Computer Science 1

Before Class:
Syllabus
Computational Thinking slides
General Introduction Sections: 1.1 - 1.2

Class:
Introductions
Syllabus
Computational Thinking

Lab:
Introductions
CodeCombat / Hour of Code (Submit screenshot to CougarVIEW, go to the Assessments menu, then Assignments)

Before Class:
Welcome & Syllabus Quiz (CougarVIEW) (up to 3 attempts allowed)
Watch one or more Computational Thinking videos:

• Solving Problems at Google Using Computational Thinking (3:43)
• Improving the World’s Videos with Algorithms and the Internet (4:17)
• Using Data and Creativity to Provide Support in Times of Disaster (4:24)
• Using Balloons and Data to Bring the Internet to the World (3:56)
• Findable Photos Using Data and Algorithms (3:41)
• Facilitating Software and Game Development though Abstraction (4:05)
• Computational thinking: A digital age skill for everyone

Time Management Webpages (identify 3 things you're going to try/improve upon):

• US News & World Report
• The Huffington Post
• University of Georgia

Flowchart slides

Class:
Reviewing Past Quizzes (Questions and Scores)
Time Management
Flowcharts (exercises)
Class Notes

Lab:
CodePost Registration (link)
Python Intro (exercises)

Due:
CodeCombat / Hour of Code (Submit screenshot to CougarVIEW, go to the Assessments menu, then Assignments)

Before Class:
Time Management Quiz
General Introduction: 1.3 - 1.14
Python Intro Quiz (Covers all of Chapter 1)
Intro to IDLE (10:44)
If you have your own computer or smartphone, install Python on it (see Want to learn more about Python? in Section 1.3)

Class:
Python Intro (exercises)
Errors (exercises)
Comments (Example)

Lab:
Introduction to IDLE
Hello, World!
ASCII Art Assignment
Intro Practice Assignments

Due:
Introduction Discussion (CougarVIEW: Communications menu, then Discussions)
Flowcharts (CougarVIEW)

Before Class:
Python Beyond the Browser

Class:
Binary numbers (exercises)
ASCII Characters (exercises)

Lab:
ASCII Art Assignment
Intro Practice Assignments

Due:
ASCII Art Assignment
Mad Libs Generator Assignment (optional)

Before Class:
Simple Python Data: 2.1 - 2.7
Python Data: 2.1 - 2.7 Quiz

Class:
Strings Introduction (exercises)
Data Types & Types Conversion (exercises)

Lab:
Intro Practice Assignments

Due:
Project 1: Hello, world

Before Class:
Simple Python Data: 2.8 - 2.13
Operator precedence table
Python Data: 2.8 - 2.13 and Operator Precedence Quiz

Class:
User Input (input()) (exercises)
Variables & Keywords (exercises)
Operators and operands (exercises)
round()
Class Notes

Lab:
Intro Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Debugging: 3.1 - 3.5
Debugging: 3.1 - 3.5 Quiz

Class:
Debugging (exercises)
Class Notes

Lab:
Independent Programming 1 - Input & Output Practice

Before Class:
Review feedback on Independent Programming 1 - Practice (in CougarVIEW, Assignments)
Turtle Graphics: 4.1 - 4.11
Turtle Graphics: 4.1 - 4.11 Quiz
Copy Modules Module Blank Exercises

Class:
Independent Programming 1 Practice Recap
Turtle Graphics (module documentation)

Lab:
Independent Programming 1 - Input & Output

Due:
Intro Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Modules: 5.1 - 5.6
Modules: 5.1 - 5.6 Quiz

Class:
Modules Module Exercises Workbook
Turtle Graphics (turtleTurtle.py, cheat sheet, exercises)
For Loops (intro exercises)

Lab:
Modules Practice Assignments

Class:
Review: Independent Programming 1
For Loops (intro exercises) (flowchart)
range() (exercises)
Python Modules (Python Module Index)
Math module (documentation)
Random module (documentation, exercises)

Lab:
Exam 1 Preparation Game (topics)

Due:
Project 2: Turtle Graphics

Before Class:
Functions: 6.1
Functions: 6.2 - 6.3
Make a copy of the Functions Exercises Workbook

Class:
Functions Introduction (exercises)

Lab:
Exam 1 Prep:

• 'Write a script' (means everything is needed)
• Indent with 4 spaces (tab doesn't work in browsers)

Exam 1 (topics) (Go to CougarVIEW, Assessments , Quizzes, Exam 1 ….)

