Columns "Release*" and "Deadline*" do not include labs, to reduce visual clutter. Labs come in pairs, and each pair is due the Friday/Monday after release unless otherwise noted.
Week | Day | Date | Topic (Lecture Recordings) | Lab | Release* | Deadline* | Comments |
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1 | Tue | Jan 25 | Types & Expressions | Lab 1 & Lab 2 : types and expressions | |||
Thu | Jan 27 | Variables & Assignments | |||||
2 | Tue | Feb 1 | Functions & Modules | Lab 3 & Lab 4 (module basics) | |||
Thu | Feb 3 | Defining Functions | |||||
3 | Tue | Feb 8 | Strings | Lab 5 and Lab 6 : strings, testing | Mon Feb 7: Add deadline | ||
Thu | Feb 10 | Specifications & Testing | A1 out | ||||
4 | Tue | Feb 15 | Objects | Lab 7 & Lab 8 : testing and debugging | Prelim 1 alternate time request form goes live | ||
Thu | Feb 17 | Conditionals & Control Flow |
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5 | Tue | Feb 22 | Memory in Python | Lab 9 & Lab 10 : objects, conditionals (oink!), lists | A2 out [solutions] | Prelim 1 alternate time requests due | |
Thu | Feb 24 | Lists & Sequences | A1 revision instructions | Prelim 1 material stops here (but includes this lecture); Prelim 1 Study Guide | |||
6 | Tue | Mar 1 | February Break: no classes |
No new lab exercises. Tue labs: not staffed. Wed labs: drop-in office hours. |
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Thu | Mar 3 | Prelim 1 Review Session |
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7 | Tue | Mar 8 | NO CLASS - open office hours | No new lab exercises. Tue labs: drop-in office hours. Wed labs: not staffed |
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Thu | Mar 10 | Iteration & For-Loops | A3 out. A3 optional: real state-of-the-union data; solutions | ||||
8 | Tue | Mar 15 | Nested Lists and Dictionaries | Lab 11 & Lab 12 : for-loops, lists, dictionaries | |||
Thu | Mar 17 | Recursion | A3 optional extension out Fri 3/18 | A3 due Sun 3/20, but Mon 3/21 submission OK. | Sun 3/20 prelim 1 catch-up session; Mon 3/21 For-loop catch-up session; Tues 3/29 Recursion catch-up session | ||
9 | Tue | Mar 22 | Recursion (cont'd) | Lab 13 & Lab 14 : recursion | A4 out |
Mon 3/21: last day to drop without 'W' ; | |
Thu | Mar 24 | Classes | Prelim 2 alternate time request form goes live Fri 3/25 | 10 | Tue | Mar 29 | Classes (cont'd) |
Lab 15
&
Lab 16
: classes (Blackjack)
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Tue 3/29 recursion catch-up session |
Thu | Mar 31 | Classes in action! | A5 out [Alt version of a5_music.py with URLs for all songs, solution] | A4 due Fri 4/1; Prelim 2 alternate time request form due Fri 4/1 |
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Tue | Apr 5 | Spring Break: no classes | |||||
Thu | Apr 7 | ||||||
11 | Tue | Apr 12 | Subclasses and Inheritance | Lab sessions = Open drop-in office hours | Lab 16 extended to Wed 4/13 | Prelim 2 material stops here (edit: we later decided that subclasses and inheritance will not be on the exam); Prelim 2 Study Guide | |
Thu | Apr 14 | Prelim 2 Review Session | A5 due |
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12 | Tue | Apr 19 | NO CLASS - open office hours | No new lab exercises. Tu: labs = drop-in office hours. Wed: labs not staffed |
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Thu | Apr 21 | More on Subclassing | |||||
13 | Tue | Apr 26 | While Loops | Lab 17 and Lab 18: subclasses | A6 out 4/29 [solutions] | ||
Thu | Apr 28 | Programming with Subclasses | Engineering students only, the last day to drop (requires petition signed by faculty advisor) is Fri Apr 29th. More details from Engineering. | ||||
14 | Tue | May 3 | Sorting and Searching | Lab sessions = drop-in office hours open to all. | |||
Thu | May 5 | More on Algorithms for Sorting | A6 due Mon 5/9 | ||||
15 | Tue | May 10 | Final exam review | No new lab exercises, no staff at labs. |
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Sun | May 15 | Final exam: 7-9:30 PM in Barton Hall 100 Center & East |