Session 2 2012 – Catapult Python Programming Instruction

(We will start with last session's materials; I'll modify some as we go along;
you should ignore all dates in the Session column)

Schedule last updated Mon July 9.

Session	Date	Topics	Zelle	PyTutorial	Content
1 Mon July 9 Details	Monday PM	Intro to the instructor and each other Project Mechanics and rules Tour of online materials (include ANGEL Survey) Introduction to Python (overview mode)	Chapter 1.7	Chapter 2, 3	Session 1
2 Tue July 10 Details	Tuesday AM	Using simple numeric types, strings, tuples, lists, functions, Graphics objects A simple graphics library Develop first Graphics demo Assignment: Painting houses	Chapter 2, 5	Chapter 3.1	Session 2
3 Tue July 10 Details	Tuesday PM	Animation Assignment: Creative Drawing with animation Together: Functions: slope, slope2, factorial, comb, pascalTriangle	Chapter 5, 6	Chapter 4.1-4.5	Session 3
4 Wed July 11 Details	Wed AM	Review concepts form yesterday Getting input form user Together: ClickInCircle Interactive graphics/looping Assignment: ConnectTheDots	Chapter 6	Chapter 4.6 - 4.7	Session 4
5 Wed July 11 Details	Wed PM	Tic-tac-toe			Session 5
6 Thur July 12 Details	Thur AM	Continue tic-tac-toe			Session 6
7 Thur July 12 Details	Thur PM	Solution to tic-tac-toe Objects A fraction class Finalize project descriptions and form teams	Chapter 10	Chapter 9.3	Session 7
8 Fri July 13 Details	Fri AM	MovingSmileys Form project teams, decide projects, plan user stories			Session 8
9 Fri July 13 Details	Fri PM	Intro to pygame Controllable Block Start projects			Session 9
10 Sat July 14 Details	Sat AM	More pygame			Session 10