Due:
Modules Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Functions: 6.1 Quiz
Functions: 6.2 - 6.3 Quiz
Functions: 6.4 - 6.5
Functions: 6.4 - 6.5 Quiz

Class:
Ask a CS Tutor a Question Quiz Introduction (Make an appointment with a CS tutor, then take the Quiz in CougarVIEW) (Due Next Friday)
Functions Introduction (exercises)
Function return values (exercises)
Accumulator Pattern

Lab:
Functions Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Functions: 6.6 - 6.7
Functions: 6.6 - 6.7 Quiz

Class:
Function return values (exercises)
Function Parameters (exercises)

Lab:
Functions Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Functions: 6.8 - 6.12
Functions: 6.8 - 6.12 Quiz

Class:
Demo Project 3
Unit Testing (exercises)
Scope & Local Variables
Accumulator Pattern
Functions Can Call Other Functions
Implementing & Testing Functions
main() function
Class Notes

Lab:
Functions Practice Assignments

Due:
Functions Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Selection: 7.1 - 7.3
Selection: 7.1 - 7.3 Quiz

Class:
Boolean Values and Boolean Expressions (exercises)
Comparison Operators (==, <, <=, >, >=, !=) (exercises)
Logical Operators (and, or, not) (exercises)
Precedence of Operators (exercises)

Lab:
Independent Programming 2 - Functions Practice
Selection Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Selection: 7.4 - 7.5
Selection: 7.4 - 7.5 Quiz

Class:
Precedence of Operators (exercises)
if-else Statements (exercises)
if Statements (exercises)

Lab:
Selection Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Selection: 7.6 - 7.10
Selection: 7.6 - 7.8 Quiz

Class:
Recap Independent Programming 2 - Practice
if-else Statements (exercises)
if Statements (exercises)
if-elif-else Statements (exercises)
Nested Branches (exercises)
Input Validation:

1. Categorical Input Validation
2. Numerical Ranges Input Validation

Boolean Functions

Lab:
Independent Programming 2 - Functions
Selection Practice Assignments

Due:
Ask a CS Tutor a Question (Make an appointment with a CS tutor, then take the Quiz in CougarVIEW)

Due:
Selection Practice Assignments
Project 3

Before Class:
Review Loops intro exercises
Loops: 8.1 - 8.2
Loops: 8.1 - 8.2 Quiz

Class:
For Loops (exercises, alphabet.py)

Lab:
Independent Programming 3 - Functions & Selection Practice
Loops Practice Assignments

Lab:
Turner College's Career Fair 1-5 PM (SCCT Lobby)

Before Class:
Loops: 8.3 - 8.7
Loops: 8.3 - 8.7 Quiz

Class:
Meeting in SCCT 205
Project 2 Slideshow
While Loops
Independent Programming 3 - Practice Recap
Input Validation (guessingGame.py, Random Turtles, exercises )

1. Categorical Input Validation
2. Numerical Ranges Input Validation

Lab:
Independent Programming 3 - Functions & Selection
Loops Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Loops: 8.8 - 8.9
Loops: 8.8 - 8.9 Quiz

Class:
Input Validation (guessingGame.py, Random Turtles, exercises )

1. Categorical Input Validation
2. Numerical Ranges Input Validation

Infinite Loops (exercises)
For Loops vs. While Loops
Loop examples

Lab:
Loops Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Loops: 8.10 - 8.14

