Topics
| Topics | textbook |
booklet |
Web links | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug | M/1 | Introductions, The idea of an algorithm | |||
| 26 Aug | W/1 | How to read a textbook, Hello world | |||
| 28 Aug | F/1 | Input/output, Comments | Ch. 1 | Ch 1 | |
| 31 Aug | M/2 | for loops, range | Ch. 2 | Ch 2 | |
| 02 Sep | W/2 | ||||
| 04 Sep | F/2 | Quantitative Reasoning and Research Questions | p1-4 | ||
| 09 Sep | W/3 | Workable quantitative questions | p5-7 | ||
| 11 Sep | F/3 | Arithmetic and operations | Ch 3 (through 3.3) | ||
| 14 Sep | M/4 | Math, Random numbers | Ch. 3 | Ch 3 (3.4 to end) | |
| 16 Sep | W/4 | Limitations of a QR process | p8-10 | ||
| 18 Sep | F/4 | if and blocks, Comparisons and booleans, and or not | Ch. 4 | Ch 4 | |
| 21 Sep | M/5 | Blocks and nesting, Flowcharts | |||
| 23 Sep | W/5 | else, elif | |||
| 28 Sep | M/6 | Interpreting results of a quant question | p11-14 | ||
| 30 Sep | W/6 | Test cases, Practicing, with codingbat | CodingBat | ||
| 02 Oct | F/6 | ||||
| 05 Oct | M/7 | Strings | Ch. 6 | Ch 6 | |
| 07 Oct | W/7 | String slicing | |||
| 12 Oct | M/8 | Lists, List operations, Looping over lists | Ch. 7 | Ch 7 | |
| 14 Oct | W/8 | Standard list-loop algorithms | Ch. 5 | Ch 5 | |
| 16 Oct | F/8 | More list practice | |||
| 19 Oct | M/9 | Resolving limitations, QR: Putting it together, Checking results for reasonability, Writing the quant program, Project overview | Bikeshare data | ||
| 21 Oct | W/9 | Multiple assignment, .split, .join, Adding and removing items | 5.3, 7.4, 8.2, 8.3 | ||
| 23 Oct | F/9 | List-loop practice | |||
| 26 Oct | M/10 | Text files | Ch. 12 | Ch 12 | |
| 28 Oct | W/10 | CSV files | |||
| 30 Oct | F/10 | TBD | |||
| 02 Nov | M/11 | Dictionaries | Ch. 11 | Ch 11 | |
| 04 Nov | W/11 | Dictionary practice, List comprehensions | Sec. 8.4 and 8.5 | ||
| 06 Nov | F/11 | 2D lists | Ch. 8 | Sec. 8.6 | |
| 09 Nov | M/12 | Function basics | Ch. 13 | Ch 13 | |
| 11 Nov | W/12 | Speech practice, Project work day | |||
| 13 Nov | F/12 | Scope, Using functions practically | |||
| 16 Nov | M/13 | ||||
| 20 Nov | F/13 | while loops, break and continue | Ch. 9 | Ch 9 | |
| 23 Nov | M/14 | ||||
| 30 Nov | M/15 | Review | |||
| 02 Dec | W/15 | Work day | |||
| 04 Dec | F/15 |