5.8, use as a reference later (or use zellegraphics.pdf) Note that our `zellegraphics` package replaces the author's `graphics` package.	HW 7 Programming part of HW 7 is due Wednesday at noon; other parts due today (Tuesday)	Version control and Subversion/Subclipse Introduction to Objects and object-based programming Graphics Animation	Slides: File handling, Objects and Graphics
3	9 Thu Mar 25 Details	Chapter 6 (28 pages)	HW 8	Exam topics Creating simple functions Passing values to functions, returning values Functions calling other functions. Optional parameters Mutation of parameters More on debugging	Slides: Functions and Objects
4	10 Mon Mar 29 Details	Chapter 7 (26 pages)	HW 9 Quiz and Programs due on Thursday	Decision structures (`if` statements) Boolean constants and variables (a.k.a. flags) Boolean operators: and, or, not	Slides: Conditionals (decision structures)
4	11 Tue Mar 30 Details	Chapter 8 (26 pages)	HW 10 Programming part of HW 10 is due Wednesday at noon; other parts due today (Tuesday)	More Debugging Indefinite (while) loops	Exam 1 Topics and Sample Problems Same document as the above, but as Microsoft Word 2007
4	12 Thu Apr 1 Details		HW 11	Regular class time cancelled Exam 1 (7 - 9 PM) But you may stay until 10 p.m., if you wish Section 1: Olin 257 Section 2: Olin 259 Bring laptop, network cable, and power cord to the exam	Exam 1 Topics and Sample Problems Same document as the above, but as Microsoft Word 2007 How to use zellegraphics Exam 1 (also available in Microsoft Word form) Exam 1 answer key (also available in Microsoft Word form)	SpringBreakBeginsFriday
5	13 Mon Apr 12 Details	8.1-8.3 (14 pages)	HW 12	Hand back and discuss Exam 1 Using a debugger Indefinite (while) loops Loop patterns	Slides: Debugging, indefinite (while) loops, and loop patterns
5	14 Tue Apr 13 Details	8.4-8.6 (14 pages)	HW 13	Top-down design: the Blackjack example, Part 1 More loop patterns: Nested loops Wait-until-event loop pattern	Slides: Top design design and more loop patterns: nested loops and the wait-until-event loop pattern
5	15 Thu Apr 15 Details	9.1-9.6 (13 pages)	HW 14 Team preference survey due at beginning of class	Top-down design: the Blackjack example, Part 2 Bottom-up testing Line follower exercise (see HW15)	slides will be available immediately after your class session on ANGEL-->Slides for specific sessions --> slides for session 15.
6	16 Mon Apr 19 Details	11.1-11.3, 11.6 (30 pages)	HW 15	Dictionaries as collections Dictionaries as objects Project intro and meet your team MusicalChairs introduction and demo Project planning time	Dictionaries, project kickoff : ../Slides/DictionariesAndProjectKickoff.pdf
6	17 Tue Apr 20 Details	None	HW 16 Programming part of HW 16 is due Wednesday at noon; other parts due today (Tuesday)
6	18 Thu Apr 22 Details	None	HW 17 RatRace milestone	Project work
7	19 Mon Apr 26 Details	None	RatRace milestone	Exam 2 topics Project work
7	20 Tue Apr 27 Details		RatRace milestone	Project work
7	21 Thu Apr 29 Details		RatRace milestone	Project work
8	22 Mon May 3 Details		RatRace milestone	Dictionaries Exam 2 topics	Exam 2 Topics and Sample Problems Same document as the above, but as Microsoft Word 2007 Slides: Dictionaries
8	23 Tue May 4 Details	Kochan, Chapters 3-8, and page 426 (skim as needed)	HW 22 Programming part of HW 22 is due Wednesday at noon; other parts due today (Tuesday)	Structure of a C program: includes, prototypes, main, other functions Variables have types, including int, double, float, char printf For loops If statements C punctuation: curly-braces and semicolons	Slides: Introduction to C
8	24 Thu May 6 Details	Pages 235-244, 254-259	HW 23	Regular class time WILL BE HELD (continuing our discussion of C) Exam 2 (7 - 9 PM) But you may stay until 10 p.m., if you wish Section 1: Olin 257 Section 2: Olin 259 Bring laptop, network cable, and power cord to the exam Optional Help Session Wednesday evening, 7 to 8:30 p.m., in F-217 (CSSE lab)	Slides: Input (via scanf), while loops and pointers Exam 2 Topics and Sample Problems Same document as the above, but as Microsoft Word 2007 How to use zellegraphics Exam 2 (also available in Microsoft Word form) Exam 2 answer key (also available in Microsoft Word form)
9	25 Mon May 10 Details	Review p. 95-108. Read 137-146, 182-191, 259-265.	HW 24	Structures	Slides: Structures
9	26 Tue May 11 Details	Pages 195-216, 266-267, 470-471.	HW 25 Programming part of HW 25 is due Wednesday at noon; other parts due today (Tuesday)	Arrays	Slides: Arrays
9	27 Thu May 13 Details	Pages 240-243, 363-369, except feof	HW 26	Characters and Strings	Slides: Characters and Strings
10	28 Mon May 17 Details		HW 27	2D Arrays Files	Slides: 2D Arrays and Files
10	29 Tue May 18 Details		HW 28 Programming part of HW 28 is due Wednesday at noon; other parts due today (Tuesday)	Introduction to dynamic allocation of memory	Slides: Dynamic Memory Allocation (malloc)
10	30 Thu May 20 Details		HW 29	Defining classes and objects in Python Course evaluations Final exam review Final Exam: Monday, May 24 6 to 10 p.m. Olin 167 and 169 (your choice)	Slides: Defining classes in Python Final Exam Topics and Sample Problems Same document as the above, but as Microsoft Word 2007 Quiz 30 (useful review of recent topics) and Quiz 30 answer key I will be in my office or CSSE lab F-217: Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.