CS 151: Intro to Programming in Python

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CS 151: Intro to Programming in Python

Fall 2024, Willamette University

Section-01 MWF 09:10 AM - 10:10 AM, Ford 302

Section-02 MWF 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM, Ford 301

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.

Schedule

Fall Semester

Week	Mon	Wed	Fri	HW Due 11:59 PM Mon
01 (26 Aug)	Karel 1	Karel 2	Karel 3	Problem Set 0: Intro
02 (02 Sep)	LABOR DAY: NO CLASS.	Karel 4	Python	Problem Set 1: Karel
03 (09 Sep)	Arithmetic	Range	Debug	Problem Set 2: Checkers
04 (16 Sep)	Strings 0	Strings 1	Strings 2	Problem Set 3: Strings
05 (23 Sep)	Wordle	import	pgl	PROJECT 1: Wordle
06 (30 Sep)	Functions	Review	Midterm 1 (@ Canvas)	[Guide] Practice: [1][sols][2][sols]
07 (07 Oct)	Factoring	Click	FALL BREAK DAY: NO CLASS.	Problem Set 4: Graphics
08 (14 Oct)	Breakout	List	Lists	PROJECT 2: Breakout
09 (21 Oct)	Pixels	Files	P3	Problem Set 5: Histogram
10 (28 Oct)	Tuples	Classes	Methods	PROJECT 3: ImageShop
11 (04 Nov)	Dictionaries	Sets	Midterm 2 (@ Canvas)	[Guide] Practice: [1][sols][2][sols]
12 (11 Nov)	Enigma	Guest: JSON	Teaching Machine	PROJECT 4: Enigma
13 (18 Nov)	Adventure	Splits	Binary Search
14 (25 Nov)	Lambdas	FALL BREAK: NO CLASS.		PROJECT 5: Adventure
15 (02 Dec)	Mergesort	C	STUDY DAYS: NO CLASS.	[Guide] Practice: [1][sols][2][sols]

Fall Finals

Section	Class Time	Final Exam Day	Final Exam Date	Final Exam Time
1	09:10 AM	Wednesday	11 Dec	8:00AM - 11:00AM
2	10:20 AM	Thursday	12 Dec	8:00AM - 11:00AM

Resources

SetupThis is my setup guide or you may follow Prof. Jed Rembold's.
			
Download & Install Python
				Download Link: Python
					
IMPORTANT: Select "Add python.exe to PATH" while installing.
				
Download and install a program to edit Python files.
				Download Link (Win): Notepad++
					
Download Link (Mac): BBEdit
					
Download Link (Any): VS Code
				
(We did this part already) Download, unzip, and execute the files. Use either:
				Github Link: Github, or a
					
Direct Download Link: Main.zip
					
IMPORTANT: Install "pillow" by running the command  pip install pillow 
				
Here is a 3-part video guide.
			
Python Setup

Notepad++ Setup

Karel Setup