| Date | Topic | Required Reading | Materials | Assignments Out | Slides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21 | Intro I: What is CS? | First day survey | slides | ||
| 8/23 | Intro II: Python, math, variables, print statement | 1.1-1.4 (1.5 optional) |
Zybook assignment 1, complete before class on Mon 8/26 | (no slides) | |
| 8/26 | Intro III: review of variables and printing, memory diagrams | 2.1, 2.3 | slides | ||
| 8/28 | Intro IV: More variables, data types, input statement | 2.4-2.7 | handout (data types, variables, input), handout (string formatting), lab |
Project 1, due on Moodle Wed 9/4, 11:55pm Zybook assignment 2, complete before class on Fri 8/30 |
slides |
| 8/30 | Conditionals I: if, if-else, relational operators | 4.1-4.3 | Zybook assignment 3, complete before class on Wed 9/4 | slides | |
| 9/2 | Labor Day | ||||
| 9/4 | Conditionals II: if-elif-else, logical operators | 4.4, 4.5 | handout (if statements), lab | Project 2, due on Moodle Wed 9/11, 11:55pm Zybook assignment 4, complete before class on Fri 9/6 |
slides |
| 9/6 | Functions I: defining and calling | 6.1 | handout | Zybook assignment 5, complete before class on Mon 9/9 | slides |
| 9/9 | Functions II: arguments and parameters | 6.2 | Zybook assignment 6, complete before class on Wed 9/11 | slides | |
| 9/11 | Graphics I | handout | slides | ||
| 9/13 | Graphics II | lab | Project 3, due on Moodle Thu 9/19, 11:55pm | (no slides) | |
| 9/16 | Functions III: return values | 6.3 | handout | Zybook assignment 7, complete before class on Wed 9/18 | slides |
| 9/18 | Functions IV: Lab | lab | slides | ||
| 9/20 | Loops I: while loops | 5.1, 5.2 | handout | slides | |
| 9/23 | Loops II: general procedure for while loops | 5.3 | handout/lab | Project 4, due on Moodle Mon 9/30, 11:55pm Zybook assignment 8, complete before class on Wed 9/25 |
slides |
| 9/25 | Loops III: loops that count | 5.4 | Zybook assignment 9, complete before class on Fri 9/27 | slides | |
| 9/27 | Loops IV: for loops | 5.5 | lab | Zybook assignment 10, complete before class on Mon 9/30 | slides |
| 9/30 | Loops V: running totals with James Bond | slides | |||
| 10/2 | Exam I | ||||
| 10/4 | Loops VI: input validation | 5.6 | Project 5, due on Moodle Fri 10/11, 5pm Zybook assignment 11, complete before class on Mon 10/7 |
slides | |
| 10/7 | Loops VII: sliding window technique, break statement | 5.9 | slides | ||
| 10/9 | Loops IX: nested loops | 5.7 | lab | Zybook assignment 12, complete before class on Fri 10/11 | (no slides) |
| 10/11 | Loops X: Lab | lab | (no slides) | ||
| 10/14 | Fall break | ||||
| 10/16 | Files I: reading from files | 12.1 | handout | slides | |
| 10/18 | Files II: splitting lines, max algorithm | slides | |||
| 10/21 | Files III: lab | lab | Project 6, due on Moodle Mon 10/28, 11:55pm | (no slides) | |
| 10/23 | Strings I: intro | 3.1 | Zybook assignment 13, complete before class on Fri 10/25 | slides | |
| 10/25 | Strings II: looping over strings | 7.1 | slides | ||
| 10/28 | Strings III: counting | string reference, lab | slides | ||
| 10/30 | Strings IV: filtering | lab | Project 7, due on Moodle Tue 11/12, 11:55pm | slides | |
| 11/1 | Strings V: Lab | (no slides) | |||
| 11/4 | Review | (no slides) | |||
| 11/6 | Exam II | ||||
| 11/8 | Lists I | list reference, lab | slides | ||
| 11/11 | Lists II | lab | slides | ||
| 11/13 | Lists III | handout/lab | slides | ||
| 11/15 | Lists IV | ||||
| 11/18 | 2D Lists I | Project 8, due on Moodle Tue Nov 26, 5:00pm | (no slides) | ||
| 11/20 | 2D Lists II | lab | (no slides) | ||
| 11/22 | 2D Lists III: tic-tac-toe | lab | slides | ||
| 4/25 | 2D Lists IV: tic-tac-toe w/ graphics | lab | Project 9, due on Moodle Wed Dec 11, 11:55pm | (no slides) | |
| 11/27 | Thanksgiving break | ||||
| 11/29 | Thanksgiving break | ||||
| 12/2 | Proj 9 Warmup | lab | (no slides) | ||
| 12/4 | Practice | lab |