| Homepage | Syllabus | Schedule |
| Date | Topics | Lab |
| Week 1 | ||
| 01/20 |
Course Introduction
Syllabus Data types Operators mathematical, comparative, and conjunctive Variables Topic 1: Python Basics (Slides 1-17) |
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| 01/22 |
Strings
Conditional statements Topic 1: Python Basics (Slides 18-41) |
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| Week 2 | ||
| 01/27 | Computers and Programs, Software Development | Lab 01 |
| 01/29 |
While Loops
Random Numbers Topic 1: Python Basics (Slides 42-51) |
Lab 02 |
| Week 3 | ||
| 02/03 |
Functions and Lists
Topic 1: Python Basics (Slides 52-65) |
Lab 03 |
| 02/05 |
For Loops
Topic 1: Python Basics (Slides 66-74) |
Lab 03 |
| Week 4 | ||
| 02/10 | Simulation and Design | Lab 04 |
| 02/12 | Topic 2: Simulation (Slides 1-12) | Lab 04 |
| Week 5 | ||
| 02/17 | Q&A Review for Midterm I | Lab 05 |
| 02/19 | Midterm I in class | Lab 05 |
| Week 6 | ||
| 02/24 |
Exam solutions
Coderbyte challenges |
Lab 06 |
| 02/26 | Coderbyte challenges | Lab 06 |
| Week 7 | ||
| 03/03 | Coderbyte challenges | Lab 07 |
| 03/05 | Coderbyte challenges | Lab 07 |
| Week 8 | ||
| 03/10 | Coderbyte Challenges | Lab 08 |
| 03/12 | Minesweeper | Lab 08 |
| Week 9 | ||
| 03/17 | Spring Break. No Class. | |
| 03/19 | Spring Break. No Class. | |
| Week 10 | ||
| 03/24 | Plotting | Lab 09 |
| 03/26 | Minesweeper | Lab 09 |
| Week 11 | ||
| 03/31 | Q&A Review for Midterm II | Lab 10 |
| 04/02 | Midterm II in class | Lab 10 |
| Week 12 | ||
| 04/07 | Defining Classes: Projectile, Multi-sided Dice | Lab 11 |
| 04/09 | Student class, Encapsulation, Documentation | Lab 11 |
| Week 13 | ||
| 04/14 | graphics.py, 5-click house, die rolling. | Lab 12 |
| 04/16 | Pimp My Die (Die Rolling Widget) | Lab 12 |
| Week 14 | ||
| 04/21 | Pong! (Animations with graphics.py) | Lab 13 |
| 04/27 | Lists of objects, Calculator widget | Lab 13 |
| Week 15 | ||
| 04/28 | Algorithms and Recursion, Linear search, Binary search, Anagrams | Lab 13 |
| 04/30 | Recursive algorithms, fast exponentiation, fibonacci, dynamic programming, tower of hanoi | Lab 13 |
| Final Exam Week | ||
| 05/08 | Final Exam: 1:00pm - 3:00pm, PSYC 108 | |