Class:
Input Validation (guessingGame.py, Random Turtles, exercises)

1. Categorical Input Validation
2. Numerical Ranges Input Validation

Infinite Loops (exercises)
For Loops vs. While Loops
Loop examples
Tables (tabular output) (multiplesTable.py)
Nested Loops (exercises)
Class Notes

Lab:
Loops Practice Assignments

Class:
Exam 2 Preparation Game (topics)

Lab:
Loops Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Strings: 9.1 - 9.4
Review Strings Intro Exercises

Class:
Strings Refresher
Empty Strings
String Concatenation (exercises)
String Repetition (exercises)
Class Notes

Lab:
Exam 2 Prep:

• 'Write equivalent code' (means replace just that code with something else)
• 'Write a function' (means just write a function; if it says make a call to that function, then do that to)
• 'Write a script' (means everything is needed)
• Indent with 4 spaces (tab doesn't work in browsers) (for tabular output, you need to use '\t')
• Do not use function calls instead of looping

Exam 2 (topics)

Due:
Loops Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Strings: 9.4 - 9.5
Strings: 9.1 - 9.4 Quiz

Class:
Indexing a string (exercises)
String Methods (exercises)

Lab:
Independent Programming 4 - Loops Practice
Strings Practice Assignments

Class:
String Methods (exercises)

Lab:
Independent Programming 4 - Loops
Strings Practice Assignments
Graduate Teaching Assistant Evaluation

Before Class:
Strings Methods Post Quiz (Section 9.5)
Strings: 9.6 - 9.9
Strings: 9.6 - 9.9 Quiz

Class:
String Methods (exercises)
String Mutability

Lab:
Strings Practice Assignments

Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break

Before Class:
Strings: 9.10 - 9.16
Formatted Strings (10:37)
Strings: 9.10 - 9.16 Quiz

Class:
Slicing Strings (exercises)
String Formatting (exercises)

Lab:
Strings Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Formatted Strings (10:37)
Strings: 9.17 - 9.22
split (6:58)
join (2:59)
Strings: 9.17 - 9.22 Quiz

Class:
UTeach Presentation (promo video)
String Comparisons and Operators (exercises)
chr( ) and ord( ) (exercises)
in and not in operators
String split() and join() (exercises)
GA License Plate Test
Class Notes

Lab:
Strings Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Lists: 10.1 - 10.5
Lists Introduction (3:28)
Empty Lists (2:43)
List Length (2:29)
Accessing List Elements (4:16)
List Membership (3:03)
Lists: 10.1 - 10.5 Quiz

Class:
Lists Introduction (exercises)

Lab:
Strings Practice Assignments
Lists practice assignments

Due:
Strings Practice Assignments

Before Class:
Lists: 10.6 - 10.9
List Concatenation (5:01)
List Slicing (5:00)
List Mutability (1:43)
List Deletion (1:39)
Lists: 10.6 - 10.9 Quiz

Class:
List Concatenation (exercises)
List Slices (exercises)
List Mutability
List Deletion (exercises)

Lab:
Independent Programming 5 - Strings Practice
Lists practice assignments

Before Class:
Lists: 10.10 - 10.13
List Object and References (8:20)
Lists Aliasing and Cloning (7:29)
Lists Repetition Operator (6:33)
Lists: 10.10 - 10.13 Quiz

Class:
Independent Programming 5 Practice Recap
Objects and References (exercises)
Aliasing (exercises)

Lab:
Independent Programming 5 - Strings Practice
Lists practice assignments

Before Class:
Lists: 10.14 & 10.24-10.25
List Methods (9:35)
List Built-in Methods (5:46)
Lists: 10.14 & 10.24-10.25 Quiz (2 attempts allowed)

Class:
Independent Programming 5 Practice Recap
List Repetition (exercises)

Lab:
Independent Programming 5 - Strings
Lists practice assignments

Before Class:
Lists: 10.15 - 10.30
Lists and For Loops (7:26)
Multidimensional Lists (5:34)
Lists: 10.15 - 10.30 Quiz

