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Prof and TAs

Dominique Thiébaut email Dept. Computer Science Ford Hall, 356. Telephone: 3854 Office hours Monday, 2-4 p.m., Tuesday 1-3 p.m., and by appointments

To see when and where TAs are available this week, click here.

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Weekly Schedule

First Half

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Week 1: 1/27/14

Week	Topics	Reading
Week 1 1/27	Monday A look at the syllabus Computer architecture: Processor and memory. Their different roles. Python is a language. Difference between interpreted languages and compiled languages. The Python integrated environment, named Idle Python is free and can be downloaded from the Python download page Example of a Python program What is a programming language? Python keywords A simple "Hello World!" program in Python Wednesday Friday	Reading This week, you should read Chapter 1 in Python for Everyone, up to Section 1.6, included. Read the article on pair programming. We will discuss it in class on TBA.

Week	Topics	Reading
Week 2 2/3	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading
Week 3 2/10	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading
Week 4 2/17	Monday Wednesday: RALLY DAY Friday	Reading
Week 5 2/24	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading
Week 6 3/3	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading
Week 7 3/10	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading

Second Half

Week	Topics	Reading
Week 9 3/24	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading
Week 10 3/31	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading
Week 11 4/7	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading
Week 12 4/14	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading
Week 13 4/21	Monday Wednesday Friday	Reading
Week 14 4/28	Monday Wednesday Friday: Last Day of Class	Reading

Links and Resources

On Line Python books

• disocovermagazine.com blog. Check out the answers posted by many readers. They contain some interesting links that you may find useful!

Python keywords

The list of all the reserved words of the Python language

and del for is raise assert elif from lambda return break else global not try class except if or while continue exec import pass yield def finally in print

Linux

• Getting Started with Linux (from U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
• Intermediate Linux (from U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
• A good Emacs tutorial
• Emacs Quick Reference

Misc

• If you decide to work in pairs for the homework assignments, you need to follow the protocol for 'pair programming' as discussed in this article.

• Video talks on Python:
  • Guido van Rossum, and Python 3000

• All the programs of Zelle's Python textbook

• a video of digital horses: what we can do with lists of objects!

Software

• Installing and using the Secure Shell Client on a Windows PC.

• Using SSH on Windows, Linux, or on a Mac with OS X

Useful Math

• Powers of 2

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