CSc 250: Essential Computing for the Sciences

Welcome to the cs250 course homepage. This course is taught at the University of Arizona for the Spring 2018 semester. In this course, we will be covering:

• The basics of the Unix operating system, with an emphasis on becoming proficient using the shell environment (bash).
• Learning python 3, and implementing several python programs.
• Understanding the basics of SQL databases, and learning the SQL query language.
• Learning how to interface with a SQL database with python.

Contact

• Instructor: Benjamin Dicken, bddicken@email.arizona.edu, GS 850
• Instructor office hours: Mo/Tu/We/Fr 10-11am and Fr 2-3pm
  • Or, whenever my door is open, feel free to knock!
• TA: Bojian Wang
  • Office hours: Monday / Wednesday 9-10am, GS 856

Syllabus

Lectures

Schedule

Assignments

Lab Exercises

Grades (D2L)

Grades will be posted/distributed on D2L.

Piazza

All students are required to register for the cs250 Piazza page. All class announcements will either be made in-class or on piazza. Students are also encouraged to ask questions about assignments, and discuss while reviewing for exams. Remember: If asking a question about a homework problem, do not reveal specifics of your solution to the entire class. If you want to include details of your solutions, post privately to the instructors only.

** The contents of this site (including but not limited to the syllabus, schedule, lecture notes, and homework assignments) are subject to change **