Computer Science | Vassar College https://www.cs.vassar.edu/ 2026-04-12T11:38:14+00:00 Computer Science | Vassar College https://www.cs.vassar.edu/ https://www.cs.vassar.edu/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2021-12-12T20:26:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) schedule https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/schedule?rev=1639340794&do=diff Fall 2021 Schedule The table below is your guide to the entire semester. Each row corresponds to a week of the semester, and the week numbers in the first column are clickable links that connect this page to the lecture notes and other course materials for that week. The last column lists the sections in text/html 2021-09-03T00:02:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) top https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/top?rev=1630627356&do=diff Problem-Solving and Abstraction CMPU-101 Sections 04-05 Vassar College, Fall 2021 Syllabus / Course Wiki Welcome to our course wiki and syllabus. It will be updated throughout the semester with important course information, so check here regularly. text/html 2021-10-01T04:24:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week5 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week5?rev=1633062279&do=diff Week 5 More Tables / Midterm 1 Ch. 8: Processing Tables with Nested Functions Monday * Announcement: * Coaching Hours posted! * I'm grading assignments (available soon in Gradescope) * Reminders: * Check Campuswire regularly for important and timely class announcements, like coaching hours text/html 2021-11-10T17:41:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week11 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week11?rev=1636566119&do=diff Week 11 Python * Ch 24: Modifying Variables Reminders: * This Fri, Nov 12: Midterm 2 * Review session Wed, Nov 10 Monday Destructive Programming * Colab notes: 2021-11-08.ipynb * Configure Colab: * Turn on the “show indentation guides” option in Colab and set the indentation width to 4 spaces. text/html 2021-09-17T04:03:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) asmt2 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/asmt2?rev=1631851422&do=diff <html> <h1 id=“assignment-2-ads-take-aim”>Assignment 2: Ads Take Aim</h1> <p><strong>Due:</strong> Thursday September 23, 2021 at 11:59PM ET.</p> <p><img src=“<https://www.cs.vassar.edu/~cs101/images/targeted-ad.jpeg>” alt=“Targeted Advertising”></p> <h2 id=“setup-and-handin”>Setup and Handin</h2> <h3 id= text/html 2021-09-10T13:21:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab2 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/lab2?rev=1631280107&do=diff Lab 2: Conditionals and Reading Code 10 September 2021 Today's lab The purpose of this lab is to give you practice: * using Boolean expressions * reading and writing if expressions * writing functions that use if expressions * writing examples/tests for the functions you write$ \geq $$ \leq $ text/html 2021-10-13T06:41:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week7 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week7?rev=1634107275&do=diff Week 7 Lists as Structural Data and Recursive Functions Ch. 9: Introduction to Lists (finishing up) Ch. 10: Processing Lists (recursion) Monday * (with thanks to Prof. Gordon) * contains review from last time (through slide 46) * Designing list functions (begins on slide 47) text/html 2021-09-03T04:22:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab1 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/lab1?rev=1630642943&do=diff Lab 1: Getting Started 3 September 2021 Linux accounts The instructor will provide instructions to log into your Linux accounts on the classroom workstations and set your passwords. Today's lab The purpose of this initial lab. exercise is to acquaint you with text/html 2021-10-29T03:46:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab7 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/lab7?rev=1635479193&do=diff <html> <h1 id=“lab-7-call-the-plumber-_a-k-a-_-a-tree-by-any-other-name-”>Lab 7: Call the Plumber (<em>a.k.a.</em> A Tree By Any Other Name)</h1> <h2 id=“learning-objectives”>Learning objectives</h2> <p>The purpose of this lab is to:</p> <ul> <li>give you practice modeling phenomena in our world using Trees</li> <li>give you practice working with structurally recursive data definitions </li> <li>give you practice writing functions using a template for structurally recursive data definitions</li>… text/html 2021-10-29T21:45:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week9 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week9?rev=1635543950&do=diff Week 9 Data Types * Ch 11 Introduction to Structured Data * Ch 13 Recursive Data * Ch 14 Trees Monday Structured and Conditional Data Recursive Data * Welcome back! * CPO notes: week9.arr Wednesday * Reminder: Assignment 5 due this Thursday (tomorrow), 11:59pm * Reminder: not too late to turn in any outstanding labs/assignments (no late penalty) text/html 2021-09-17T01:43:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab3 