IB Computer Science 1
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Tuesday (10/5/10)
Warmup:
- Prompt the user to enter a number using input() and store it in a variable x
- Print out the square of the number with a message: "The square of", x, "is", _______
- Print out the square root of the number with a message: "The square root of", x, "is", _______
Agenda:
- Field trip slips!
- HTTLACS: Ch 2 Exercises (see below)
- Values, Types, and Variables Identification assignment
Friday (10/1/10)
Warmup:
- Research on the interwebz the following:
- Who invented the Python programming language?
- Where was it invented?
- Who funded the project to develop Python? (Hint: Guido Van Rossum)
Agenda:
- Any missing quiz demonstrations should be shown when Mr. Bui gets back
- Introduction to data values, variables, and etc.
- Read through How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 2
- Complete the following exercises
- Try the following code in a program: print n = 7
- The above should crash, change it to two lines of code so that you can print n and it works
- Take the sentence: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Store each word in a separate variable, then print out the sentence on one line using print.
- Add parenthesis to the expression 6 * 1 - 2 to change its value from 4 to -6.
- Prompt the user for a number and store it in a variable named x. Print out the square of x
- Prompt the user for a noun, verb, and adjective, storing them each in a variable
- You should then print out the following sentence "The NOUN VERB in ADJECTIVE pants" and NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE are variables
- Take the following code:
- Try the following code in a program: print n = 7
print "Hello"
print "Washington-Lee"
print "Generals"
and comment out (#) the print "Washington-Lee" so that it does not run.
Back To School Night (9/29/10)
Wednesday (9/29/10)
Warmup:
- Use the internets and find images of a "computer punch card" and the machine that uses them
Agenda:
- Cybersecurity Field Trip - October 15th
- Introduction to Python
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 1
- Complete the following exercises (be sure to number your answers and copy the question text):
- Put your name and date at the top of the text file
- Define the words high-level language and low-level language to a middle-schooler
- What is a program?
- What does debugging mean?
- Define syntax errors, runtime errors, and semantic errors
- What is the difference between a formal language and a natural language?
- Write the print statement that prints the following "YOURNAME is a rock star!"
- Write a program that says “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” 10 times.
- Submit your answers via School Web Lockers
- Introduction to data values, variables, and etc.
Monday (9/27/10)
Warmup:
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
Agenda:
- GvR Quiz today during 2nd half of class (Steps 1-13)
- GvR Steps 1-13 Quiz
- Finish any GvR step demos
- Introduction to Python
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 1
- Complete the following exercises (be sure to number your answers and copy the question text):
- Put your name and date at the top of the text file
- Define the words high-level language and low-level language to a middle-schooler
- What is a program?
- What does debugging mean?
- Define syntax errors, runtime errors, and semantic errors
- What is the difference between a formal language and a natural language?
- Write the print statement that prints the following "YOURNAME is a rock star!"
- Write a program that says “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” 10 times.
- Submit your answers to via School Web Lockers
Thursday (9/23/10)
Warmup:
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
- Create a world that looks like the on the board. It should have a single wall on the same line as Guido
- Using an if statement, check to see if the front is clear
- If true, then drop a beeper on the ground
- Move forward (this should also be under the if statement)
- Repeat the above if statement 8 times
Agenda:
- Review If conditionals
- Review Do looping
- Work on GvR Steps
- Introduction to While loops
- Random GvR 7-13 Demo Checkoffs
- Quiz next Monday (9/27/10)
Tuesday (9/21/10)
Warmup:
- Start Guido in the lower left hand corner
- Create a GvR program named gvr_warmup_9_20.gvr
- At the top of the code, define turnright
- Below turnright, define an instruction named stairs
- Move Guido one step forward
- Make Guido turn left once
- Move Guido one step forward
- Turn right
- In the main code, run stairs 5 times
Agenda:
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
- Introduction to Conditionals
- Work on GvR Steps
Friday (9/17/10)
Warmup:
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
Agenda:
- GvR Steps #1-5 overview
- Complete GvR Steps #6-10
- GvR Steps 1-10 Checkoff & Quiz next week
- If you are done with 1-10...keep going!
Wednesday (9/15/10)
- Complete the Introduction to Unix/Linux
- When you are done, demo to Mr. Bui
- Introduction to GvRng (GvR)
- Applications -> Programming -> GvRng
- GvR Lessons
- Work through Step 1 of GvR as a class
- Proper GvR File Naming Rules
Monday (9/13/10)
Warmup:
- Using the power of the internets, what was the first commercial graphical user interface (GUI) developed for the personal computer?
- In what year was the first GUI introduced?
- In what year was the Unix operating system developed?
Agenda:
- What does programming mean?
- Hint: Think in terms of "programming a robot"
- Introduction to Unix/Linux
Thursday (9/9/10)
- Finish going over syllabus
- What is computer science?
- Pair up
- Take out a sheet of paper
- Put both of your names on the top right of the page
- Complete the following:
- List 3 people/things/systems that use computers (e.g. air traffic control)
- For each of the above people/things/systems, write down the information that they use (e.g. flight information)
- List 3 things you have done in any science class
- Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"
- How do we solve problems?
- Pair up again (with a different partner)
- Take out a new sheet of paper and write your names on it
- Problem: Mr. Bui is hungry. How would you solve that problem? Write out the steps.
- Pause until Mr. Bui says to continue
- One solution: Make him a PB&J sandwich. Write out the steps involved in making a PB&J sandwich.
- How many steps are necessary in making a PB&J sandwich?
- Turn in your steps
- Share sandwich stories
Tuesday (9/7/10)
- Introductions
- IB Computer Science I Syllabus
- Name cards
- Misc logistics
- 20/10 no pass policy
- Location of bathrooms
- Sign in/out sheets
- Lab setup/config
- Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui)
- Your password is your student ID number
- Go to System -> Preferences -> About Me -> Change Password
- Acceptable-use policies apply in this lab!
- Student Surveys
- Fill out and submit