Class:
Academic Integrity
List Repetition (exercises)
Lists Methods (exercises)
Built-in List Methods
Lists and loops (exercises)
Class Notes

Lab:
Lists practice assignments

Class:
Lists and loops (exercises)
Lists with functions
Multidimensional Lists (exercises)
Tuples

Lab:
Lists practice assignments

Before Class:
We Solve It Project (Read)
We Solve It Project Reflection (Read)
Files: 11.1 - 11.2
Files Overview (5:08)
Opening Files (4:49)
Verifying Successfully Opening Files (5:30)

• tryExceptExample.py

Closing a File (1:17)
Files: 11.1 - 11.2 & Videos Quiz

Class:
We Solve It Project Intro
We Solve It Project Reflection Intro
File basics (exercises)

Lab:
Independent Programming 6 - Lists Practice
Files practice assignments

Due:
Lists practice assignments
Project 4

Before Class:
Files: 11.3 - 11.5
Reading From a File (13:10)

• readExample.py
• readlineExample.py
• readlinesExample.py

Loops and Files (8:44)

• countCapitalLetters.py
• readLoopExample.py

Files: 11.3 - 11.5 & Videos Quiz

Class:
Reading from Files (exercises)

Lab:
Independent Programming 6 - Lists
Files practice assignments

Before Class:
Files: 11.6 - 11.7
Writing to a File (5:47)

• writeExample.py

Files: 11.6 - 11.7 & Video Quiz
Exceptions: 13.1 - 13.7
Exception Handling (11:38)
Error Checking Versus Exception Handling (10:15)
Exceptions: 13.1 - 13.7 Quiz

Class:
Loops and Files (exercises)
Writing to Files (exercises)

Lab:
Files practice assignments

Due:
We Solve It Project Proposal

Class:
Student Evaluations Bonus Credit Introduction
Writing to Files (exercises)
Reading From and Writing To Files (exercises)
Class Notes

Lab:
Files practice assignments

Due:
Files practice assignments

Before Class:
Dictionaries: 12.1 - 12.3 & 12.6
Introduction to Dictionaries (12:38)
Dictionaries: 12.1 - 12.3 & 12.6 Quiz

Class:
Exception Handling (exercises)
Dictionary Basics (exercises)

• Dictionaries Definition
• Empty Dictionaries
• Adding Key-value Pairs into Dictionaries
• Accessing a Value in a Dictionary
• Initializing a Dictionary

Lab:
Dictionary practice assignments

Before Class:
Dictionaries: 12.4 - 12.6
Dictionary Methods (5:56)
in Operator (Dictionaries) (4:17)
Aliasing and Copying Dictionaries (3:54)
List Versus Dictionary (10:37)

Class:
Dictionary Basics (exercises)

• Displaying a Dictionary
• Removing a Key-value Pair from a Dictionary

Dictionary Methods (exercises)
in Operator (exercises)
Aliasing Dictionaries (exercises)
Copies Dictionaries (exercises)
Class Notes

Lab:
Dictionary practice assignments

Class:
Exam 3 Prep:

• 'Write equivalent code' (means replace just that code with something else)
• 'Write a function' (means just write a function; if it says make a call to that function, then do that to)
• 'Write a script' (means everything is needed)
• Indent with 4 spaces (tab doesn't work in browsers) (for tabular output, you need to use '\t')
• Do not use function calls instead of looping

Exam 3 Preparation Game (topics)

Lab:
Dictionary practice assignments
Work on We Solve It! Project and We Solve It! Reflection

Due:
Dictionary practice assignments

Class:
Exam 3 (topics)

Lab:
Work on We Solve It! Project and We Solve It! Reflection

Due:
We Solve It! Project Code code (and any input files)

We Solve It! Project Presentations: 10:45 AM - 1:15 PM in SCCT 407