CS 151: Intro to Programming in Python

Fall 2025, Willamette University

Section-01 MWF 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM, Ford 302

Syllabus

Instructor

Calvin Deutschbein

ckdeutschbein@willamette.edu

Ford 3rd Floor

Course Description

An introduction to computer science using Python. Introduces students to the fundamental concepts of programming and computational problem solving. Students will study and create programs that perform various tasks, including text and file manipulation, internet scraping, data structures, and testing. Topics will include general programming idioms such as variables, logic and loops as well as Python specific idioms such as list comprehension and generators. Object-oriented programming will be introduced.

Fall Semester
Week Mon Wed Fri HW Due 11:59 PM Mon
01 (25 Aug) Karel 1 Karel 2 Karel 3 Problem Set 0: Intro
02 (01 Sep)NO CLASS. Karel 4 Python Problem Set 1: Karel
03 (08 Sep) Arithmetic Range Debug Problem Set 2: Checkers
04 (15 Sep) Strings 0 Strings 1 Strings 2 Problem Set 3: Strings
05 (22 Sep) Wordle import pgl PROJECT 1: Wordle
06 (29 Sep) Functions Review Midterm 1 [Guide] Practice: [1][sols][2][sols]
07 (06 Oct) Factoring Click NO CLASS. Problem Set 4: Graphics
08 (13 Oct) Breakout List Lists PROJECT 2: Breakout
09 (20 Oct) Pixels Files P3 Problem Set 5: Histogram
10 (27 Oct) Tuples Classes Methods PROJECT 3: ImageShop
11 (03 Nov) Dictionaries Sets Midterm 2 [Guide] Practice: [1][sols][2][sols]
12 (10 Nov) Enigma JSON Teaching Machine PROJECT 4: Enigma
13 (17 Nov) Adventure Splits Binary Search
14 (24 Nov) Lambdas FALL BREAK: NO CLASS. PROJECT 5: Adventure
15 (01 Dec) Mergesort C STUDY DAYS: NO CLASS. [Guide] Practice: [1][sols][2][sols]

Setup

You may benefit from following Prof. Jed Rembold's video guides.