Below is the complete lecture and section schedule. A Green day indicates that the emphasis will be on a non-graphics python programing topic. A Blue indicates the emphasis will be graphics programming. A Red day indicates an exam.
The Topic for each day indicates the topic that the class will be related to. The Prep for each day indicates the work you need to have completed BEFORE class.
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday | Online |
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8/23/2021 Topic: Course Introduction, Python Basics |
8/25/2021 Topic: Strings, printing, user input Prep: Workspace setup instructions and SOWP 1.1-1.5 Prep Problem 1 |
8/27/2021 Topic: Numeric and values and variables, string multiplication Prep: SOWP 2.1-2.4 Prep Problem 2 |
Topic: Variables, floats, string multiplication Video on Printing and Multiplication (start at 15:06) and Video on Floats and Division |
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8/30/2021 Topic: Basic mathematics, controlling data output Prep: SOWP 2.5-2.6 Prep Problem 3 |
9/1/2021 Topic: Math, if-statements Prep: SOWP 2.7-2.8 Prep Problem 4 |
9/3/2021 Topic: If-statements, comparing numbers Prep: SOWP 3.1 Prep Problem 5 |
Topic: Computer basics Video on Computers |
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9/6/2021 Labor Day, No class |
9/8/2021 Topic: If-else statements, comparing strings Prep: SOWP 3.2-3.3, 1/2 of 3.4 Prep Problem 6 |
9/10/2021 Topic: If-elif-else statements, nested conditions Prep: SOWP second half of 3.4, 3.5-3.6 Prep Problem 7 |
No online content |
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9/13/2021 Topic: Repetition, while-loops Prep: SOWP 4.1-4.2 Prep Problem 8 |
9/15/2021 Topic: While-loops Prep: SOWP 4.1-4.2 Prep Problem 9 |
9/17/2021 Topic: String Indexing, Loop table Prep: None |
Topic: Binary Intro to Binary Binary / Decimal Conversion Binary and Python |
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9/20/2021 Topic: Defining and calling functions Prep: SOWP 5.1-5.2 wmw.py Prep Problem 10 |
9/22/2021 Exam 1 |
9/24/2021 Group Exam 1 Prep Problem 11 |
No online content |
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9/27/2021 Topic: Functions, parameters, return Prep: SOWP 5.3-5.4 |
9/29/2021 Topic: Function parameters, returns Prep: SOWP 5.5 Prep Problem 12 Prep Problem 13 |
10/1/2021 Topic: Variable Scope Prep: SOWP 5.7 Prep Problem 14 |
Topic: Variable Scope Variable Scope |
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10/4/2021 Topic: Basic graphical shapes Prep: SOWP 5.8 slides |
10/6/2021 Topic: Graphical motion Prep: Review Graphics slides from previous class Prep Problem 15 slides |
10/8/2021 Topic: Graphical motion Prep: SOWP 2.9, SOWP 7.1-7.2 Prep Problem 16 hut.py |
Topic: Random Random values with Python |
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10/11/2021 Topic: Lists and for-loops Prep: SOWP 4.3-4.4 |
10/13/2021 Topic: Lists and for-loops Prep: SOWP 7.3-7.5 Prep Problem 17 |
10/15/2021 topic: reading and writing files prep: sowp 6.1 Prep Problem 18 |
Topic: Lists Score Keeping example |
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10/18/2021 topic: reading and writing files prep: sowp 6.2-6.3 |
10/20/2021 Exam 2 |
10/22/2021 Group Exam 2 Prep Problem 19 Prep Problem 20 |
Topic: Saving and Loading Scores Loading Scores Saving Scores |
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10/25/2021 Topic: Reading files and graphics Prep: SOWP 8.1-8.2 Map of Rome Prep Problem 21 |
10/27/2021 Topic: Advanced string processing Prep: SOWP 8.3 Prep Problem 22 |
10/29/2021 Topic: Dictionaries Prep: SOWP 9.1 Prep Problem 23 |
Topic: Constants and Swapping Constants and Swapping |
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11/1/2021 Topic: Dictionaries Prep: SOWP 9.2 Prep Problem 24 |
11/3/2021 Topic: Dictionaries Prep: None Prep Problem 25 |
11/5/2021 Topic: Sets and Dictionaries Prep: None |
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11/8/2021 Topic: Objects, References, Mutability, Immutability Prep: ThinkCSPy 10.10 and 10.11 Prep Problem 26 |
11/10/2021 Topic: Multidimentional Data Structures Prep: SOWP 7.6-7.7 Prep Problem 27 |
11/12/2021 Topic: Tuples, Multidimentional Data Structures Prep: SOWP 7.8-7.9 Prep Problem 28 plot.py stocks.csv |
Topic:Thesaurus Create a Thesaurus with Python |
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11/15/2021 Topic: Multidimentional Data Structures Prep: None Prep Problem 29 Prep Problem 30 |
11/17/2021 Exam 3 |
11/19/2021 Group Exam 3 Prep Problem 31 |
Topic:No online content |
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11/22/2021 Topic: PPM Images Prep: None Prep Problem 32 |
11/24/2021 Topic: PPM Images Prep: Slides from last class / video Prep Problem 33 |
11/26/2021 THANKSGIVING |
Topic:No online content |
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11/29/2021 Topic: Searching Prep: Sequential Search and Binary Search |
12/1/2021 Topic: Searching / Sorting Prep: Sort Overview and Bubble Sort Prep Problem 34 search_timing.py sort_timing.py |
12/3/2021 Topic: Sorting Prep: Sort Overview and Bubble Sort Prep Problem 35 |
Topic:No online content |
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12/6/2021 Topic: Error handling, try/except Prep: SOWP 6.4 Prep Problem 36 |
12/8/2021 Topic: Course wrap-up Prep: None |
12/10/2021 FIRST DAY OF FINALS (check syllabus for precise final day and time) |
Topic:No online content |
