We cover Python for approximately the first half of the course, up until the midterm. After that, we transition to Java.

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Meeting times Lecture MW 3:00-4:30 Towne 303 Lab MCIT: F 3:00-4:30 Moore 207 Beginner's section Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 except on 9/12, will be in Levine 512 Levine 307  Office hours Piazza Always open, 24/7   Whenever my door is open. Specific office hours: 3:00-4:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays Moore 176 Charles Milner Monday 12:30 - 1:30 Moore 207 Beth Cooper Monday 6:30-7:30 Moore 207 Yao Chen Tuesday 3:00 - 4:00 Moore 207 Gokul Wednesday 6:30 - 7:30 Moore 207 Courtney Bender Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 Moore 207 Search Dave's web sites: Loading

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Date	Lectures	Readings, Assignments, etc.
Sept 5	Program constituents: Input, arithmetic, decision making, looping, delegation (functions) and output. Variables and basic data types. Python	Preface and chapters 1 and 2 in Exploring Python (Exploring Python and Creating Python Programs). Errata sheet for Exploring Python. How NOT to go about a programming assignment How to get a good grade in this course coke-machine.py (Example Python program)
Sept 7	Python cheat sheet	01 Hammurabi How Assignments Are Graded
Sept 10	Style. Bitwise operators: & | ~ ^ << >>. Functions: scope, recursion, globals, functions as values.	Chapter 3 in Exploring Python (Defining Functions). Style Rules "Official" PEP8 Style Guide (long)
Sept 12	break, continue, pass, assert, raise, None. Unit testing. Pair programming. Concise Guide to Python "Fun with Pair Programming" video	Unit testing and TDD handout. Wiki page on TDD TDD in one page (PDF file) How to Pair Program
Sept 14		02 Negadecimal Numbers
Sept 17	Strings. Character encodings.Escaped characters. Raw strings. Lots of string methods.	Tips for Good Programming
Sept 19	Mutable vs. immutable. Result vs. side effect. Identity vs. equality. Values vs. references.	Chapter 4 in Exploring Python (Strings, Lists, Tuples, and Sets).
Sep 21	Add period ends	03 License Plates
Sept 24	Dictionaries. zip, dict, shelve.	Chapter 5 in Exploring Python (Dictionaries).
Sept 26	Files. try-catch. Pickling. Accessing directories.	Chapter 6 in Exploring Python (Files). TDD Quick Reference Guide (pdf)
Sept 28		04 Party Time! party_time_test.py party_data_small.txt
Oct 1	Modules. Classes. Functions vs. methods. Constructors. Inheritance. __init__, __str__, __repr__, __eq__, __name__.	Chapter 7 in Exploring Python (Classes). Software Entropy
Oct 3	Mapping, filtering, reducing, and list comprehensions. Lambda functions. Quicksort.	Chapter 8 in Exploring Python (Functional Programming).
Oct 5	Family weekend. Yes, we do have lab.	05 Library collection.txt
Oct 8	LEGB rule. Scopes, name spaces, and modules.	Chapters 9 and 10 in Exploring Python (Object-Oriented Programming, Scopes, Name Spaces, and Modules).
Oct 10	Keyword parameters, default parameter values, variable length argument lists, apply, call. Regular expressions.	Chapter 11 in Exploring Python (Advanced Features).
Oct 12	Drop period ends	06 Eliza
Oct 15	Data structures.	Chapter 18 in Exploring Python (Data Structures).
Oct 17	Review	Concise Python (long)
Oct 19	Fall break	No new programming assignment, therefore no lab.
Oct 22	Fall break
Oct 24	Midterm Exam
Oct 26	Getting started with Eclipse	Brief Eclipse tutorial (.txt file) Getting Started With Eclipse 07 Self Portrait
Oct 29	Very fast introduction to Java Condensed Java (47)	Python to Java Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in Murach's Java Programming (MJP)
Oct 31	JUnit (27) Style rules (28)	Unit testing in Java Chapter 11, How to work with arrays, in MJP
Nov 2		08 Array Operations
Nov 5	Class structure (22) Polymorphism (26)	First three sections of chapter 7, How to define and use classes, in MJP First two sections of chapter 8, How to work with inheritance, in MJP
Nov 7	Comments (30) Git Orren's Git/Eclipse slides	Git, Githug, and GitHub Understanding Git Conceptually
Nov 9		09 Githug
Nov 12	Swing (32) Threads (22)	First three sections of chapter 15, How to work with threads, in MJP Model-View-Controller in Wikipedia
Nov 14	Java I/O (41)	First three sections of chapter 20, How to work with text and binary files, in MJP
Nov 16	Last day to withdraw	10 Flashcards
Nov 19	Exceptions (27)	First two sections of chapter 14, How to handle exceptions, in MJP
Nov 21	Day before Thanksgiving (No class)
Nov 23	Thanksgiving break (No lab)
Nov 26	Model-View-Controller (40) Animation (18)	Understanding Model-View-Controller
Nov 28	Inner classes (12) Abstract classes (22)	First two sections of chapter 9, How to work with interfaces, in MJP The Care and Feeding of Software Engineers
Nov 30		Snake
Dec 3	Random bits (19) Collections (16)	First two sections of chapter 12, How to work with collections and generics, in MJP
Dec 5	Java O-O Summary (34)	Object-Oriented Concepts Java syntax
Dec 7	No lab today.
M Dec. 17, 3pm-5pm	CIT 591Final Exam, LRSM Auditorium This is the building diagonally opposite Moore, across both Walnut and 33rd.
W Dec. 19, 3pm-5pm	CIT 590 Final Exam, DRLB A2 This is the building directly across 33rd Street from Moore/Skirkanich..

Key
A PowerPoint document, usually one of my lectures	An assignment	Software that will be useful in this course
A tutorial	Additional information about the assignment or topic	Official specification (always offsite)
An article; indicates offsite	Example	Quiz or exam