Weekly Schedule

ICS-31: Introduction to Programming

For an alternative presentation of the listing of course materials, see the Lectures page.

Monday (4/1): Lecture
- Course Overview
  Problems: 1, 3, 5, 9
- Distribute Academic Integrity Contract
  (please read for discussion at next lecture)
Tuesday (4/2): Lab
- Download and Install Python, Java, and Eclipse.
  Work through Python Programming in the Eclipse IDE
Wednesday (4/3): Lecture
- EBNF: A Notation to Describe Syntax
- Problems: 1, 2, 6, 7;
- Discuss Academic Integrity Contract
Thursday (4/4): Lab
- Start Program #0: Computing Infrastructure
  (due on Thursday, 4/11, at 11:30pm)
Friday (4/5): Lecture
- Tokens and Python's Lexical Structure
- Problems: 2, 3, 6, 7
- Hand in signed Academic Integerity Contracts
- Quiz #1: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  (due on Monday, 4/8, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (4/8): Lecture
- Quiz #1 due at the start of lecture
- Defining Names in and from Modules
  Problems: 1, 2, 3, 5

Tuesday (4/9): Lab
- Work on Program #0: Computing Infrastructure
Wednesday (4/10): Lecture
- Reading Headers and Calling Functions
  Problems: 1, 2
Thursday (4/11): Lab
- Work on Program #0: Computing Infrastructure
Friday (4/12): Lecture
- Python Operators (5.1-5.2)
- Quiz #2: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  (due on Monday, 4/15, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (4/15): Lecture
- Quiz #2 due at the start of lecture
- Expressions
  Problems: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8
Tuesday (4/16): Lab
- Work on Program #1: Simple Scripts
  (due on Thursday, 4/18, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (4/17): Lecture
- if Statements for decisions (Boxing Diagram)
  Problems: 2, 8, 10, 11, 12
Thursday (4/18): Lab
- Work on Program #1: Simple Scripts
  (due on Thursday, 4/18, at 11:30pm)
Friday (4/19): Lecture
- Iteration and for loops (strings, range/irange, open) (Boxing Diagram) forproject
- Quiz #3: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  (due on Monday, 4/22, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (4/22): Lecture
- Quiz #3 due at the start of lecture
- Iteration and while loops
Tuesday (4/23): Lab
- Start The Debug Perspective in Eclipse
  (due on Thursday, 4/25, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (4/24): Lecture
- Exceptions and the try/except statement
Thursday (4/25): Lab
- Start Program #3: Intermediate Scripts
  (due on Thursday, 5/2, at 11:30pm)
Friday (4/26): Lecture
- Program Construction and Debugging
  Program Simplification
- Quiz #4: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  (due on Monday, 4/29, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (4/29): Lecture
- Quiz #4 due at the start of lecture
- Writing Functions and Modules functionproject
Tuesday (4/30): Lab
- Discuss upcoming In-Class Programming Exam
- Work on Program #3 Intermediate Scripts
  (due on Thursday, 5/2, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (5/1): Lecture
- Writing Functions and Modules (continued) functionproject
- Testing Functions
Thursday (5/2): Lab
- Start Program #4 Functions and Control Structures
  (due on Tuesday, 5/14, at 11:30pm)
Friday (5/3): Lecture
- Useful functions and Lambdas (little functions)
- Quiz #5: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
  (due on Monday, 5/6, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (5/6): Lecture
- Quiz #5 due at the start of lecture
- Lists
Tuesday (5/7): Lab
- Work on Program #4: Functions and Control Structures Programming with Classes
  (due on Tuesday, 5/14, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (5/8): Lecture
- List Processing
  Download listproject
Thursday (5/9): Lab
- Midterm Written Exam
Friday (5/10): Lecture
- Tuples and Named Tuples
- No Quiz this weeekend: Work on Program #4

Monday (5/13): Lecture
- Dictionaries
Tuesday (5/14): Lab
- Start Program #5 List Processing (due on Thursday, 5/23, at 11:30pm)
  CANCELLED Programming Exam 1: Functions and Control Structures
Wednesday (5/15): Lecture
- Dictionary Processing
  Download dictionaryproject
Thursday (5/16): Lab
- Work on Program #5 List Processing
  (due on Thursday, 5/23, at 11:30pm)
Friday (5/17): Lecture
- Sets and Frozen Sets
- Download updateddictionaryproject
- Quiz #6: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
  (due on Monday, 5/20, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (5/20): Lecture
- Quiz #7 due at the start of lecture
- Using Classes
Tuesday (5/21): Lab
- Work on Program #5 Writing Classes
  (due on Thursday, 5/23, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (5/22): Lecture
- Writing Classes
Thursday (5/23): Lab
- Start Program #6 Dictionary and Set Processing
  (due on Tuesday, 6/4 at 11:30pm)
Friday (5/24): Lecture
- Writing Classes (continued)
- Quiz #7: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
  (due on Tuesday 5/28 (note special day): at the start of Lab)

Monday (5/27): Lecture
- Holiday (No Classes): Memorial Day
Tuesday (5/28): Lab
- Quiz #7 due in Lab:
- Work On Program #6: Dictionary and Set Processing
  (due on Tuesday, 6/4 at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (5/29): Lecture
- Functions as Data: map, filter, reduce, ...
Thursday (5/30): Lab
- Work on Program #6 Program #6: Dictionary and Set Processing
  (due on Tuesday, 6/4 at 11:30pm)
Friday (5/31): Lecture
- Functions as Results
- Quiz #8: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
  (due on Monday 6/3: at the start of Lecture)
  PAPER MUST BE TURNED IN DURING LECTURE
  MODULE MUST BE TURNED IN VIA CHECKMATE