Computer Science | Vassar College https://www.cs.vassar.edu/ 2026-06-09T11:42:23+00:00 Computer Science | Vassar College https://www.cs.vassar.edu/ https://www.cs.vassar.edu/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2021-09-17T02:57:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab3.html https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-02/lab3.html?rev=1631847436&do=diff <html> <h1 id=“lab-3-tables”>Lab 3: Tables</h1> <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 2021-09-17T01:43:50+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 2021-04-23T05:57:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab6 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/labs/lab6?rev=1619157441&do=diff Lab 6 - Spring 2021 Lab #6: Call the plumber This week in class we learned about trees, and saw two examples of data definitions of trees: a rumor mill and a pipeline. We designed one function in class for a pipeline, which determined whether there was water running. We followed the Design Recipe and the data definition from the lecture notes. We developed a template for a function that consumes a pipeline, and returns a boolean value. text/html 2022-10-14T03:30:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 06 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2022b/labs/06?rev=1665718203&do=diff <html> <style type=“text/css”> .comment { font-style: italic; color: #c0342d; } .name, .variable, code var, pre var { color: #9e5cb1; } .name { font-weight: bold; } .variable, pre var, code var { font-style: italic; } .keyword { color: #abafb3; } .builtin, .string { color: #417fb8; } .constant { color: #e89f27; } code.pyret { color: black; } table { margin: 1em auto; } table th, table td { padding: 1pt 4pt; } div.dw-content a { text-decoration: underline; } div.dw-content p, div.dw-content li, d… text/html 2021-02-18T07:08:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab1 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/labs/lab1?rev=1613632136&do=diff Lab 1 - Spring 2021 Introducing the Command Line, DrRacket, and GitHub The main purpose of this initial laboratory exercise is to acquaint you with * GitHub, * the DrRacket IDE, and * the procedure for submitting your work using GitHub. text/html 2021-02-22T21:15:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) top https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/top?rev=1614028549&do=diff CS1: Problem-Solving and Abstraction CMPU-101 Sections 56-57 Vassar College, Spring 2021 Syllabus / Course Wiki Welcome to our course wiki. It will be updated throughout the semester with important course information, so check here regularly. text/html 2021-02-26T18:12:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab2 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/labs/lab2?rev=1614363151&do=diff Lab 2 - Spring 2021 Designing Functions The main purpose of this lab is to practice * using the Design Recipe to write functions * designing functions that use cond expressions * designing functions that use helper functions How to get started text/html 2021-03-05T05:37:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab3 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/labs/lab3?rev=1614922652&do=diff Lab 3 - Spring 2021 Adding a little structure to your life The main purpose of this lab is to practice * defining structures * designing functions that consume / produce structures * following the Design Recipe (as usual) How to get started text/html 2021-04-09T15:59:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab4 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/labs/lab4?rev=1617983955&do=diff Lab 4 - Spring 2021 Practice with Lists The main purpose of this lab is to practice * More practice with lists * More practice documenting functions with signature, purpose statement, examples, and check-expects How to get started * Open a browser and copy/paste this text/html 2026-01-22T19:51:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) top https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs377-202651/top?rev=1769111512&do=diff Parallel Programming CMPU-377 Vassar College, Spring 2026 Syllabus / Course Wiki ---------- Welcome to our course wiki. It will be updated throughout the semester with important course information, so check here regularly. Contact Information text/html 2021-03-29T20:16:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) assign2 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/assigns/assign2?rev=1617048997&do=diff Assignment 2 - Spring 2021 Virtual Cat World Assigned: Wed, Mar 17 Due: Mon, Mar 29 Tue, Mar 30, 11:59pm ---------- Assignment Setup * Open a browser and copy/paste this URL: <https://classroom.github.com/a/C1szqbGi> * Login to Github and you will be prompted to accept this assignment text/html 2021-04-15T05:17:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab5 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/labs/lab5?rev=1618463869&do=diff Lab 5 - Spring 2021 Sorting / More Practice with Lists The main purpose of this lab is to have: * More practice with lists: lists of strings and lists of structures (posn's) * More practice with sorting * More practice designing programs with wish lists (helper functions) text/html 2021-05-07T17:05:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab8 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/labs/lab8?rev=1620407137&do=diff Lab 8 - Spring 2021 Abstraction (or, if you copy/paste, you'll be toast!) Today's lab will give you practice with abstraction, local definitions, passing functions as arguments to other functions, and generally with the satisfaction that comes from avoiding duplicate code. 