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** Random poems, revisited: A look at the work of Eitan Mendelowitz on an interactive setup where random poems are generated. [http://www.aiaesthetic.com/DraftingPoems/1.mpg Eitan Mendelowitz's installation, Drafting Poems]<br /> | ** Random poems, revisited: A look at the work of Eitan Mendelowitz on an interactive setup where random poems are generated. [http://www.aiaesthetic.com/DraftingPoems/1.mpg Eitan Mendelowitz's installation, Drafting Poems]<br /> | ||
− | ** In this video, play close attention to the digital horses, and how, in the preliminary movie, we see how the horses are just collections of fixed size blocks (cylinders) attached to each other. <videoflash> | + | ** In this video, play close attention to the digital horses, and how, in the preliminary movie, we see how the horses are just collections of fixed size blocks (cylinders) attached to each other. <videoflash>4GxPrESfdnM</videoflash><br /> |
** In the next video, the scarabs are objects (''particles'') that move on their own, in a given direction, avoiding collision with objects. <videoflash>xTf3KiHx3h0</videoflash> | ** In the next video, the scarabs are objects (''particles'') that move on their own, in a given direction, avoiding collision with objects. <videoflash>xTf3KiHx3h0</videoflash> | ||
** What happens if you connect basic shapes together ''at random'', connect them with articulation points, give them energy to move one block around the other, and iterate hundred of thousands of times and keep the best solutions to generate new ones?<videoflash>_f-LORZ2EFU</videoflash><br /> (and more videos on this [[Genetic_Programming_and_Music|page]]). <br /> | ** What happens if you connect basic shapes together ''at random'', connect them with articulation points, give them energy to move one block around the other, and iterate hundred of thousands of times and keep the best solutions to generate new ones?<videoflash>_f-LORZ2EFU</videoflash><br /> (and more videos on this [[Genetic_Programming_and_Music|page]]). <br /> | ||
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** Accessing data on the Web | ** Accessing data on the Web | ||
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− | * [[CSC111_Lab_9 | Lab #9 ]] | + | * [[CSC111_Lab_9 | Lab #9 ]] and [[CSC111 Lab 9 Solution Programs | solution programs]] |
− | * [[CSC111_Homework_9 | Homework #9]] | + | * [[CSC111_Homework_9 | Homework #9]] and [[CSC111 Homework 9 Solutions | solution programs]] |
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* Chapter 8 | * Chapter 8 | ||
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* [[CSC111_Lab_10 | Lab #10 ]] | * [[CSC111_Lab_10 | Lab #10 ]] | ||
− | * [[CSC111_Homework_10 | Homework #10]] | + | * [[CSC111_Homework_10 | Homework #10]] and its [[CSC111 Homework 10 Solution | solution program]] |
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Read Chapter 10! | Read Chapter 10! | ||
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* '''Monday''' | * '''Monday''' | ||
+ | ** [[CSC111 defaultParameters.py | Default parameter values]] | ||
+ | ** More programming with classes: [[CSC111 studentClass Programs | studentClassN.py]] | ||
+ | ** Date/Time example [[CSC111 DateTimeExample.py | program]] | ||
+ | ** Sending mail from a [[CSC111 sendMail.py | Python program]] | ||
* '''Wednesday''' | * '''Wednesday''' | ||
+ | ** Class inheritance: [[CSC111 myRectangle2.py | myRectangle2.py]] | ||
+ | ** Using the graphics car of Lab10 as the base and derived classes | ||
+ | *** [[CSC111 carLab10.py | carLab10.py ]] | ||
+ | *** [[CSC111 newCarLab10.py | newCarLab10.py ]] | ||
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* '''Friday''': <font color="orange">No Class</font> | * '''Friday''': <font color="orange">No Class</font> | ||
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− | * [[CSC111_Lab_11 | Lab #11 ]] | + | * [[CSC111_Lab_11 | Lab #11 ]] and [[CSC111 Lab 11 Solution Program | Solution]] |
− | * [[CSC111_Homework_11 | Homework #11]] | + | * [[CSC111_Homework_11 | Homework #11]] and its [[CSC111 Homework 11 solution program]] |
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− | + | * We're still in Chapter 10. | |
