CS111, Fall 2018

What's this course about? plus getting started with Unix and Python

[ASSIGNMENT: due by class time 9/12] Introducing yourself. Two brief Slack messages required. Otherwise, nothing to hand in.
[READING: by 9/12] The Course Information page
[READING: by 9/12] The Recurse Center Social Rules
[READING: by 9/14] Chapters 1 and 2 of Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, by John Zelle.
[ASSIGNMENT: due by class time 9/14] Intro to Unix. One brief Slack post required. Otherwise, nothing to hand in.
[READING: by 9/17] Chapters 3 and 5 of Zelle.
[LAB: in class 9/14] some Python basics
[ASSIGNMENT: due 11:59PM 9/17] Counting things in a file

Python basics: variables, arithmetic, strings, conditionals, lists, loops

[ASSIGNMENT: due 11:59PM 9/19] Making change
[LAB: in class 9/21] Loops and functions. Nothing to hand in.
[READING: by 9/24] Chapter 6 of Zelle (on functions)
[ASSIGNMENT: due 11:59PM 9/24] Caesar cipher
[LAB: in class 9/24] Loop & function examples
[LAB: in class 9/26] While loops. Work through the programs linked in this lab to get some experience with how while loops work.
[READING: during the next few days] Chapters 7 (if-statements) and 8 (loops) of Zelle. These go deeper into ifs and loops than we've gone so far. Focus early on the introduction of while-loops at the beginning of chapter 8.
[ASSIGNMENT: due 11:59PM 9/30] A better menu-driven program

More Python practice. Data processing.

Midterm exam. Graphics.

Midterm break. Data representation.

Classes and objects.

[ASSIGNMENT: 11:59PM 10/22] Please answer the questions in this partner survey.
[ASSIGNMENT: 11:59PM 10/29] A prairie with mountains and stampeding/ambling bison. You will work with a partner for this assignment. See Slack and email for your partner assignments.

Image processing, recursion, algorithm analysis.

Recursion, algorithm analysis, takehome exam.

CS 111: Introduction to Computer Science