CSC108 Spring 2021: Course Website

01/11 - 01/17

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

Fill out bonus quiz - "Getting to Know You" and Research Study Consent form – on QUERCUS Read COURSE SYLLABUS and get acquainted with this course website Downloads and Installation: Set up required software for the course (details here) – Due ASAP (You need these set up to successfully attend our lectures, labs, etc.!)

MONDAY: Attend our first lecture – on Zoom (links and access code on Quercus) WEDNESDAY: Lecture on Python as a Calculator, Functions, Modules - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on Logic and Booleans - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

PCRS: Week 1 Prepare – Due Monday, January 18 at 10 AM

Note: No labs this week

week 2: conditionals, loops, functions

01/18 - 01/24

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

Fill out bonus quiz - "Getting to Know You" and Research Study Consent form – on QUERCUS Fill out bonus quiz - "Wellness Check #1" and Research Study Consent form – on QUERCUS

MONDAY: Lecture on Conditionals - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. WEDNESDAY: Lecture on While Loops - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on Functions - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

PCRS: Week 1 Prepare – Due Monday, January 18 at 10 AM PCRS: Week 1 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, January 24 at 10 PM

Note: No labs this week

week 3: functions, strings

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

Fill out bonus quiz - "Getting to Know You" and Research Study Consent form – on QUERCUS Fill out bonus quiz - "Wellness Check #1" and Research Study Consent form – on QUERCUS

MONDAY: Lecture on Strings - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. TUES/WEDS: Lab Session with TAs on BBCollab – on QUERCUS WEDNESDAY: Lecture on More Functions - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on Even More Functions - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

THURSDAY: Assignment 1 is out! See assignments page.

PCRS: Week 2 Prepare – Due Monday, January 25 at 10 AM PCRS: Week 3 Prepare – Due Monday, January 25 at 10 AM PCRS: Week 2 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, January 31 at 10 PM PCRS: Week 3 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, January 31 at 10 PM

week 4: conditionals, for loops

02/01 - 2/07

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

Complete the Breakout Rooms Survey on Quercus - Due Tuesday, Feb 2 at 12 PM (noon) PCRS: Week 4 Prepare – Due Monday, Feb 1 at 10 AM

Keep working on Assignment 1 (See here)

MONDAY: Lecture on String methods, String formatting - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. WEDNESDAY: Lecture on Strings + Loops - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on Code Refactoring - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

PCRS: Week 4 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, Feb 7 at 10 PM

week 5: more loops!

02/08 - 02/14

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

PCRS: Week 5 Prepare – Due Monday, Feb 8 at 10 AM Submit Lab 1 – Due Tuesday February 9 at 11:59PM Assignment 1 – Due Thurs Feb 11 at 11:59PM Practice Test 1 – Released Fri Feb 12

MONDAY: Lecture on nested for loops - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. TUES/WEDS: Lab Session with TAs on BBCollab - on QUERCUS WEDNESDAY: Lecture on strings + loops - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on content review - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

Sunday: Assignment 2 will be released! See Assignments Page.

READING WEEK

02/15 - 02/21

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

Happy Reading Week! Take a little time off! Spend some quality time with someone you love and do some self-care. Fill out bonus quiz - "Wellness Check #2" – on QUERCUS Keep working on Assignment 2 and Lab 2 PCRS: Week 5 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, February 21 at 10 PM

week 6: lists, lists and lists

02/22 - 02/28

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

Fill out bonus quiz - "Wellness Check #2" – on QUERCUS – Due Monday, Feb 22 at 11:59 PM PCRS: Week 6 Prepare – Due Monday, Feb 22 at 10 AM MANDATORY Practice Test 1 – Closes Fri Feb 26

MONDAY: Lecture on lists - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. WEDNESDAY: Lecture on more lists - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on lists review - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

PCRS: Week 6 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, Feb 28 at 10 PM

Keep working on Lab 2 – Due next week Keep working on Assignment 2 - See here

week 7: file i/o

03/01 - 03/07

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

PCRS: Week 7 Prepare – Due Monday, March 1 at 10 AM Submit Lab 2 – Due March 2 at 11:59pm

