Fall 2014 CS1301 Calendar

References

Week 1: August 18th-22nd- Introduction, Background, and Graphics

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Aug 18th	Read Chapter 1 - The way of the program from How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (thinkCSpy) Course Syllabus WhatIsAllowed.pdf Read Chapter 2 - Variables, expressions, and statements (thinkCSpy)	Why Python is cool. GIMP download CamelCase CS1301 - How it fits.ppt Spring 2012 class webpage. Fall 2012 class webpage Fall 2011 class webpage Spring 2011 class webpage Class Video: Introduction to Class [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Wednesday Aug 20th	Read Chapter 2 - Variables, expressions, and statements (thinkCSpy)	VariablesTypesMath.ppt keywords vs. identifiers Douglas Engelbart - NLS demo video Class Video: Variables, Expressions & Graphics [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Recitation	Read Chapter 1 - The World of Robots from Learning Computing With Robots (LCWR).	VIDEO: How to install Calico on a Mac Myro Robot Reference Manual Functions and Commands used by Myro. Calico Graphics Objects Interface Calico Graphics Reference.pdf Code:face.py
Friday Aug 22nd	Read Chapter 8 - Sights and Sounds (pgs 157-168) (LCWR)	List of Python 3 Modules (look at the math module) Scribbler Dancing video. AI for Games Class Video: Graphics & User Input [Download .MOV] [webcast]

Week 2: August 25th - 29th - Functions & Expressions

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Aug 25th	HW0 Due! Read Chapter 4 - Functions (thinkCSpy)	Functions.ppt Class Video: Functions & Base 10 [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Wednesday Aug 27th	Read Chapter 6 - Fruitful Functions from thinkCSpy	Class Video: Base 2,8,16 [Download .MOV] [webcast] Algorithms.ppt
Recitation	Watch Video:Fun with Pair Programming Read Chapter 2 - Personal Robots (LCWR) RA_Circles.pdf	Check T-Square for your Pair Programming Assignments Decimal to Binary conversion Binary to Decimal conversion 0-255 Conversion Table Conversion Calculator Conversion Worksheet - Practice Problems KACB Walkway
Friday Aug 29th	Read Chapter 5 - Conditionals from thinkCSpy HW1 DUE before 11:55pm	Code:if_statement_example.py Code:simpleFlee.py Code:recursiveFlee.py Class Video: Functions/Review [Download .MOV] [webcast] Class Video: Conditionals [Download .MOV] [webcast]

Week 3: September 2nd-5th - Control Flow & Iteration

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, September 1st	DragonCon - No Classes!
Wednesday Sep 3rd	Read Chapter 7 - Iteration from thinkCSpy.	code:rec_factorial.py Review Video:Explanation and example of Simple Recursion Chapter 18 - Recursion from ThinkCSpy. Class Video: Iteration [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Recitation	Pair Programming: HW2 Read Chapter 3- Building Robot Brains from LCWR
Friday Sep 5th	Read Chapter 4 - Sensing from Within from LCWR. Lab 1 due before 11:55pm	code:flee.py Code:fact_2_ways.py Class Video: Looping [Download .MOV] [webcast]

Week 4: September 8th-12th - Iteration, Strings & History

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, Sep 8th	Chapter 8 - Strings from ThinkCSpy. HW 2 due before 11:55pm Read Chapter 19 (Exceptions) from ThinkCSpy	Dream Spark (a.k.a.) MSDN Academic Alliance Class Video: Strings / Try & Except [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Wednesday, Sep 10th	Read everything in the Readings column above today again!	Code(Calico/Python3):get_int_calico.py Code:turn5while.py turn5for.py turn5rec.py
Recitation	Bring your Robots! Read Chapter 5 - Sensing the World from LCWR.	Quickstart Guide.pdf Windows - Bluetooth Setup [VIDEO] Macintosh - Bluetooth Setup Scribbler Setup Fluke Setup
Friday, Sep 12th	HW 3 due before 11:55pm	Short History of Computing.ppt Class Video: History [Download .MOV] [webcast] Video: Programming the PDP11