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 2021-09-03T16:49:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab1 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-02/lab1?rev=1630687750&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 2022-09-23T00:36:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 01 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2022b/labs/01?rev=1663893385&do=diff <html> <style type=“text/css”> .comment { font-style: italic; color: #c0342d; } .name, .variable, code var, pre var { color: #9e5cb1; } .name { font-weight: bold; } .variable, pre var, code var { font-style: italic; } .keyword { color: #abafb3; } .builtin, .string { color: #417fb8; } .constant { color: #e89f27; } table { margin: 1em auto; } table td { padding: 1pt 4pt; } div.dw-content a { text-decoration: underline; } div.dw-content p, div.dw-content li { font-size: 110%; margin-bottom: 1em; ma… text/html 2021-04-21T05:20:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) assign3 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/assigns/assign3?rev=1618982448&do=diff Assignment 3 - Spring 2021 Bouncing Balls Assigned: Mon, Apr 5 Due: Mon, Apr 19 Wed, Apr 21, 11:59pm (extended) [bouncing balls] For this assignment you will: * Design a world (big-bang) program that displays many bouncing balls, of different sizes, colors, and velocities. text/html 2021-03-08T05:51:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) assign1 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/assigns/assign1?rev=1615182661&do=diff Assignment 1 - Spring 2021 Virtual Cat World Assigned: Mon, Mar 8 Due: Mon, Mar 15 ---------- Assignment Setup * Open a browser and copy/paste this URL: <https://classroom.github.com/a/rB8Krlqz> * Login to Github and you will be prompted to accept this assignment * After you click on the [Accept this assignment] button, you will see a new page display in your browser with the message: text/html 2012-09-04T17:12:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) how_to_create_a_listing_for_your_course https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/how_to_create_a_listing_for_your_course?rev=1346778749&do=diff Creating a New Namespace for your Course  Please follow these conventions for creating your course namespace(directory) and pages(files) in the namespace. 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You have a few choices to make.  If you want to use the same pages each time you teach a particular course and make modifications to these pages over time then call your new namespace text/html 2021-04-28T16:20:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) assign4 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/assigns/assign4?rev=1619626822&do=diff Assignment 4 - Spring 2021 Permutations Assigned: Wed, Apr 21 Due: Wed, May 5 For this assignment you will: * Follow the Design Recipe to design a series of functions that computes all the permutations of a list of numbers * Be sure to write tests for each function as you go, before you move on to the function of your wish list text/html 2021-05-11T04:14:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) assign5 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/assigns/assign5?rev=1620706450&do=diff Assignment 5 - Spring 2021 Simple Tetris Assigned: Tue, May 11 Due: Mon, May 24, 11:59pm For this assignment you will design a world (big-bang) program that implements a simple version of the classic Tetris game, as described in Section 12.6 of text/html 2021-04-30T16:58:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab7 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/labs/lab7?rev=1619801897&do=diff Lab 7 - Spring 2021 Intertwined Data 2: Files and Directories The main purpose of this lab is to practice * using the Design Recipe to write functions for intertwined data * we will use the Files and Directories example of intertwined data from text/html 2022-10-09T21:00:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 02 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2022b/assignments/02?rev=1665349256&do=diff <html> <style type=“text/css”> .comment { font-style: italic; color: #c0342d; } .name, .variable, code var, pre var { color: #9e5cb1; } .name { font-weight: bold; } .variable, pre var, code var { font-style: italic; } .keyword { color: #abafb3; } .builtin, .string { color: #417fb8; } .constant { color: #e89f27; } code.pyret { color: black; } table { margin: 1em auto; } table th, table td { padding: 1pt 4pt; font-size: 13pt; } div.dw-content a { text-decoration: underline; } div.dw-content p, div… text/html 2026-02-05T02:49:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week3 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs377-202651/week3?rev=1770259758&do=diff Week 3 Lecture Notes * Ben-Ari Ch's 1 and 2 * Ben-Ari slides: [PDF] * Formula (number of possible interleavings): * # interleavings = $\Large \frac{(nk)!} {(k!)^n}$ * where n = # processes and k = # steps / process * assumes all n processes have same number of steps (k) text/html 2020-05-05T15:50:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week14 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs102-202051/week14?rev=1588693853&do=diff Week end Tuesday * the meeting id for tues/thurs lectures * <https://vassar.zoom.us/j/5845469406> * The final exam: * May 19 * 2 hours in length via moodle * open book/web * not open people! * login anywhere between 9AM and 3PM EDT to take the exam. (you'll still have 2 hours to complete the exam)! text/html 2026-04-14T18:54:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) assignments https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs377-202651/assignments?rev=1776192850&do=diff Assignments General Programming Assignment Information [PDF] Assignment name Description Assigned Due assign1 [Sequential FindMax] 1/22 1/29 assign2 UPC Exercises 1.1 text/html 2021-03-24T17:13:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week6 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/week6?rev=1616606031&do=diff Week 6 Lists / Midterm I (and Review) Monday * Midterm Exam this Friday * Gradescope: <https://www.gradescope.com/> * use your email address to login * Review this Wednesday (sample exam and solutions already posted) * Assignment 2: * Happy Cat * due: next Monday, March 29 text/html 2021-09-24T11:35:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab4 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-02/lab4?rev=1632483342&do=diff <html> <h1 id=“lab-4-cleaning-table-data”>Lab 4: Cleaning Table Data</h1> <h2 id=“learning-objective”>Learning Objective</h2> <p>The objective of this lab is to gain familiarity with sanitizing, visualizing, and gaining insights from data.