Date |
Day |
# |
Lecture Meetings |
Lab Meetings |
Homework Assignments |
1/28 |
Tu |
1 |
- Unit 0: Course Overview
- Unit 1: What is Computational Thinking?
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- No lab sessions this week
- Lab sessions will start meeting the week of February 4th
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1/30 |
Th |
2 |
- Unit 2: Computer Programming Fundamentals
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2/4 |
Tu |
3 |
- Unit 2: Computer Programming Fundamentals (cont.)
- Python Variables, Expressions, Functions and if-statements
- Handout: Basic arithmetic in Python
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- Lab Meeting #1:
- Learn the basics of PyCharm
- Submit work to Blackboard
- Topic: basic mathematical expressions and functions
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2/6 |
Th |
4 |
- Unit 2: Computer Programming Fundamentals (cont.)
- Python Variables, Expressions, Functions and if-statements
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- Homework #1 (due 2/16)
- PyCharm basics; basics of Python variables, expressions, if-statements and functions
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2/11 |
Tu |
5 |
- Unit 3: Iteration, Lists and Algorithm Design
- Python Lists and for-loops
- Read Chapter 2 of Conery
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- Lab Meeting #2:
- Use the PyCharm debugger to trace the execution of programs and record the results in Blackboard
- Topic: basic if-statements and relational operators
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2/13 |
Th |
6 |
- Unit 3: Iteration, Lists and Algorithm Design (cont.)
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2/18 |
Tu |
7 |
- Unit 4: Searching and Sorting Algorithms; Scalability
- Python Boolean Operators and while-loops
- Read Chapter 4 of Conery
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- Lab Meeting #3:
for-loops and if-statements containing relational operators
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- Homework #2 (due 3/1)
- if-statements, lists and for-loops
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2/20 |
Th |
8 |
- Unit 4: Searching and Sorting Algorithms; Scalability (cont.)
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2/25 |
Tu |
9 |
- Unit 4: Searching and Sorting Algorithms; Scalability (cont.)
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- Lab Meeting #4: Boolean operators and if-statements
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2/27 |
Th |
10 |
- Exam #1 Review Session
- See Piazza for review materials
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3/3 |
Tu |
11 |
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- Lab Meeting #5: Boolean operators and while-loops
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3/5 |
Th |
12 |
- Unit 5: Divide and Conquer Algorithms; Recursion
- Recursive Functions in Python
- Read Chapter 5 of Conery
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- Homework #3 (due 3/22)
- Boolean operators, while-loops
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3/10 |
Tu |
13 |
- Unit 5: Divide and Conquer Algorithms; Recursion (cont.)
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- Lab Meeting #6: Nested loops
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3/12 |
Th |
14 |
- Unit 5: Divide and Conquer Algorithms; Recursion (cont.)
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3/17 |
Tu |
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- Spring Break – no lectures
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- Spring Break – no lab meetings
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3/19 |
Th |
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- Spring Break – no lectures
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3/24 |
Tu |
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- Spring Break – no lectures
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- Spring Break – no lab meetings
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3/26 |
Th |
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- Spring Break – no lectures
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3/31 |
Tu |
15 |
- Unit 6: Machine Learning and String Manipulation
- Python String Processing, Dictionaries and File I/O
- Read Chapter 6 of Conery
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- Lab Meeting #7: Basic recursive functions
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- Homework #4 (due 4/12)
- String processing, dictionaries, file I/O and recursion
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4/2 |
Th |
16 |
- Unit 6: Machine Learning and String Manipulation (cont.)
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4/7 |
Tu |
17 |
- Unit 7: Random Numbers and Object-oriented Programming
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- Lab Meeting #8: Strings and dictionaries
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4/9 |
Th |
18 |
- Unit 7: Random Numbers and Object-oriented Programming (cont.)
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4/14 |
Tu |
19 |
- Exam #2 (Units 4-6) via Blackboard and Respondus Lockdown Browser
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- Lab Meeting #9: Basics of object-oriented programming
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4/16 |
Th |
20 |
- Unit 7: Random Numbers and Object-oriented Programming (cont.)
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4/21 |
Tu |
21 |
- Unit 8: Data Representation and Compression
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- Lab Meeting #10: Basics of object-oriented programming
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4/23 |
Th |
22 |
- Unit 8: Data Representation and Compression (cont.)
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4/28 |
Tu |
23 |
- Unit 9: Computer Architecture and Assembly Language Programming
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- Lab Meeting #11: Data representation and compression
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- Homework #6 (due 5/10)
- String processing revisited and regular expressions
- WILL INCLUDE EXTRA CREDIT (happy, Joe?)
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4/30 |
Th |
24 |
- Unit 10: Natural Language Processing with Regular Expressions
- Python Intermediate String Processing and Regular Expressions
- Read Chapter 10 of Conery
- Try the tutorials at regexone.com. You can also use regex101.com to practice writing regular expressions.
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5/5 |
Tu |
25 |
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- Lab Meeting #12: Regular expressions
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5/7 |
Th |
26 |
- Unit 12: The Limits of Computation
- Read Chapter 12 of Conery
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5/13 |
We |
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- Exam #3 (Units 7-12) from 5:30 pm - 6:50 pm via Blackboard and Respondus Lockdown Browser
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