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Week 0 Jan 26    


Topics: Overview of CSC111 Lab/Hw Reading
  • Friday
  • No homework assignment this week



 


Week 1 Jan 29    


Topics: Introduction, Python, Idle, Piazza, Moodle submission Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday
  • Wednesday
  • Friday
  • The programming process
  • Variables and literals
  • Memory: what does it look like?
  • Overloaded operators
  • Using the shell for quick testing
  • Definite Loops (for ... in sequence: )
  • Python documentation
  • The range() function
  • slides




 


Week 2 Feb 5    


Topics: Chapter 2: variables, definite loops, input, the range function Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday
  • Counted loops and the range() expression
  • Getting data from the user using the input() function
  • Using eval() for numbers obrained from the keyboard
  • Using the on-line Python documentation
  • Slides
  • Wednesday/Friday
  • Lab 2
  • Homework 2
  • Read Chapter 2 in Zelle.




 


Week 3 Feb. 12    


Topics: Arithmetic operators, math functions, main(). Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday
  • Read Chapter 3 in Zelle.




 


Week 4 Feb. 19    


Topics: Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday
  • No Labs this week (Rally Day)
  • Read Chapter 6 in Zelle




 


Week 5 Feb 26    


Topics: Functions, Files. Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday
  • Chapter 6




 


Week 6 March 5    


Topics: Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday
  • Wednesday: Midterm Exam
  • Friday



Spring Break



 


Week 7 March 19    


Topics: Processing Files Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday
  • Chapter 7 in Zelle




 


Week 8 March 26    


Topics: Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday
  • Indefinite loops are covered in Chapter 8 in Zelle.




 


Week 9 Apr. 2    


Topics: Exceptions, Classes, and Objects Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday
  • Section 7.4 in Zelle, on Exceptions
  • Chapter 10: Defining Classes




 


Week 10 April 9    


Topics: Image Processing Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday




 


Week 11 Apr 16    


Topics: LAM, User Interface, Widgets, Button, digitizing and rendering a Map Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday




 


Week 12 Apr 23    


Topics: Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday
  • Zelle, Section 11.6 on Dictionaries.




 


Week 13 Apr 30    


Topics: Lists of lists, Inheritance Lab/Hw Reading
  • Monday
  • Wednesday: Final Take-Home Exam
  • Chapter 11 on Lists of lists
  • Chapter 12 in Zelle, on Objects and Inheritance











Links and Resources


Graphics


  • Zelle's graphic library can be found here
  • A page with color names supported by the graphics library.


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.


Python Programs in Textbook


  • All the programs of Zelle's Python textbook


Misc


  • When you work in pairs during the labs, or on homework assignments, you need to follow the protocol for 'pair programming' as discussed in this article.

Fun Programming Ideas to Explore on Your Own


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