</p> <p>Up until now, the data that you worked with had been sanitized for you (i.e. you could expect Pyret to process the data without any extra work). The data in this lab, however, is being ported directly from Google Forms submissions, so there exists data … text/html 2021-12-14T22:08:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) schedule https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-02/schedule?rev=1639519723&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 2021-09-17T04:03:42+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 2021-12-12T20:26:34+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 2021-04-13T19:38:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) coaching https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/coaching?rev=1618342725&do=diff Coaching Hours Here are our coaches for this semester. In addition to working during our labs each week, each coach will work additional hours in the Asprey Lab, as indicated in the table below. I will make every effort to give each of you the attention and feedback you need to be successful in this course. But, there is only one of me, and 24 students in our section of this course. I rely on my coaches this semester to help me help answer your questions. text/html 2021-05-15T06:01:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) schedule https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/schedule?rev=1621058507&do=diff Spring 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 $\lambda$ text/html 2021-02-08T06:12:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) style https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2021-5657/style?rev=1612764779&do=diff The Style Basics In addition to following the design recipe, all code must adhere to the following basic style guidelines: * Organize your program top-down, regardless of how you actual work through your wish list. The phrase “top down” means that project files consist of a general purpose statement, a data definition and a constant definition section, a main function, followed by sections for handler functions, and wrapped up by general utility functions. text/html 2022-12-05T06:35:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) schedule https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2022-02/schedule?rev=1670222109&do=diff Fall 2022 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 2020-01-20T16:56:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) schedule https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs366/schedule?rev=1579539392&do=diff CS 366 Spring 2020 Schedule Weekly readings are specified below. A “+” indicates additional readings will be made available via a link from this page. Lecture slides in PDF are obtained by clicking on the link to the topic. Homeworks (prefixed with text/html 2023-02-13T19:17:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) coaching https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2023-52/coaching?rev=1676315835&do=diff Coaching Hours I will make every effort to give each of you the attention and feedback you need to be successful in this course – but there’s only one of me! Therefore, I rely on the coaches to help me help answer your questions. In addition to working during our labs each week, each coach will be available to help you in the Agile Lab (SC 006) at scheduled times. text/html 2023-05-02T03:37:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) schedule https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-2023-52/schedule?rev=1682998670&do=diff Spring 2023 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 2018-10-05T05:07:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) top https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-201804/top?rev=1538716075&do=diff CMPU-101-04 Computer Science I and Lab. (Fall 2018) Overview <html> <center><h3></html> “A computer will do what you tell it to do,<html><p></html>but that may be much different from what you had in mind.” <html><br></h3><h4></html> --- Joseph Weizenbaum text/html 2022-08-28T19:16:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) top https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs101-202203/top?rev=1661714218&do=diff <HTML> <h1>Computer Science I </h1> <h2>Problem Solving and Abstraction - Fall, 2022 </h2> <h3>Your Professor</h3> <p>Peter lemieszewski</p> <p>Email: pelemieszewski @ vassar dot edu </p> <p>Office: Sanders Physics 104</p> <p>Office hours: Mondays and Fridays, 1-3PM. Other times by appointment. I recommend coming to office hours! </p> text/html 2021-11-12T14:39:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week10 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs102-2021-01/week10?rev=1636727959&do=diff Week 10 Tuesday * questions on the lab... performance related results? * New (!) homework assignment posted to moodle. * For today, we will generalize the ADTs we have been studying: Java Collections (and then extend them.) Lecture Notes text/html 2017-05-01T10:05:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) schedule https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs102-201752/schedule?rev=1493633145&do=diff Schedule (CMPU-102-52, Spring 2017) [Workshop Invitation by the coaches] Date Topic Lecture Notes text/html 2020-03-26T16:32:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) week8 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs102-202051/week8?rev=1585240326&do=diff The Return of the Course? Tuesday * Not sure where to start. Maybe this link? * Luckily, this is not Vassar College. * Another thought: we've all been told what not to do, how to protect yourself and others from covid-19, especially in official communications from the college. What I suggest is to, whatever extent possible, keep up a sense of community with everyone at Vassar. Particularly with those you've been in contact with before Spring Break. Of course, you will want to do th… text/html 2023-03-27T16:58:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) top https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs241-2023-51/top?rev=1679936304&do=diff Analysis of Algorithms (CMPU-241-51, Spring 2023) CMPU-241-51: Analysis of Algorithms (Spring 2023) Instructor: Prairie Rose Goodwin Location: Sanders Physics (SP) 105 Hours: Tue/Thu - 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Notes: You can not enroll yourself in this course. text/html 2019-02-05T06:19:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) lab_1 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs145-201951/labs/lab_1?rev=1549347558&do=diff Lab 1 Welcome to lab 1 * Become familiar with DrRacket procedures * Use cons, list and append * Use map * Use let* Procedures * Create a directory for this lab in your CS account. * Download the asmt-helper.scm (same as last week) and lab1-template.scm files.