What to do, When
Monday Wednesday Thursday
Session 1
(November 26)
Preparation
In-class

Introduction to: Python, Pycharm, Objects, and Simple Loops
Session 2
(November 28)
Preparation
In-class

Defining Functions; Calling Functions & Methods
Using Objects
Correcting Syntax Errors
Tracing Function Calls by Hand
Session 3
(November 29)
Preparation
In-class

Definite Loops, Accumulators, and Summing
Arguments and Parameters
Names: Scope and Lifetime; and Memory: The Stack, Heap and Garbage Collector
Unit Testing; Test-Driven Development
Tracing Loops by Hand; Debugging with Print
Session 4
(December 3)
Preparation
In-class

The Accumulator Pattern: Summing, Counting, and in Graphics
Conditionals
Code Reviews; Tracing Code by Hand
Session 5
(December 5)
Preparation
In-class Part 1
In-class Part 2

Boolean Logic
Debugging Run-Time Errors; Stack Traces
Practice for Exam 1
Session 6
(December 6)
Preparation
In-class
Slides, Part 1     Slides, Part 2
Answer Key to Paper-and-Pencil practice

Pair Programming
Introduction to Robots (Motion)
Session 7
(December 10)
Preparation
Exercise handed out in class

Names are References to Objects
Box-and-Pointer Diagrams
Mutating Objects
The Debugger
Session 8
(December 12)
Preparation
Exam 1
(to appear here at exam time)

Exam 1 - Evening Exam
Tuesday Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Rooms for Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5:   Olin 157, 159, 267, 269, 259, respectively.
No class Wed. Dec. 12
Session 9
(December 13)
Preparation
In-class

Implementing Classes, I
Session 10
(December 17)
Preparation
In-class

Implementing Classes, II
Session 11
(December 19)
Preparation
In-class

Sequences, I
What is a Sequence?
Patterns for Sequences: Iterating Through All or Part of a Sequence
Session 12
(December 20)
Preparation
In-class

Sequences, II
Patterns for Sequences: Find, Building a Sequence, and Max-Min
Winter break
December 24
Winter break
December 26
Winter break
December 27
Winter break
December 31
Winter break
January 2
Winter break
January 3
Session 13
(January 7)
Preparation
In-class

Debugging Revisited
Practice for Exam 2
Session 14
(January 9)
Preparation
In-class

Waiting for Events; Indefinite Loops
Input from a Console
Project Kickoff: Robots and the RoseBot class (Drive Motors)
Session 15
(January 10)
Preparation
In-class

Putting It All Together
More Practice for Exam 2
Answer Key to Paper-and-Pencil practice (note: the answer key is correct only through problem 37)
Session 16
(January 14)
Preparation
In-class

Sequences, III
More Patterns: XXX
Mutating Lists
Session 17
(January 16)
Preparation
Exam 2
(now present)

Exam 2 - Evening Exam
Tue. Jan. 15, 7:30 to 10 p.m.
No class Wed. Jan. 16
Session 18
(January 17)
Preparation
In-class

Loops within Loops and Sub-Sequences within Sequences
Session 19
(January 21)
Preparation
In-class

More Loops within Loops and Sub-Sequences within Sequences
Session 20
(January 23)
Preparation
In-class

Practice for Exam 3

 Answer Key to Paper-and-Pencil practice
Session 21
(January 24)
Preparation
In-class

Iterative Enhancement

Functional Decomposition

Bigger problems; More complicated logic and loops

Session 22
(January 28)
Preparation
In-class

Robots and the RoseBot class (Mini-projects, Part 1 - Simple Motion)

Robots and the RoseBot class (Mini-projects, Part 2 - Simple Sensors)
Session 23
(January 30)
Preparation
In-class

Event-Driven Programming

Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programming

Robots and the RoseBot class (Mini-projects, Part 3a: Tkinter for a GUI for Teleoperation)
Session 24
(January 31)
Preparation
In-class

MQTT for Computer-to-Computer Messaging

Robots and the RoseBot class (Mini-projects, Part 3b: Integrating MQTT with Tkinter for a GUI for Teleoperation)

Exam 3 - Evening Exam
Thursday Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Rooms for Sections 1 (Boutell), 2 (Wilkin), 3 & 4 (Mutchler), and 5 (Alangar):
Olin 159, 169, 267, 269, 259, respectively.
(The exam is in ADDITION to regular class Thursday.)

Exam 3
(NOW present)
Session 25
(February 4)
Preparation
In-class

Robots and the RoseBot class (Mini-projects, Part 4: More Sensors)
Robots: Individual Capstone Project: Sprint 1 begins
Session 26
(February 6)
Preparation
In-class

Procedural decomposition
Simple Object-Oriented Design
Robots: Individual Capstone Project: Sprint 1 continues
Session 27
(February 7)
Preparation
In-class

Robots: Individual Capstone Project: Sprint 1 ends, Sprint 2 begins
Session 28
(February 11)
Preparation
In-class

Robots: Individual Capstone Project: Sprint 2 ends, Sprint 3 begins

Capstone Project Features to implement

Updates to rosebot.py. Your instructor will tell you what to do with this.

Session 29
(February 13)
Preparation
In-class

Robots: Individual Capstone Project: Sprint 3 continues
Session 30
(February 14)
Preparation
In-class

Robots: Individual Capstone Project: Sprint 3 continues
PROJECT DEMOs and FINAL EXAM during exam week, times TBD.