Spring 2015 CS1301 Calendar

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▸ Week 1: Mon January 5th-9th - Introduction, Background, and Graphics

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Jan 5th	Read Chapter 1 - The way of the program from How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (thinkCSpy) Course Syllabus WhatIsAllowed.pdf	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 Jan 7th	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 Jan 9th	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: January 12-16th - Functions & Expressions

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Jan 12th	HW0 Due! Read Chapter 4 - Functions (thinkCSpy)	Functions.ppt Class Video: Functions & Base 10 [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Wednesday Jan 14th	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 Jan 16th	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: January 19th-23rd - Control Flow & Iteration

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, Jan 19th	M.L.K, Jr. National Holiday - No Classes!
Wednesday Jan 21st	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 Jan 23rd	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: January 26th - 30th - Iteration, Strings & History

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, Jan 26th	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, Jan 28th	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, Jan 30th	HW 3 due before 11:55pm	Short History of Computing.ppt Class Video: History [Download .MOV] [webcast] Video: Programming the PDP11

▸ Week 5: February 2nd-6th - Lists, Exam

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Feb 2nd	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 cs1301-exam1-fall2014.pdf cs1301-exam1-fall2014-answers.pdf
Tues	TA Led Review Session: 7:30pm, Location: CULC 152.
Wednesday, Feb 4th	EXAM 1	cs1301-exam1-spring2015.pdf cs1301-exam1-spring2015-answers.pdf
Recitation	RA: Avoid Walls Chapter 6 - Insect-like Behaviors from LCWR. Watch: Robot Funkytown
Friday Feb 6th	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: Feburary 9th-13th - Compound Data Types - Lists, Tuples, Robot Sensors

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Feb 9th	Chapter 9 -Tuples from ThinkCSpy	Class Video: Robot Sensors & Motors [Download .MOV] [webcast] RobotSensors.ppt
Wednesday Feb 11th	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 Feb 13th	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: Feburary 16th-20th - File Input/Output (FileIO) & Dictionaries

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Feb 16th	Read Chapter 12- Modules from ThinkCSpy Read Chapter 13 - Files from ThinkCSpy	Code:web.py - Creates a webpage that includes robots sensor data.
Wednesday Feb 18th	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, Feb 20th	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: Feburary 23rd-27th - Images & Computer Vision

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday Feb 23rd	Read Chapter 8 - Sights and Sounds from LCWR.	images.ppt Code:picture.py Code:obamicon.py
Wednesday, Feb 25th	Snow Day! Chapter 9: Image Processing & Perception from LCWR.
Recitation	Pair work on HW5
Friday, Feb 27th	HW 5 Due before 11:55pm Last day to drop individual courses with a grade of "W" and change grade mode for courses.	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]

▸ Week 9: March 2nd-6th - & EXAM 2

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, Mar 2nd		Class Video: Computer Vision 2 [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Wednesday, March 4th	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 cs1301-exam2-fall2014.pdf cs1301-exam2-fall2014-answers.pdf
Recitation	pair_programming_partner_evaluation.pdf
Friday, March 6th	EXAM 2	cs1301-exam2b-spring2015.pdf cs1301-exam2b-spring2015-answers.pdf

▸Week 10: March 9th-13th- OpenSCAD / 3D Printing & Barcodes

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday March 9th	OpenSCAD Watch: Project Daniel - Not Impossible's 3D Printing Arms for Children Watch: Using a 3D printer to make a prosthetic hand	OpenSCAD.org website UsingOpenSCAD.pdf OpenSCAD-Example.pdf OpenSCAD User Manual 10 things to know about OpenSCAD The President, in 3D
Wednesday March 11th	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	FileIO-RA.pdf and robo.txt	Robotic planter finds the best light
Friday March 13th	HW 6 (Line Sensing) 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

Spring Break! March 16th-20th

▸ Week 11: March 23rd-27th - Searching & Sorting

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, March 23rd	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, March 25th	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, March 27th	Lab 4 Due before 11:55pm	Example Code: listDict_speed.py

▸ Week 12: March 30th- April 3rd - Functional Programming & Recursion

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, March 30th	Read This webpage on Functional Programming.	Class Video: BigO practice problems, Special FX Questions, Intro to Functional Programming [Download .MOV] [webcast]
Wednesday, April 1st	Re-Read Chapter 18 - Recursion from ThinkCSpy.	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, April 3rd	HW 7 (Special FX) due before 11:55pm.	Class Video: Functional Programming examples, File I/O, Recursion [Download .MOV] [webcast]

▸ Week 13: April 6th-10th - Objects & Tag Cloud Example

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, April 6th	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, April 8th	Read Chapter 10 - Artificial Intelligence from Learning Computing With Robots. Read this story about the annual Loebner Prize contest	Eliza in Python 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, April 10th		Class Video: Tag Cloud 2 [Download .MOV] [webcast] Lecture Video:ttt1.mpeg ttt2.mpeg Code sample: ttt.py

▸ Week 14: April 13th-17th - Exam 3 & Javascript

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, April 13th	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 cs1301-exam3-fall2014.pdf cs1301-exam3-fall2014-answers.pdf
Tuesday April 14th	TA Led Review Session: CULC 152 7:30pm-9:30pm
Wednesday, April 15th	EXAM 3	cs1301-exam3a-spring2015.pdf cs1301-exam3a-spring2015-answers.pdf
Recitation	Movies
Friday, April 17th		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: April 20th-24th n-grams, Quicksort, Review

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday, April 20th	HW9 Due! No late turnin!	Class Video: nGrams [Download .MOV] [webcast] Code: ngrams.py Text file: msnd.txt What we learned from 5 million books
Wednesday, April 22nd	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	pair_programming_partner_evaluation.pdf
Friday, April 24th	Review

▸ Bonus Material

Day	Readings/Assignments	Resources
Monday
Wednesday		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

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: Friday May 1st 8:00am-10:50am (Period 14)

10 am class (B sections) Final Exam: Monday April 27th 11:30-2:20pm (Period 2)