CSSE 120 — Intro. to Software Development

Homework 1

1. Complete the assigned reading for the next session, Zelle, §1.3, 1.5–2.4. Also, review the course syllabus as needed.
2. (21 pts) Complete the ANGEL quiz over this reading.
   • You'll find this on the CSSE 120 ANGEL page, under Lessons → Homework → Homework 1 → Getting Started with Python .
   • On all reading quizzes for this course, you may take the quiz up to 4 times in an effort to improve your grade. Only the score on the most recent submission will count.

3. (20 pts) Implement a Python program that creates a graphical scene. Your scene can include some animation implemented using one or more loops; however, you should not be too concerned if it is not an animated scene.

   • Be creative and have some fun with this!
   • Name your program homework1.py (spelled just like that — all lower-case, no spaces, ends in .py)
   • The first lines of the file must be:
     • A comment with your name, followed by:
     • A comment that is a 1-sentence description of your scene.
     More complete documentation will be required as the term progresses.
   • You can find more information about zellegraphics here.

   Turn-in instructions:

   1. Find the drop box on the course ANGEL page, under Lessons → Homework → Homework 1 → HW1 Drop Box
   2. Enter a one-paragraph description of your scene in the Message field.
   3. Upload your homework1.py program to the drop box on ANGEL (using a web browser OTHER THAN Google Chrome.  Chrome does not upload attachments correctly.)  as follows:
      1. Click the Attachments button.
      2. Click Browse... and select your program file.
      3. Click Upload File.
      4. Verify that the file appears in the list of Uploaded Files.
      5. Click Finished to close the Attachments window.
   4. Click Submit to finish the submission process.
4. There is a large on-line community of Python users. Take a look at python.org to see some of what is available.