Topics
| Topics | textbook |
Web links | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | W/1 | Introductions, The idea of an algorithm | ||
| 14 Jan | F/1 | How to read a textbook, Hello world | ||
| 19 Jan | W/2 | Input/output, Comments | Ch. 1 | Ch 1 |
| 21 Jan | F/2 | for loops, range | Ch. 2 | Ch 2 |
| 24 Jan | M/3 | |||
| 26 Jan | W/3 | Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| 28 Jan | F/3 | Workable quantitative questions | ||
| 31 Jan | M/4 | Arithmetic and operations | Ch 3 (through 3.3) | |
| 02 Feb | W/4 | Math, Random numbers | Ch. 3 | Ch 3 (3.4 to end) |
| 04 Feb | F/4 | Limitations of a QR process | ||
| 07 Feb | M/5 | if and blocks, Comparisons and booleans, and or not | Ch. 4 | Ch 4 |
| 09 Feb | W/5 | Blocks and nesting, Flowcharts | ||
| 11 Feb | F/5 | else, elif | ||
| 14 Feb | M/6 | |||
| 16 Feb | W/6 | Interpreting results of a quant question, Strings | Ch. 6 | Ch 6 |
| 18 Feb | F/6 | |||
| 21 Feb | M/7 | String slicing | ||
| 23 Feb | W/7 | Test cases, Practicing, with codingbat | CodingBat | |
| 25 Feb | F/7 | Checking results for reasonability, Resolving limitations, QR: Putting it together | Bikeshare data | |
| 28 Feb | M/8 | Review | ||
| 02 Mar | W/8 | |||
| 04 Mar | F/8 | |||
| 14 Mar | M/10 | Lists, List operations, Looping over lists | Ch. 7 | Ch 7 |
| 16 Mar | W/10 | Standard list-loop algorithms | Ch. 5 | Ch 5 |
| 18 Mar | F/10 | .split, .join, Multiple assignment | ||
| 21 Mar | M/11 | Adding and removing items, Writing the quant program, Project overview | ||
| 23 Mar | W/11 | List-loop practice | ||
| 25 Mar | F/11 | Text files | Ch. 12 | Ch 12 |
| 28 Mar | M/12 | CSV files | ||
| 30 Mar | W/12 | Dictionaries | Ch. 11 | Ch 11 |
| 01 Apr | F/12 | Dictionary practice, List comprehensions | Sec. 8.4 and 8.5 | |
| 04 Apr | M/13 | 2D lists | Ch. 8 | Sec. 8.6 |
| 06 Apr | W/13 | Function basics | Ch. 13 | Ch 13 |
| 08 Apr | F/13 | Scope, Using functions practically | ||
| 11 Apr | M/14 | Speech practice, Project work day | ||
| 13 Apr | W/14 | |||
| 15 Apr | F/14 | |||
| 18 Apr | M/15 | while loops, break and continue | Ch. 9 | Ch 9 |
| 22 Apr | F/15 | |||
| 25 Apr | M/16 | Review | ||
| 27 Apr | W/16 | |||
| 29 Apr | F/16 |