MONDAY: Lecture on File I/O (Reading & Parsing) - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. TUES/WEDS: Lab Session with TAs on BBCollab - on QUERCUS WEDNESDAY: Lecture on File I/O (Manipulation & Writing) - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on more files (CSVs) - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

PCRS: Week 7 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, March 7 at 10 PM

Keep working on Assignment 2 - See here

week 8: dictionaries & tuples

03/08 - 03/14

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

PCRS: Week 8 Prepare – Due Monday, March 8 at 10 AM Submit Assignment 2 – Due ~~March 11~~ March 13 at 11:59pm Attend extra office hours for A2

MONDAY: Lecture on dictionaries - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. WEDNESDAY: Lecture on tuples and nested dictionaries - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on practice with lists, tuples, and dictionaries - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

PCRS: Week 8 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, March 14 at 10 PM

Keep working on Lab 3 – Due March 16 at 11:59pm

week 9: practice & review

03/15 - 03/21

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

PCRS: Week 9 Prepare – Due Monday, March 15 at 10 AM Submit Lab 3 – Due March 16 at 11:59pm

MONDAY: Lecture on dictionary/lists/files practice - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. TUES/WEDS: Lab Session with TAs on BBCollab - on QUERCUS WEDNESDAY: Lecture on dictionary/lists/files practice - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on content review - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

PCRS: Week 9 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, March 21 at 10 PM

Thursday: Assignment 3 will be released! See Assignments Page.

week 10: testing

03/22 - 03/28

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

PCRS: Week 10 Prepare – Due Monday, March 22 at 10 AM Fill out bonus quiz - "Wellness Check #3" – on QUERCUS

MONDAY: Lecture on doctest - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. WEDNESDAY: Lecture on more doctest + unittests - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on regular expressions - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Practice Test #2 Released – on QUERCUS

PCRS: Week 10 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, March 28 at 10 PM

Keep working on Assignment 3 (See here)

week 11: OOP

03/29 - 04/04

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

PCRS: Week 11 Prepare – Due Monday, March 29 at 10 AM Submit Lab 4 – Due March 30 at 11:59pm

MONDAY: Lecture on object oriented programming (OOP) - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. TUES/WEDS: Lab Session with TAs on BBCollab - on QUERCUS WEDNESDAY: Lecture on more OOP - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: No Lecture! ("Good Friday" holiday in Ontario)

PCRS: Week 11 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, April 04 at 10 PM

Keep working on Assignment 3 (See here)

week 12: sorting algorithms/complexity

04/05 - 04/11

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

PCRS: Week 12 Prepare – Due Monday, April 5 at 10 AM Keep working on Assignment 3 – Due ~~Thursday Apr 8~~Tuesday Apr 13 at 11:59pm Submit Mandatory Practice Test 2 – Due Thursday Apr 9 at 11:59pm Fill out bonus quiz - "Wellness Check #3" – on QUERCUS – Due Monday Apr 12 at 11:59pm

MONDAY: Lecture on sorting algorithms - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. WEDNESDAY: Lecture on sorting algorithms - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. FRIDAY: Lecture on intro to complexity - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus.

PCRS: Week 12 Practice/Peform – Due Sunday, April 11 at 10 PM

Course Evaluations: Please fill this out! – Due Monday, April 12

week 13: exam review!

04/12

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK:

MONDAY (April 12): Final Lecture! Exam review jeopardy - Join us on Zoom! Exercises + slides will be posted on Quercus. Submit Assignment 3 – Due Tuesday Apr 13 at 11:59pm Exam Prep: Study for exam!! (Several practice problems have been posted on Quercus)

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week 1: introduction to python

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week 2: conditionals, loops, functions

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week 3: functions, strings

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week 4: conditionals, for loops

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week 5: more loops!

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READING WEEK

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week 6: lists, lists and lists

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week 7: file i/o

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week 8: dictionaries & tuples

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week 9: practice & review

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week 10: testing

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week 11: OOP

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week 12: sorting algorithms/complexity

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week 13: exam review!

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