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Problem-Solving and Abstraction
CMPU-101 Section 02
Vassar College, Fall 2021
Syllabus / Course Wiki
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Week 4
Tables
Ch. 8: Processing Tables
Tues
* 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)
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Assignment 1: Flags
Assigned: Thursday, 9 September
Due: Thursday, 16 September, 11:59 p.m.
Learning goals
* Navigate Pyret documentation
* Use the images library
Getting started
* Open code.pyret.org and ensure it's connected to your Google account.text/html2021-09-17T15:43:39+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)asmt2
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<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>
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<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'll use our experience working with tables (in class and in lab) to
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Week 3
Tables
Ch. 7: Introduction to Tabular Data
Tuesday
* Tables and Helper Functions
* DCIC Ch. 7
* Note that this was recently revised. If you downloaded it last week, you should refresh it.
* Also see the link to table documentation in the sidebar.text/html2021-09-30T01:21:31+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week5
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Week 5
More Tables / Midterm 1
Ch. 8: Processing Tables with Nested Functions
TUESDAY
* Announcement:
* Coaching Hours posted!
* I'm grading assignment 2 (available soon in Gradescope)
* Reminders:
* Check Campuswire regularly for important and timely class announcements, like coaching hourstext/html2021-10-15T00:17:02+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week7
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Week 7
Lists as Structural Data and Recursive Functions
Ch. 10: Processing Lists (recursion)
Tues
* lecture 13 slides (with thanks to Prof. Gordon)
* contains review from last time (through slide 46)
* Designing list functions (begins on slide 47)
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Week 9
Data Types
* Ch 11 Introduction to Structured Data
* Ch 13 Recursive Data
* Ch 14 Trees
Tuesday
Structured and Conditional Data
Recursive Data
* Welcome back!
* CPO notes: lecture15 code
* lecture slides
Thursday
* Reminder: Assignment 5 due this Thursday (tomorrow), 11:59pm
* Reminder: not too late to turn in any outstanding labs/assignments for which solutions haven't been posted (no late penalty)text/html2021-11-10T14:38:11+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week11
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Week 11
Python
* Ch 24: Modifying Variables
Reminders:
* This Fri, Nov 12: Midterm 2
* Review session Thursday, Nov 11
Tuesday
Destructive Programming
* Colab notes: week-11.ipynb
* Configure Colab:
* Turn on the “show indentation guides” option in Colab and set the indentation width to 4 spaces.text/html2021-11-23T17:11:30+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week12
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Week 12
Memory
* Ch 25: Modifying Structured Data
* Ch 26: Revisiting Lists and Variables
Tuesday
Ch. 25: Memory, mutation, shared data, copying, and testing
* Midterm 2 :
* no discussion of exam contents permitted yet
* exams are being graded
* Colab notebook: week12-tues.ipynb
Thurs
* Colab notes: week12-thurs.ipynb
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