TA Led Review Session: Sunday 9/14 from 3-5pm in CULC 152

Week 5: September 15th-19th - Lists, Exam

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Sep 15th	EXAM 1 Review	Python-review1.ppt Exam 1 Vocabulary List Sample Problems Code:funcs.py cs1301-fall09-exam1.pdf cs1301-fall09-exam1-answers.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2010.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2010-answers.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2011.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2011-answers.pdf cs1301-exam1-spring2011.pdf cs1301-exam1-spring2011-answers.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2012.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2012-answers.pdf cs1301-exam1-spring2013.pdf cs1301-exam1-spring2013-answers.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2013.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2013-answers.pdf cs1301-exam1-spring2014.pdf cs1301-exam1-spring2014-answers.pdf
Tues Sep 16th	TA Led Review Session: CULC 152 - 7:30pm
Wednesday, Sep 17th	EXAM 1	cs1301-exam1-fall2014.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2014-answers.pdf
Recitation	RA: Avoid Walls Chapter 6 - Insect-like Behaviors from LCWR. Watch: Robot Funkytown
Friday Sep 19th	Lab 2 Due Chapter 11 - Lists from ThinkCSpy. What is Clean Code?	Code Samples:stringStuff.py Python Data Types reference Code:rec1.py Class Video: Strings [Download .MOV] [webcast] Code: (Calico/Python3)list_examples_calico.py Class Video: Lists [Download .MOV] [webcast]

Week 6: September 22nd-26th - Compound Data Types - Lists, Tuples, Robot Sensors

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Sep 22nd	Chapter 9 -Tuples from ThinkCSpy	Class Video: Robot Sensors & Motors [Download .MOV] [webcast] RobotSensors.ppt
Wednesday Sep 24th	Chapter 7 - Behavior Control from LCWR.	Code:behavior.py - subsumption architecture behavior control of the robot. Code: behavior2.py Class Video: Lists2 & Tuples [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Recitation	RA-Avoid Walls demos
Friday Sep 26th	Progress Report Grades next week HW 4 due before 11:55pm	Code:(Python3/Calico) bouncingBall.py Code: (Python3/Calico) BouncingBallsCalico.py Code: (Python3/Calico)keyBallsCalico.py Class Video: BouncingBall [Download .MOV] [webcast]

Week 7: September 29th - October 3rd - File Input/Output (FileIO) & Dictionaries

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Sep 29th	Read Chapter 12- Modules from ThinkCSpy Read Chapter 13 - Files from ThinkCSpy	Code:web.py - Creates a webpage that includes robots sensor data.
Wednesday Oct 1st	Read Sections 1 & 2 (Namespaces, and Namespaces in Python), of this Webpage	Code: filter_comments.py Code: fileCopy.py Code: robotScript.py Required data file: robotCommands.txt Class Video: Reading Files [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Recitation	RA_robot_lists.pdf Watch Chapter 1 (A Hard Problem) of The Great Robot Race 6min 33sec. Watch Chapter 2 (The Red Army) of The Great Robot Race 7min 41sec
Friday, Oct 3rd	Lab 3 - Webpage Due before 11:55 pm! Read about the Pickle Module Read: Chapter 20 - Dictionaries from ThinkCSpy.	Class Video: Dictionaries [Download .MOV] [webcast] Code: dictionarySpanish.py Code: letterFreq.py Code: craps.py

Week 8: October 6th-10thth - Images & Computer Vision

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Oct 6th	Read Chapter 8 - Sights and Sounds from LCWR.	images.ppt Code:picture.py Code:obamicon.py
Wednesday, Oct 8th	Chapter 9: Image Processing & Perception from LCWR.	Code (Python3/Calico): findGreenWall.py Class Video: Computer Vision [Download .MOV] [webcast] Sample "robot" photos of the robot color arena: rca1.gif - Green Wall rca2.gif - Blue Wall rca3.gif - Yellow Wall rca4.gif - Red Wall High Res Fluke2 photos: [green] [yellow] [red] [blue]
Recitation	Pair work on HW5
Friday, Oct 10th	HW 5 Due before 11:55pm Last day to drop individual courses with a grade of "W" and change grade mode for courses.	Class Video: Computer Vision 2 [Download .MOV] [webcast]

