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Computer Programming Introduction

New York University

Department of Computer Science

Schedule

Date Class Topics Notes Helpful resources Quiz due Assignment due
5/22 1 Overview 1. Syllabus
2. Why are you here?
3. Variables, literals, & expressions
1. Basic computer concepts
2. terminology
   
5/23 2 Input & output - Discord for Education
- Input & output
1. Clone from GitHub
2. Setup Python in Visual Studio Code
Optional: Wentworth et al., Chapter 1
Student intake questionnaire 1. Complete consent form
2. Join Discord
3. Set up Python
4. Complete practice project
5/24 3 Data types Data types Optional: Wentworth et al, Chapter 2 Basic computer concepts  
5/25 4 Strings 1. Strings
2. raw strings
3. formatting strings
Optional: Wentworth et al, Chapter 8 Numeric expressions Input & output
5/29 n/a no class        
5/30 5 Boolean logic Boolean logic   Data types, variables, and literals Data types
5/31 6 Decision-making - Decision-making
- Flow charts
Optional: Wentworth et al, Chapter 5 String operations  
6/1 7 Functions Functions Optional: Wentworth et al, Chapter 4 Boolean expressions  
6/5 8 Functions   Optional: Wentworth et al, Chapter 6 Decision-making Boolean logic
6/6 9 Review Review     Decision-making
6/7 10 Exam 1       Exam 1 practice
6/8 11 Modules Modules     String operations
6/12 12 Exam #1 post-mortem       Functions
6/13 13 For loops For loops Optional: Wentworth et al, Chapter 7 Functions  
6/14 14 Text files Text files Optional: Wentworth et al, Chapter 13    
6/15 15 While loops While loops   For loops For loops
6/19 n/a no class        
6/20 16 Loops recap Loops recap      
6/21 17 Lists Lists Optional: Wentworth et al, Chapter 11 While loops While loops
6/22 18 More Lists More Lists      
6/26 19 Dictionaries Dictionaries Optional: Wentworth et al, Chapter 20 Lists Lists
6/27 20 More Dictionaries More Dictionaries      
6/28 21 Review     Dictionaries Dictionaries
(no late work accepted past this date)
6/29 22 Exam 2     Student outtake questionnaire