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/lab3?rev=1631843030&do=diff <html> <h1 id=“lab-3-tables”>Lab 3: Tables</h1> <p>17 September 2021</p><br> <p>In this lab you’re going to be working with tables! The goal of this lab is to give you practice with:</p> <ul> <li>Extracting rows and columns from a table</li> <li>Writing and testing helper functions</li> <li>Filtering data with text/html 2021-09-25T22:12:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) coaching https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/coaching?rev=1632607930&do=diff Coaching Hours <html> <iframe src=“<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?height=600&wkst=1&bgcolor=%23ffffff&ctz=America%2FNew_York&showCalendars=0&showTz=0&mode=WEEK&showTabs=0&showTitle=0&showNav=1&showDate=0&showPrint=0&src=Y19vczVvYzJvZGYxYXZhOTdtaHVjN2NhMjZvOEBncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t&color=%23A79B8E>” style=“border:solid 1px #777” width=“800” height=“600” frameborder=“0” scrolling=“no”></iframe> </html> text/html 2021-09-27T16:42:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week4 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week4?rev=1632760936&do=diff Week 4 Tables Ch. 8: Processing Tables Monday * Lab recap * if you're still finishing up / need to be checked off, please see me during office hours (or see one of our coaches) * as of Sunday evening, I have 23/40 submissions in Gradescope text/html 2021-11-19T01:02:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week12 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week12?rev=1637283720&do=diff Week 12 Memory * Ch 25: Modifying Structured Data * Ch 26: Revisiting Lists and Variables Monday Ch. 25: Memory, mutation, shared data, copying, and testing * Midterm 2 makeup exams: * being administered across the sections today * no discussion of exam contents permitted yet * exams are being graded text/html 2021-09-24T02:56:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) asmt3 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/asmt3?rev=1632452219&do=diff <html> <h1 id=“assignment-3-sunny-days”>Assignment 3: Sunny Days</h1> <p>Due: Thursday, 30 September 2021 at 11:59 p.m.</p> <p><img src=“<https://www.cs.vassar.edu/~cs101/images/DSCF5442.jpeg>” alt=“Sunrise/Sunset”></p> <h2 id=“introduction”>Introduction</h2> <p>We love sunny summer days, but the equinox is already behind us, and we know the hours of daylight are beginning to dwindle. In this assignment, we&#39;ll use our experience working with tables (in class and in lab) to process a table of… text/html 2021-11-03T05:56:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week10 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week10?rev=1635918990&do=diff Week 10 Python * Ch 23: From Pyret to Python Reminder: * Next Fri, Nov 12: Midterm 2 * Review session next Wed, Nov 10 Monday From Pyret to Python * Recorded Lecture: Zoom Passcode: *ay6Rwzt * Colab notes: week10.ipynb * Google Colab will be our programming environment for the Python portion of the course text/html 2021-10-09T00:31:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week6 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week6?rev=1633739501&do=diff Week 6 Lists Ch. 9: Introduction to Lists Monday * Class canceled (Marc not feeling well) Wednesday * Midterm grades * still awaiting two students who couldn't take the exam last Friday * will be released soon! 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Setup Create the file lab06.arr and copy/paste the following into it: text/html 2021-09-13T16:56:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week3 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week3?rev=1631552193&do=diff Week 3 Tables Ch. 7: Introduction to Tabular Data Monday * Tables and Helper Functions * DCIC Ch. 7 * Marc's notes: View in CPO * Great lab on Friday! * if you're still finishing up / need to be checked off, please see me during office hours (or see one of our coaches) text/html 2021-09-13T02:17:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week2 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week2?rev=1631499459&do=diff Week 2 Evaluation / Functions / Conditionals and Booleans Monday * Labor Day: no class Wednesday * Back in class! :-) * Link to CPO Notes from chapters 5 and 6 posted in Campuswire * in Room #sec-04-05 Friday * Lab 2: Conditionals and reading code text/html 2021-08-30T14:16:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week1 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/week1?rev=1630332982&do=diff Week 1 Introductions and Introductions Monday * Introductions * Attendance * Students wishing to add/swap sections? * Section 04 is full (in Ask Banner) * Section 05 has 4 seats remaining (in Ask Banner) * CS Department Add Policy * Syllabus and course wiki pages text/html 2021-10-28T02:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) sidebar https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-0405/sidebar?rev=1635386709&do=diff CMPU-101 * General * Schedule * Coaching Hours * Remote Access * Campuswire Resources * DCIC (Text) * Table Functions * CPO (Pyret) * Pyret Style Guide