CS 111 - Program Design I

Media Computation Section

Spring 2017 Semester

Semester Syllabus: syl111s17.pdf

Instructors and TAs

Meeting Times

Texts

• Introduction to Computing and Programming in PYTHON, A Multimedia Approach, 4th Edition
  
  • by Mark Guzdial & Barbara Ericson
  • ISBN: 0-13-402554-7
  • Main Web Page for Book

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  • Introducing Python, by Bill Lubanovic
  • Learning Python, by Mark Lutz
  • Python Programming in Context, by Bradley N. Miller; David L. Ranum

Exams

• Exam 1
  • Thursday, 2/16/17, during lecture
  • 20 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 2 Write Code Questions
  • Exam Topics
  • Earn 1% toward final letter grade by writing a possible exam question in Blackboard Forum

• Exam 2
  • Tuesday, 4/4/17, during lecture
  • 20 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 2 Write Function Questions
  • Exam Topics
  • Earn 1% toward final letter grade by writing a potential exam question in Blackboard Forum

• Final Exam
  • Monday 5/1/17 at 10:30am
  • 20 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 2 Write Code Questions
  • Exam Topics
  • Earn 1% toward final letter grade by writing a potential exam question in Blackboard Forum

Lecture Information: Notes and Examples

• Notes and Slides from Lectures
• Sample Code from Lectures

Assignments

• Programming Projects
• Lab Assignments

JES (Jython Environment for Students) Software

Resources that all students and teachers need:
Latest version of JES Stable (v5.02)
Or download one of these (you will only need one of these):

• JES 5.02 Windows with Installer (For most people, this is what you want.)
• JES 5.02 Windows ZIP if you ALREADY have a JRE
• JES 5.02 Windows ZIP which INCLUDES a JRE
• JES 5.02 Mac OS X Zip
• JES 5.02 Linux Zip

Proposed Semester Schedule

The following is the Proposed Schedule for the semester. The dates given may change!

Topics List

• Intro to Compution, Encoding of Data, CS as Process
• Variable, Data Types
• Assignment Statements, Arithmetic Operators
• Simple Input and Output
• Program/Example Domain: Turtle Drawings
• While Loops and Relational Operators
• Method Calls and Parameters
• Program/Example Domain: Picture Manipulation
• For Loops
• If Statements
• Boolean Operators
• Return Values from Methods
• Program/Example Domain: Sound Manipulation
• Array Usage
• String Usage

Useful Links

• Main Web Page for Book
• Python String Operations Example Page