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Week
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Day
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignment
Out |
Assignment
Due
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1
8/30
to
9/3 |
M
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Introduction and Class Overview |
Syllabus |
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W
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Variables, numeric expressions, types |
Ch. 1 |
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R
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Lab 1: IDE, CodeBat |
Ch. 2 |
Lab 1 |
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F
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Assignment, expressions, data types |
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2
9/6
to
9/10
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M
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Review syntax and semantics through assignment; function definition |
Downey Ch 1-3. |
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W
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Definite loops; more function defintion; prelab and pictures |
Sec. 2.6, Ch. 3 |
Prelab 2 |
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R
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Lab 2: The Basics |
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Lab 2 |
Lab 1; Prelab 2 |
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F
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More functions; Begin objects and Graphics |
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3
9/13
to
9/17 |
M
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Test 1 |
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W
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Objects and Graphics |
Ch. 4 (4.1-4.4) |
Prelab 3 |
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R
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Lab 3: Etch-a-Sketch |
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Lab 3 |
Lab 2; Prelab 3 |
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F
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Test 1 Redux -- Syntax and Semantics |
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4
9/20
to
9/24
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M
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Conditionals and booleans; more graphics |
Sec. 7.1, 7.2 |
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W
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If-then-else; loop patterns |
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CodeBat I |
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R
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Lab 4: Boolean Logic |
Sec. 8.4 |
Lab 4 |
Lab 3 |
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F
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Multiway-if; More loops |
Sec. 7.3 |
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5
9/27
to
10/1 |
M
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Complete loop design for iterating over a picture |
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W
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Integer representation and boolean functions |
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CodeBat II |
CodeBat I |
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R
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Lab 5: Sequences |
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Lab 5 |
Lab 4 |
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F
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Strings and Lists |
Sec. 5.1 - 5.3 |
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Lab 4 Logisim |
6
10/4
to
10/8
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M
|
Test preparation / Review |
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CodeBat II |
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W
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Test 2 |
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R
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Lab 6: Strings and Pictures |
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Lab 6 |
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F
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Pairs Programming |
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Lab 5 |
7
10/11
to
10/15
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M
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Test 2 Redux |
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W
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Loop Question; Processing with Strings and Files |
Sec. 5.4, 5.5, 5.9 |
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R
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Lab 7: Steganography |
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Lab 7; CodeBat III |
Lab 6 |
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F
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String Methods; while loop (with file line processing) |
Sec. 8.1, 8.2 |
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8
10/18
to
10/22
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M
|
Fall Study Day |
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W
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No class |
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R
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Lab 8: The Game of Life |
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Lab 8 |
Lab 7 |
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F
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Mutable vs. Immutable objects |
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CodeBat III |
9
10/25
to
10/29 |
M
|
Functions and function parameters |
Ch. 6 (esp. 6.4, 6.5) |
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W
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Loops and functions |
Sec. 8.3 |
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R
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Review |
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Lab 8 |
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F
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Test 3 |
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10
11/1
to
11/5
|
M
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Dictionaries |
Handout; Sec. 11.6 |
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W
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Lab 9: Dictionaries; Recursion |
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Lab 9 |
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R
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More dictionaries and recursion |
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F
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Recursion and Function Call Stack |
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11
11/8
to
11/12
|
M
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Recursion with Lists |
Sec. 13.2 |
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W
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Lab 10: Recursion and Performance |
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Lab 10 |
Lab 9 |
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R
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Defining Classes I |
Ch. 10; focus on 10.3 |
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F
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Defining Classes II |
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12
11/15
to
11/19 |
M
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Deck and Hand classes |
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W
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Lab 10; Final Project Proposal Due |
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R
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Test 4 |
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F
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| Thanksgiving Break |
13
11/29
to
12/3 |
M
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W
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R
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F
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14
12/6
to
12/10
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M
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W
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R
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F
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| 12/13 |
M |
Final Project Demonstrations |
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