Week 9: October 13th-17th - Fall Break & EXAM 2

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, Oct 13th	Fall Break - No Classes!
Wednesday, Oct 15th	Exam Review	Class Video: Review-2 [Download .MOV] [webcast] Python-review2.ppt VLC video player for mpeg files Review Lecture Video (1/2) Review1.mpeg Review Lecture Video (2/2) Review2.mpeg Exam2-vocab-list.txt Jeopardy Game.ppt cs1301-exam2-fall09.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall09-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring10.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring10-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2010.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2010-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring2011.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring2011-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2011.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2011-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring2012.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring2012-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2012.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2012-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring2013.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring2013-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2013-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring2014.pdf cs1301-exam2-spring2014-answers.pdf
Recitation	FileIO-RA.pdf and robo.txt pair_programming_partner_evaluation.pdf
Thursday Oct 16th	TA Led Review Session: CULC 114 7:30pm
Friday, October 17th	EXAM 2	cs1301-exam2-fall2014.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2014-answers.pdf

Week 10: October 20th - 24th - OpenSCAD / 3D Printing & Barcodes

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Oct 20th	OpenSCAD Watch: Using a 3D printer to make a prosthetic hand Project Daniel - Not Impossible's 3D Printing Arms for Children	OpenSCAD.org website UsingOpenSCAD.pdf OpenSCAD-Example.pdf OpenSCAD User Manual 10 things to know about OpenSCAD The President, in 3D
Wednesday Oct 22nd	Read Code 39 Specification from the barcodeman.com website.	Lecture Slides:barcodes.ppt Free Barcode Generator Code:code39dict.py barcode_1_9.gif Class Video: Barcodes 1 [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Recitation		Robotic planter finds the best light
Friday Oct 24th	HW 6 (Stoplight) due before 11:55pm.	Class Video: Barcodes 2 [Download .MOV] [webcast] Code Calico/Python3: scan_barcode_calico.py Needed example barcode picture: barcode_color.gif Print your own: A-Ebarcodes.doc Video Lectures: barcodes1.mpeg barcodes2.mpeg barcodes3.mpeg

Week 11: October 27th - 31st - Searching & Sorting

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, Oct 27th	Read about a Linear Search "algorithm" Read about the Binary Search Algorithm Play with the insertion sort Animator or here Read about the Insertion Sort Algorithm Then see an insertion sort implemented in python	Class Video: Searching [Download .MOV] [webcast] Sorting Algorithms animated side-by-side Code:bubbleSort.py Sorting algorithm animation applet.
Wednesday, Oct 29th	Watch an animated merge sort Read about Merge Sort. Then look at this implementation of MergeSort in Python.	Class Video: Sorting [Download .MOV] [webcast] Code:sorts.py
Recitation	RA-colorswap.txt RA_colorswap_source.jpg RA_colorswap_source.gif
Friday, Oct 31st	Lab 4 Due before 11:55pm	Example Code: listDict_speed.py

Week 12: November 3rd-7th - Functional Programming & Recursion

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, Nov 3rd	Read This webpage on Functional Programming.	Class Video: BigO practice problems, Special FX Questions, Intro to Functional Programming [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Wednesday, Nov 5th		Class Video: Functional Programming [Download .MOV] [webcast] Sample Code:printComments.py Introduction to the Fibonacci sequence by Tool (Lateralus) More information about the Fibonacci series on Wikipedia Code Sample:fibonacci.py
Recitation
Friday, Nov 7th	HW 7 (Special FX) due before 11:55pm. Read Chapter 18 - Recursion from ThinkCSpy.	Class Video: Functional Programming examples, File I/O, Recursion [Download .MOV] [webcast]

Week 13: November 10th-14th - Tag Cloud Example

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, Nov 10th	Read Chapter 10 - Artificial Intelligence from Learning Computing With Robots. Read this story about the annual Loebner Prize contest	Eliza in Python
Wednesday, Nov 12th		Class Video: Tag Cloud 1 [Download .MOV] [webcast] Code Sample: tagcloud.py Input file:art_of_war.txt Common words: common.txt Example output:tc_out.html
Recitation		Example Movies from previous classes: Packman RoboMovie The Scribbling Evel Knivel Robot Predator Scribbler Standoff Cops Indy-Dance Party Cow Death
Friday, Nov 14th		Class Video: Tag Cloud 2 [Download .MOV] [webcast] Lecture Video:ttt1.mpeg ttt2.mpeg Code sample: ttt.py

