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Syllabus

• Class hours: Monday thru Thursday, 1:30-3:05 PM, CIWW, Room 1302
• Office hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:15-4:15 PM, CIWW, Room 322

General course information

Required Text

Visual Quickstart Guide to Python" by Tony Donaldson Peachpit Press, 2009 ISBN-10: 0321585445 ISBN-13: 978-0321585448

Additional Textbooks / Resources: (Optional)

Starting Out with Python, by Tony Gaddis Publisher: Addison-Wesley; Copyright: 2009 ISBN-10: 0321537114 ISBN-13: 9780321537119

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist - Learning with Python 2nd Edition -- free! by Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey, and Chris Meyers http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/index.html

Software

• Python Resources

Grading

There will be one midterm exam and one final exam. Your grade will be 30 percent for the midterm, 40 percent for the final and 30 percent for the homework. If you plan to continue with computer science courses such as V22.0101, you *MUST* get a grade of C or better in this course. No exceptions will be made.

The homework assignments are required and will consist of programming assignments. Details are posted on the Assignments page of this site.

Topics

Introduction to Programming Languages

Python Basics

Working with variables and operations

Control Structures

Repetition Structures

Working with Text

Functions and Modules

Lists

* Writing scripts for the Web and additional topics will be included time-permitting

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