Introduction to Computer Science I

CS 110-03, Fall 2011

MWF 2:15-3:20, HR 235

Professor: Peter Pacheco
Office: Harney 540
Phone: 422-6630
Email: user: peter, domain: cs.usfca.edu
Office Hours: Mon 4-5, Wed and Fri 10-11, and by appointment


TA's:
       Simon Piel
       Email: user: spiel, domain: dons.usfca.edu
       Office Hours: To be announced in HR 530 or HR 535
       Haley Smith
       Email: user: hrsmith, domain: usfca.edu
       Office Hours: To be announced in HR 530 or HR 535


Class Website: http://cs.usfca.edu/~peter/cs110
Class Mailing List: The earlier instructions for joining the list were incorrect. Please send your preferred email address to the instructor, and he'll add you to the list.
Once you're a member of the list you can also post messages by sending email to user cs110-03 in the domain cs.usfca.edu.


Text: Allen Downey, Python for Software Design: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
The manuscript for this book is freely available online at http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.html.
This text is not available in the bookstore. If you want a paper copy, you should order the book online.
The Python 2.6 Quick Reference may also be useful. It's available online at http://rgruet.free.fr/PQR26/PQR2.6.html


Prerequisites: None.


Coursework and Grades: I will base your final grade on 10 lab assigments, 5 programming assignments, 2 midterms, and a final exam, weighted as follows.
Lab assignments 10 @ 1.5% each 15%
Programs 1 and 2 6% each 12%
Programs 3, 4, and 5 8% each 24%
Midterms 2 @ 12% each 24%
Final Exam 25%
Total 100%
I will assign grades on a straight scale. Roughly, 90-100% is an A, 80-89% is a B, 65-79% is a C, 55-64% is a D, and 0-54% is an F.


Attendance and Lateness: Attendance is not required. However, you are responsible for all of the material covered in class, regardless of whether it is covered in the texts. Being late to class is unacceptable. You may have one unexcused late arrival. Subsequent late arrivals may affect your grade.


Academic Honesty: As a Jesuit institution committed to cura personalis - the care and education of the whole person - USF has an obligation to embody and foster the values of honesty and integrity. USF upholds the standards of honesty and integrity from all members of the academic community. All students are expected to know and adhere to the University's Honor Code. You can find the full text of the code online at http://www.usfca.edu/fogcutter.
From a practical standpoint it is fine for you to discuss lab assignments and programs with your classmates. Any other collaboration is unacceptable. In particular, copying another person's work is unacceptable. Students who violate these rules will receive an F in the course. Repeat violators may be subject to more severe penalties.


Computer Access: You may use any of the Computer Science Department computers in Harney 235, 530, and 536. You do not need to own a computer for this class.


Learning Outcomes: In this course students will learn
Tentative Course Outline:


Week Material
8/23-8/26 Preliminaries. Hardware, software, the shell.
8/29-9/2 Programs, variables, expressions, statements.
Lab 1 due Friday, 9/2.
9/6-9/9 Functions.
Lab 2 due Friday, 9/9.
9/12-9/16 More on functions, loops.
Program 1 due Friday, 9/16.
9/19-9/23 Branching and recursion.
Lab 3 due Monday, 9/19.
Lab 4 due Friday, 9/23.
9/26-9/30 More on functions and recursion.
Lab 5 due Friday, 9/30.
10/3-10/7 More on loops, algorithms.
Midterm 1, Monday, 10/3.
Program 2 due Friday, 10/7.
10/12-10/14 Structured types: strings.
Lab 6 due Friday, 10/14.
10/17-10/21 Structured types: lists.
Lab 7 due Friday, 10/21.
10/24-10/28 Structured types: dictionaries.
Program 3 due Friday, 10/28.
10/31-11/4 Structured types: tuples.
Lab 8 due Monday, 10/31.
Lab 9 due Friday, 11/4.
11/7-11/11 Files.
Lab 10 due Friday, 11/11.
11/14-11/18 Classes and objects.
Midterm 2, Wednesday, 11/16.
Program 4 due Friday, 11/18.
11/21-11/23 Classes and functions.
11/28-12/2 Classes and methods.
Lab 11 due Wednesday, 11/30.
12/5-12/7 Inheritance.
Lab 12 due Monday, 12/5.
Program 5 due Wednesday, 12/7.


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