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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=“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 withtext/html2021-09-24T02:56:59+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)asmt3
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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>
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<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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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
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Lab 6: Recursion Again and Again
15 October 2021
Learning Objectives
The purpose of this lab is to give you practice reading, understanding, and writing functions involving lists and recursion.
Setup
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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
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Problem-Solving and Abstraction
CMPU-101 Sections 04-05
Vassar College, Fall 2021
Syllabus / Course Wiki
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<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>
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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/html2021-10-01T04:24:39+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week5
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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 hourstext/html2021-12-12T20:26:34+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)schedule
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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 intext/html2021-10-29T21:45:50+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week9
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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/html2021-10-13T06:41:15+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week7
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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/html2021-11-10T17:41:59+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 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/html2021-09-27T16:42:16+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week4
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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 Gradescopetext/html2021-09-13T16:56:33+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week3
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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/html2021-09-13T02:17:39+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week2
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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 codetext/html2021-08-30T14:16:22+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)week1
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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 pagestext/html2021-10-28T02:05:09+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)sidebar
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CMPU-101
* General
* Schedule
* Coaching Hours
* Remote Access
* Campuswire
Resources
* DCIC (Text)
* Table Functions
* CPO (Pyret)
* Pyret Style Guide