Computer Programming in Python

Spring 2019

Announcements

• Please come to Mudd 253 for class!
• Your notes are very much appreciated: We will post them anonymously for other students to access them
• Please bring your laptop whenever you can!

Contact

• Email Kelly
• If you will miss class... send your note to this email and let Kelly know as well!

Resources

• Syllabus
• Code formatting guidelines: See this file for an example.
• Download Anaconda (All Laptops)
• Download Python (Only if Anaconda on Windows doesn't work!)
• Python Codecademy
• Python Documentation
• Jupyter Notebook tutorial (Dataquest)

Class 1: February 2nd 2019

• 1) First fill out this intro survey.
• 2) Install Anaconda, print "hello world", play around with different variables/operators. Review notes below if needed!
• 3) Minecraft Exercise for constructing algorithms
• Class 1 notes

Class 2: February 9th 2019

• Class 2 notes
• Class 2 exercises
• Class 2 challenge problems

Class 3: February 16th 2019

• Class 3 challenge problems

Class 4: February 23rd 2019

• Class 4 notes
• Class 4 exercises
• Class 4 challenge problems

Class 5: March 2nd 2019

• Class 5 notes
• Class 5 example code
• Class 5 exercise and challenge
• Suggested term project: PPM project
• Additionally: this code shows you how to read a specific line in text instead of going line by line.

Class 6: March 9th 2019

• Class 6 notes
• Class 6 challenge (No exercises today)
• VtoZ textfile for challenge problem
• Suggested term project 2: Percolation with NumPy project

Class 7: March 16th 2019

• Additional problems (optional) using NumPy
• Mid-semester survey (Please complete!)
• Start thinking about final project that you will demonstrate on the last day of class: Send short description regarding your project until March 30th (email with one sentence is fine!)

Class 8: March 30th 2019

• Text file for class example
• medal.py
• Please turn in short description regarding your project by tonight (email with one sentence is fine!)

Class 9: April 6th 2019

• Class 9 notes
• Class 9 example files
• Class 9 optional assignments: practice OOP

Class 10: April 13th 2019

• Class 10 ppt