+ | * Default argument (parameter) values are covered in [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/controlflow.html#default-argument-values Python.org] | ||
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* '''Monday''' | * '''Monday''' | ||
+ | ** Review last lab ([[CSC111 Lab 11 Solution Program | lab11.py]]) | ||
+ | ** Creating a module with [[CSC111 newCarLab10.py | newCar.py]], containing an inherited class. | ||
+ | ** A view of Programming Languages | ||
+ | <center><videoflash>cc5gIj3jz44</videoflash></center> | ||
+ | <center><videoflash>1uIzS1uCOcE</videoflash></center> | ||
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* '''Wednesday''' | * '''Wednesday''' | ||
+ | ** A word on [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/datastructures.html#list-comprehensions list comprehension]. Look for an illustration of this python feature in the [[CSC111_Homework_10_Solution |solution program for HW 10]] | ||
+ | ** Dictionaries. How to use them. How they work. | ||
+ | ** Ulysses by James Joyce: available [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4300/4300.zip here]... | ||
+ | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_frequency Letter Frequency in English] and other languages... | ||
+ | ** [[CSC111 Search1M.py| search1M.py]] search in a million-record list | ||
+ | ** [[CSC111 Search1MHash.py | search1MHash.py]] search in a million-record hash table | ||
+ | ** Dictionaries: [[CSC111 countwords.py| countwords.py]] | ||
* '''Friday''' | * '''Friday''' | ||
+ | ** Designing a new language from scratch. | ||
+ | ** Review Lab | ||
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− | * [[CSC111_Lab_12 | Lab #12 ]] | + | * [[CSC111_Lab_12 | Lab #12 ]] and [[CSC111 Lab 12 Solution | Solution program]] |
− | * [[CSC111_Homework_12 | Homework #12]] | + | * [[CSC111_Homework_12 | Homework #12]] and its [[CSC111 Homework 12 Solutions | solution programs]] |
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− | + | * Dictionaries are covered in Chapter 11 | |
+ | * List comprehension is presented in [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/datastructures.html#list-comprehensions Python.org], Section 5.1.4 in [http://docs.python.org] | ||
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* '''Monday''' | * '''Monday''' | ||
+ | ** [[CSC111 Experiment: Designing a new language| Designing a new language]] | ||
+ | ::<videoflash>5X8cM2JiqzI</videoflash> | ||
+ | ** Introduction to Recursion | ||
+ | ***[[CSC111 RecursiveFactorial.py | factorial.py]] | ||
+ | ***[[CSC111 BinarySearch.py | binarySearch.py ]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SuperMan.jpg|100px|right]] | ||
* '''Wednesday''' | * '''Wednesday''' | ||
− | * '''Friday''': <font color="orange">Last Class</font> | + | ***[[CSC111 RecursiveFactorial.py | factorial.py]] |
+ | ***[[CSC111 BinarySearch.py | binarySearch.py ]] | ||
+ | **[[CSC111 maze.py | maze.py]] | ||
+ | * '''Friday''': <font color="orange">Last Class</font> | ||
+ | ** Presentation of the Final take home exam | ||
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− | * [[CSC111_Lab_13 | Lab #13 ]] | + | * [[CSC111_Lab_13 | Lab #13 ]] and [[CSC111 Lab 13 Solutions | solution programs]] |
* [[CSC111_Final_Exam | Final Exam]] | * [[CSC111_Final_Exam | Final Exam]] | ||
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− | + | * Recursion is covered in Chapter 13. Read Sections 13.1 and 13.2. | |
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Weekly Schedule
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Spring Break
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Week 10 3/29 |
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Week 11 4/5 |
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Read Chapter 10! |
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Week 13 4/19 |
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Week 14 4/26 |
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Links and Resources
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:
- 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
Math
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