Schedule

Week 1 (Introduction)

Oct 5

Course Introduction: Policy QuizEntry Survey
[Slides] [Heavy Box Game]

Oct 7

Introduction to Python: P4E.1
Terminology
Install: python, vscode, python for vscode, GitHub Copilot

Oct 9

Variables and Expressions: P4E.2

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 2 (Conditionals + Functions)

Oct 12

Conditionals (basics): P4E.3 (excluding 3.7)

Oct 14

Conditionals (practice): Notes

Oct 16

Functions 1: P4E.4

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 3 (Functions + Iteration)

Oct 19

Functions 2: Notes

Oct 21

Iteration (for loops): For-Loops

Oct 23

Iteration (while loops): While-Loops
P4E.5 (5.1-5.4)

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 4 (Iteration)

Oct 26

Iteration (Nested Loops): Notes

Oct 28

Iteration (Practice): Notes

Oct 30

Iteration (Turtle Graphics): Notes

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 5 (Strings + Lists)

Nov 2

Strings (Basics) + Quiz # 1: P4E.6
String Slicing

Nov 4

Strings (Iteration): P4E.6
Examples

Nov 6

Lists (Basics): TP.9 (excluding TP.9.12)
Visualization
Indexing

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 6 (Lists)

Nov 9

Lists (practice): Examples (part 1)

Nov 11

Lists (practice): Examples (part 2)

Nov 13

Lists (practice): Examples (part 3)

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 7 (2D Lists + Dictionaries)

Nov 16

Aliasing vs. Copying: Notes

Nov 18

2D Lists: Notes

Nov 20

Dictionaries: Notes

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 8 (Testing & SE)

Nov 23

Introduction to Sofware Engineering: Slides

Nov 25

Testing (Introduction): Slides

Nov 27

Testing (Practice): Notes

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 9 (Midterms + Algorithms)

Nov 30

Program Efficiency: Notes

Dec 2

Program Efficiency: Notes

Dec 4

Review

Week 10 (Data Representation)

Dec 7

Number Systems: Notes

Dec 9

Data Representation 1: Notes

Dec 11

Data Representation 2: Notes

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

⚠️ Note: Schedule below not yet updated for this semester

Week 11 (Security)

Dec 14

Passwords: Notes
Video

Dec 16

Encryption: Substitution Ciphers
Stream Ciphers

Dec 18

Public Key Cryptography: Video 1
Video 2

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 12 (Images & Animation)

Dec 21: Image Manipulation + Quiz # 2
Dec 23: Animation
Dec 25: WINTER BREAK

Week 13

Dec 28: WINTER BREAK
Dec 30: WINTER BREAK
Jan 1: WINTER BREAK

Week 14 (AI)

Jan 4

Text Classification (problem decomposition): Slides

Jan 6

Text Classification (implementation): Code

Jan 8

A Machine Learning Premier: Slides

HW

Exercises Self-Assessment

Week 15

Jan 11: Review
Jan 13: Review
Jan 15: Review