welcome to cs 115! introduction to programming. class url please write this down!
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Welcome to CS 115!
Introduction to Programming
Class URLhttps://cs115.wikispaces.com/home
Please write this down!
Personnel
Ismail AbumuhfouzOffice hours – use them!MWF 10:20-11:20Held in Hardymon Building room 208 Email – [email protected]
Thank you very much!!Thank you very much!!
Laptop PoliciesLecture
Studies show most students with laptops open in front of them are NOT paying attention to the lecture
IF you insist on using a laptop in lecture, you MUST sit in the very BACK row of the classroom, so that you distract only yourself and not other students
LabThere are sufficient computers in each lab for every
student but you can use your own laptop if you wish
Textbook and Supplies
Textbook is a Free interactive web site
interactivepython.org
“How to Think like a Computer Scientist”Students are responsible for material in
chapters that are in schedule and material covered in lectures
No CodeLab, instead weekly assignments
Software we will use
PythonOpen source and Freefrom Python.orgGet version 3.x – right now is 3.3Easy to install on your machine, already in labsIncludes IDLE Development Environment
WingIDE 101 (optional but better than IDLE)freeLess prone to crashes than IDLEfrom http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide-101/
For Attendance – on one 3x5 card
Write your NAMEWrite the DATE Write your SECTION
AND on the front of the card ...
GOALS - write them down
1. What are your goals for this class? That is, what do you want to learn?
2. How much time do you expect to spend on this class OUTSIDE of lecture and lab time?
Goals Activity - continued
SHARE your answers with a neighbor and ADD if you like
COMPARE your answers with the syllabus
Turn in your card at the end of class by putting it in the envelope
And on the back of the card, describe
What is the most complicated thing you have done with a computer?
or What have you done with a computer
that you are most proud of?
We are trying to tell what level of experience you have with computers.
The goals of the class are
To acquire an understanding of computer architecture and data representations (variables, representation of numbers and character strings)
To learn basic algorithmic problem-solving techniques (decision structures, loops, functions)
To be able to use and understand classesTo be able to design, document, implement and
test solutions to programming problems
Experience in Programming
This class assumes NO experience in programming
It does assume some experience with computers and Windows copying files, printingnavigating paths
Plan on 20 hours a week outside of classIf you HAVE a lot of programming
experience, consider the BYPASS exam
Why learn to program?
it’s required in my majorI learn things that apply beyond pgmingI use programs to analyze the data I run in my
lab experiments in my major I automate tedious things I have to doI found out I like to do it!I need to communicate with other people
about programmingit is a good career
Your Grade is Based on:
Lecture Attendance 5% Lab Attendance and Assignments 15% Programming Assignments 30% Midterm Exams 15%Two Lab Exams 15% Final Exam (Comprehensive) 20%
If you Must have a certain grade
Tell me about it NOW!We are willing to work with you all
semester long to achieve your goalDO NOT wait until the end of the
semester and say “But I have to have a … whatever”
Tests during the Semester
Lecture Tests are:Midterm Monday, July 6Final Exam Thursday, August 6closed note, closed book
Lab Tests are: Lab Test 1 Thursday, July 9Lab Test 2 Thursday, 30open note, open book
Attendance
Required at All Lecturestaken regularly by quizzes, cooperative
activitiesRequired at All Lab sessions
don’t get credit for team submission if not thereonly "UK excuses" accepted
death in family, illness, school trips, religious holidays
Give me your excuse documentation
Class Locations
Lecture - (MWF) MMRB 243Lab - (TR) RGAN 103
Due Dates/Times
Labs – individual work due the day before lab session, then team work submitted by end of lab session
Labs are NOT accepted after that!Programs – submitted electronicallyPrograms have a late penalty of 15% of
grade for every day late, up to 3 calendar days
Plagiarism / Cheating
“Getting an unfair academic advantage"using other people's code as your ownattempt to make code appear to work when it does
not
NO assistance from someone else on Lab or Lecture tests
Only talk in GENERAL TERMS about program assignments, not specifics
Do NOT "work together" on the source code of a program
Cheating, cont'd
Do NOT show your source code to any other student - Protect your source code!
Do not post your code on the Internet!If you talk to anyone outside the class, do
not let anyone give you code or dictate code to you! YOU are the one writing it!
Penalties START with a zero on the assignment and a LETTER in your permanent file! UK Policy is followed
Cooperative Work
On the other hand!“Talk to your neighbor” or
cooperative activities in lecturesLab assignments – you will have
lab teams and turn in work with them
Your “Magic Excuse”
Everybody has one and only oneOnly works on programs, not labs!Gives you 24-hour extension of deadline
with no documented excuseIf you don’t use it during the semester,
good for 10 bonus points on final examTo use it, see the syllabus – must let TA or
me know before last day to turn program in
Accommodation
Please tell me about it if you have a letter - as soon as possible!
Letters are not retroactive!We can arrange both lecture and lab tests
to be accommodated
Mythbusting about CS 115
It's a 100-level course, it's EASY! or not much work! or trivial! (It’s not)
You can cram the night before the tests and get through the course ok (you can’t)
You can wait until the day the programs are due to start work on them (you can’t)
You can just memorize code (you can’t)it’s mostly CS majors! (it isn’t)
Make Yourself a Study Plan for CS 115
When and where you will studyWhat materials you will need to studyWhat rewards you will give yourself if you
follow your study planHow you plan to prepare for testsWhat you will do about test anxietyWhat you will do when you miss a class
What to do next
Make your study planRead Chapter 1 and 2 of textbookWork on Lab 1
Make sure your University account is activated
Labs DO start next Tuesday! You will be asked to interpret and run a program! practice the tutorialYou’ll get to meet your team soon
Today's Exit
Have your NAME, DATE, SECTION, and GOALS on the 3x5 card
Put your card in an envelopeHelp us get to know you!