Week 14: November 17th-21st - Exam 3 & Javascript

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, Nov 17th	HW8 - Movies due Exam Review	Class Video: Exam 3 Review [Download .MOV] [webcast] Exam 3 vocab list.txt exam3-study-guide-cs1301.pdf searching_sorting_bigO_practice.pdf Simple examples shown in class cs1301-exam3-fall09.pdf cs1301-exam3-fall09-answers.pdf cs1301-exam3-fall2010.pdf cs1301-exam3-fall2010-answers.pdf FileIO_FunctionalProgramming.pdf Quick Reference cs1301-exam3-fall2011.pdf cs1301-exam3-fall2011-answers.pdf cs1301-exam3-spring2011.pdf cs1301-exam3-spring2011-answers.pdf cs1301-exam3-fall2012.pdf cs1301-exam3-fall2012-answers.pdf cs1301-exam3-spring2012-answers.pdf cs1301-exam3-spring2013.pdf cs1301-exam3-spring2013-answers.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2013-answers.pdf cs1301-exam3-spring2014.pdf cs1301-exam3-spring2014-answers.pdf
Wednesday, Nov 19th	EXAM 3	cs1301-exam3-fall2014.pdf cs1301-exam3-fall2014-answers.pdf
Recitation	Movies
Friday, Nov 21st		Class Video: Javascript for Python Programmers [Download .MOV] [webcast] Javascript for Python Programmers.PPT Kissing Trail Tower of Hanoi Fancy JavaScript Games Javascript game examples with source code Learn More about JavaScript alert box for loop

Week 15: November 24th-26th: n-grams, Quicksort, Thanksgiving

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, November 24th		Class Video: nGrams [Download .MOV] [webcast] Code: ngrams.py Text file: msnd.txt What we learned from 5 million books
Wednesday, November 26th	Class Video: Quicksort [Download .MOV] [webcast]	Code: parallel_quicksort.py Read: How To Use cx_Freeze and the main cx_Freeze website w/ downloads CX Freeze on the Mac instructions cx_Freeze demo files: Full Zip file with extra software installers and instructions canvasDemo.py hello.py setup.py
Recitation	Canceled due to Thanksgiving!
Friday, Nov 28th	No Class: Thanksgiving

Week 16: Review & Bonus Material

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Dec 1st	Lab 5 Due! No Late Turnin! Read: Chapter 15 - Objects and Classes - The Basics from ThinkCSpy Read: Chapter 16 - Classes and Objects - Digging a little deeper	Class Video: Objects and Classes [Download .MOV] [webcast] Code:classExample.py Code:cashRegister.py Code:animalsEating.py
Wednesday Dec 3rd		Class Video: Plot Stars [Download .MOV] [webcast] Code (python3/Calico):plot_stars_calico.py stars.txt Code Sample:starmap_constellations.py stars.txt BigDipper_lines.txt Cas_lines.txt Gemini_lines.txt UrsaMajor_lines.txt Bootes_lines.txt Cyg_lines.txt Hydra_lines.txt UrsaMinor_lines.txt
Recitation
Friday Dec 5th	Review	See review material below

A TA led Review Session Recording [Download .MOV] [webcast]

Review Material

Part of the Course	Resources
Beginning	Class Video: Final Review 1 [Download .MOV] [webcast] A Final Study Guide.pdf Review Session MP3 (fall 2008)
Middle	Class Video: Final Review 2 [Download .MOV] [webcast]
End	Class Video: Final Review 3 [Download .MOV] [webcast] Day by Day List of Topics covered in CS 1301 in Fall 2009 FinalReviewGuideV6.2-Calico.pdf CS 1301 Study Guide

Final Schedule

9 am class (A sections) Final Exam: Wednesday Dec 10th, 8am-10:50am (Period 7)

10 am class (B sections) Final Exam: Friday Dec 12th, 11:30am-2:20pm (Period 14)