CSC111 Class Page 2018
D. Thiebaut (talk) 12:58, 16 January 2018 (EST)
| Week 1 Jan 26 |
Topics: Introduction, Python, Idle, Piazza, Moodle submission Lab/Hw Reading - Monday/Wednesday/Friday
- Read Chapter 1 in Zelle (textbook)
- Read the article on Pair Programming
| Week 2 Feb 5 |
Topics: Chapter 2: variables, definite loops, input Lab/Hw Reading - Monday/Wednesday/Friday
- 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/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/Friday
- 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.
- Video talks on Python:
Maps of Smith College
This section contains various maps to be used in the Liberal Arts Module (LAM). If you want to use one of these images, and want the original, click twice on the image, until you get it by itself, full size, in your browser. Then you can either right click or control click on it to save it to your computer.
Original Map from GIS Center, Smith College
This map was generated by Emily Kim.
The original of the image below can be found here. It is huge, be careful!
Edited Full Map, Smith College, PNG format
Edited, Cropped Map, Smith College, GIF format
This image is 750 × 730 pixels.
Additional Maps from the Smith GIS lab
Thanks to Jon Caris, of the GIS Lab, for sending these maps.
(The darker trees are conifers)
