Calendar
This page gives you a high level overview of the what the course will cover. Of course, the
lectures are subject to change; this page will be updated as changes are made.
For a more detailed breakdown of each of the events, as well as class handounts, you should refer
to the
outline of lectures page.
| Week |
Date |
Event |
Topic |
Reading |
| 1 |
29 Aug |
Lecture 1 |
Types and Expressions |
Chapter 1; Section 2.1 |
| 2 |
3 Sep |
Lecture 2 |
Variables and Assignments |
Sections 2.2-2.9 |
|
Lab 1 |
Evaluating Expressions |
Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 5 Sep |
Lecture 3 |
Strings, Functions, and Modules |
Chapter 8 (not 8.6, 8.11) |
| 3 |
10 Sep |
Lecture 4 |
User-Defined Functions |
Sections 3.1-3.8, Sections 6.1-6.4 |
|
Lab 2 |
Functions, Strings, and Modules |
The Python Library |
| 12 Sep |
Lecture 5 |
Objects |
|
| 4 |
17 Sep |
Lecture 6 |
Specifications and Testing |
Docstrings in Python |
|
Lab 3 |
Modules and Testing |
Sections 3.1-3.8 |
| 19 Sep |
Lecture 7 |
Conditionals and Control Flow |
Sections 5.1-5.7 |
| 5 |
24 Sep |
Lecture 8 |
Algorithm Design |
Chapter 4 |
|
Lab 4 |
Assignment 1 |
|
| 26 Sep |
Lecture 9 |
Memory and the Call Stack |
Sections 3.9-3.10 |
| 6 |
1 Oct |
Lecture 10 |
Asserts and Error Handling |
|
|
Lab 5 |
Conditionals and Asserts |
|
| 3 Oct |
Lecture 11 |
Lists (and Sequences) |
Sections 10.0-10.2 and 10.4-10.6 |
| 7 |
8 Oct |
Lecture 12 |
For-Loops |
Sections 8.4, 8.7; Chapter 10 |
|
Lab 6 |
Lists and For-Loops |
Chapter 10 |
| 10 Oct |
Lecture 13 |
More with Sequences |
Chapter 11 |
| 8 |
15 Oct |
|
FALL BREAK |
|
| 17 Oct |
Lecture 14 |
Recursion |
Section 5.8-5.10 |
Prelim 1 |
Up to Lecture 12 |
|
| 9 |
22 Oct |
Lecture 15 |
More on Recursion |
Sections 6.5-6.8 |
|
Lab 7 |
Recursion Exercises |
Sections 5.8 - 5.10 |
| 24 Oct |
Lecture 16 |
Classes |
Chapters 15, 16 |
| 10 |
29 Oct |
Lecture 17 |
Using Classes Effectively |
Chapter 17 |
|
Lab 8 |
Blackjack |
Chapter 15, 17 |
| 31 Oct |
Lecture 18 |
Advanced Class Design |
Chapter 18 |
| 11 |
5 Nov |
Lecture 19 |
Subclasses and Inheritance |
Chapter 18 |
|
Lab 9 |
Properties and Subclasses |
Sections 18.7-18.10 |
| 7 Nov |
Lecture 20 |
Classes as Types |
Errors and Exceptions |
| 12 |
12 Nov |
Lecture 21 |
While Loops |
Chapter 7 |
|
Lab 10 |
While-Loops |
|
| 14 Nov |
Lecture 22 |
Loop Invariants |
Loop Invariants |
Prelim 2 |
Lectures 13 through 20 |
|
| 13 |
19 Nov |
Lecture 23 |
Controllers and OO Design |
Model-View-Controller for Noobs |
|
Lab 11 |
Loops and Invariants |
|
| 21 Nov |
Lecture 24 |
Sequence Algorithms |
Chapter 13 |
| 14 |
26 Nov |
Lecture 25 |
Sequence Algorithms (cont.) |
|
| 28 Nov |
|
THANKSGIVING |
|
| 15 |
3 Dec |
Lecture 26 |
Sorting |
|
|
Lab 12 |
Sequence Algorithms |
|
| 5 Dec |
Lecture 27 |
Where to From Here? |
|
| 17 |
16 Dec |
Final Exam |
All Lectures |
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