Weekly Schedule

ICS-31: Introduction to Programming

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

Monday (3/31): Lecture
- Course Overview
  Problems: 1, 3, 5, 9
- Distribute Academic Integrity Contract
  (please read for discussion at next lecture)
Tuesday (4/1): Lab
- Download and Install Python, Java, and Eclipse.
  Work through Python Programming in the Eclipse IDE
Wednesday (4/2): Lecture
- EBNF: A Notation to Describe Syntax
- Problems: 1, 2, 6, 7;
- Discuss Academic Integrity Contract
Thursday (4/3): Lab
- Start Program #0: Computing Infrastructure
  (due on Thursday, 4/10, at 11:30pm)
Friday (4/4): 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 Wednesday, 4/9, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (4/7): Lecture
- Defining Names in and from Modules
  Problems: 1, 2, 3, 5

Tuesday (4/8): Lab
- Work on Program #0: Computing Infrastructure
  (due on Thursday, 4/10, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (4/9): Lecture
- Quiz #1 due at the start of lecture
- Reading Headers and Calling Functions
  Problems: 1, 2
Thursday (4/10): Lab
- Start Program #1: Simple Scripts
  (due on Tuesday, 4/22, at 11:30pm)
Friday (4/11): Lecture
- Python Operators (5.1-5.2)
- Quiz #2: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  (due on Wednesday, 4/16, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (4/14): Lecture
- Expressions
  Problems: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8
Tuesday (4/15): Lab
- Work on Program #1: Simple Scripts
  (due on Tuesday, 4/22, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (4/16): Lecture
- Quiz #2 due at the start of lecture
- if Statements for decisions (Boxing Diagram)
  Problems: 2, 8, 10, 11, 12
Thursday (4/17): Lab
- Work on Program #1: Simple Scripts
  (due on Tuesday, 4/22, at 11:30pm)
Friday (4/18): 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 Wednesday, 4/23, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (4/21): Lecture
- Iteration and while loops
Tuesday (4/22): Lab
- Start Program #2: The Debug Perspective in Eclipse
  (due on Thursday, 4/24, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (4/23): Lecture
- Quiz #3 due at the start of lecture
- Exceptions and the try/except statement
Thursday (4/24): Lab
- Start Program #3: Intermediate Scripts
  (due on Thursday, 5/1, at 11:30pm)
Friday (4/25): Lecture
- Program Construction and Debugging
  Program Simplification
- Quiz #4: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  (due on Wednesday, 4/30, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (4/28): Lecture
- Writing Functions and Modules I
Tuesday (4/29): Lab
- Work on Program #3: Intermediate Scripts
  (due on Thursday, 5/1, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (4/30): Lecture
- Quiz #4 due at the start of lecture
- Writing Functions and Modules II functionproject
- Testing Functions driverbatch
Thursday (5/1): Lab
- Start Program #4: Functions and Control Structures
  (due on Tuesday, 5/13, at 11:30pm)
Friday (5/2): 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 Wednesday, 5/7, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (5/5): Lecture
- Lists
- Picturing Lists
Tuesday (5/6): Lab
- Work on Program #4: Functions and Control Structures Programming with Classes
  (due on Tuesday, 5/13, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (5/7): Lecture
- Quiz #5 due at the start of lecture
- List Processing 1
  Download listproject
Thursday (5/8): Lab
- Midterm Written Exam (covering Lectures 3/31-5/2)
Friday (5/9): Lecture
- List Processing 2 (Comprehensions)
  Download listproject
- No Quiz this weeekend: Work on Program #4

Monday (5/12): Lecture
- Tuples and Named Tuples
Tuesday (5/13): Lab
- Start Program #5 List Processing (due on Thursday, 5/22, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (5/14): Lecture
- Dictionaries
Thursday (5/15): Lab
- Work on Program #5 List Processing
  (due on Thursday, 5/22, at 11:30pm)
Friday (5/16): Lecture
- Dictionary Processing
  Download dictionaryproject
- Quiz #6: Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
  (due on Checkmate Wednesday, 5/21, at the start of Lecture)

Monday (5/19): Lecture
- Dictionary Processing (review)
Tuesday (5/20): Lab
- Work on Program #5 Writing Classes
  (due on Thursday, 5/22, at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (5/21): Lecture
- Quiz #7 due at the start of lecture
- Sets and Frozen Sets
- Download updateddictionaryproject
Thursday (5/22): Lab
- Start Program #6 : Dictionary and Set Processing
  (due on Wednesday, 6/4 at 11:30pm)
Friday (5/23): Lecture
- Using Classes
- No quiz this week

Monday (5/26): Lecture
- Holiday (No Classes): Memorial Day
Tuesday (5/27): Lab
- Work On Program #6: Dictionary and Set Processing
  (due on Wednesday, 6/4 at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (5/28): Lecture
Thursday (5/29): Lab
- Work on Program #6: Dictionary and Set Processing
  (due on Wednesday, 6/4 at 11:30pm)
Friday (5/30): Lecture
- Writing Classes (continued)
- Quiz #7 (no #8): Handed out in class
  (you can also download it on Friday after class)
  ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
  (both paper/Checkmate due on Wednesday 6/4: at the start of Lecture)

Monday (6/2): Lecture
- Functions as Results
Tuesday (6/3): Lab
- Work on Program #6: Dictionary and Set Processing
  (due on Wednesday, 6/4 at 11:30pm)
Wednesday (6/4): Lecture
- Quiz #7 due at the start of lecture (both paper and Checkmate)
- Functions as Data: map, filter, reduce, ...
Thursday (6/5): Lab
- In-Lab Programming Exam: From simple scripts to Dictionaries/Sets
Friday (6/6): Lecture
- Class Wrapup and Quick Review for Final Exam

Tuesday (6/10): Final Exam
- 1:30pm - 3:30pm
- SSH 100 (our regular classroom)
- Seating assignments will be emailed before the exam