Computer Science
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Contents
- 1 Thursday (11/4/10)
- 2 Wednesday (11/3/10)
- 3 Tuesday (11/2/10)
- 4 Monday (11/1/10)
- 5 Friday (10/29/30)
- 6 Wednesday - Thursday (10/27/10 - 10/28/10)
- 7 Tuesday (10/26/10)
- 8 Monday (10/25/10)
- 9 Friday (10/22/10)
- 10 Thursday (10/21/10)
- 11 Wednesday (10/20/10)
- 12 Monday - Tuesday (10/18/10 - 10/19/10)
- 13 Thursday - Friday (10/14/10 - 10/15/10)
- 14 Tuesday (10/12/10)
- 15 Thursday - Friday (10/7/10 - 10/8/10)
- 16 Tuesday (10/5/10)
- 17 Friday - Monday (10/1/10 - 10/4/10)
- 18 Back To School Night (9/29/10)
- 19 Wednesday (9/29/10)
- 20 Monday - Tuesday (9/27/10 - 9/28/10)
- 21 Thursday - Friday (9/23/10 - 9/24/10)
- 22 Tuesday - Wednesday (9/21/10 - 9/22/10)
- 23 Friday - Monday (9/17/10 - 9/20/10)
- 24 Tuesday - Thursday (9/14/10 - 9/16/10)
- 25 Friday - Monday (9/10/10 - 9/13/10)
- 26 Tuesday - Thursday (9/7/10 - 9/9/10)
Thursday (11/4/10)
Warmup:
- Prompt the user to enter his/her name
- Check if the name matches (equals) your name
- If it is a match, then print, "Welcome NAME!"
- Else
- Print "You are not welcome here NAME!"
Agenda:
- Be sure you turned in the following:
- Complete and demo Geek Flow Chart Assignment
- Review function calls
- More advanced functions
Wednesday (11/3/10)
Warmup:
- Prompt the user to enter his/her name
- Check if the name matches (equals) your name
- If it is a match, then print, "Welcome NAME!"
- Else
- Print "You are not welcome here NAME!"
Agenda:
- Review Conditionals
- Logic operators
- Be sure you turn in the following:
- Complete and demo Geek Flow Chart Assignment
Tuesday (11/2/10)
- Teacher Work Day
Monday (11/1/10)
Warmup:
- Prompt the user to enter his/her grade (0-100)
- Using if statements, do the following:
- if the grade is greater than or equal to 90, then print "You have an A"
- if the grade is less than 90 and the grade is greater than or equal to 80, then print "You have a B"
- if the grade is less than 80 and the grade is greater than or equal to 70, then print "You have a C"
- if the grade is less than 70 and the grade is greater than or equal to 60, then print "You have a D"
- if the grade is less than 60, then print "You have an E"
Agenda:
Friday (10/29/30)
Agenda:
- Functions review
- Be sure you've turned in HTTLACS: Ch 3 Exercises
- Introduction to Conditionals
- Comparison operators assignment
- MPAA calculator assignment
- Demo your MPAA Calculator
Wednesday - Thursday (10/27/10 - 10/28/10)
- 1st Quarter Exam
Tuesday (10/26/10)
Warmup:
- Prompt the user to enter the day of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.)
- Use an if statement to check if the user's input matches Monday or Wednesday or Friday
- Print out your classes for that day
- Otherwise, print out the classes for Tuesday or Thursday
Agenda:
- Introduction to Mr. Fowler
- Conditional Review
- 1st Quarter Exam Review
- HTTLACS Ch 1, 2, 3, 4
- Make sure that Comparison operators assignment is turned in
- Logic operators
- Logical operators assignment
- HTTLACS: Ch 4 Exercises
- Geek Flow Chart Assignment
Monday (10/25/10)
Warmup:
- Prompt the user to input numbers for the following variables: m, x, and b
- Be sure to save them as variables
- Calculate the y variable from the formula: y=m*x+b
- Print out the y variable
Agenda:
- Demo Quadratic Formula Assignment
- 1st Quarter Exam Review
- HTTLACS Ch 1, 2, 3
- Introduction to Python Functions
Friday (10/22/10)
Warmup:
- Prompt the user to answer the following Yes/No question: "Do you have any siblings? (y/n)"
- Be sure to save the response into a variable
- Check if the variable is "y", then print out "Awesome...you have brothers and sisters!"
- Else, if they say "n", then print out "Awesome...you're an only child!"
Period 2 - Agenda:
- if-statement review
- Nested if-statements
- Comparison operators assignment
Thursday (10/21/10)
Warmup:
- You will create a program that calculates the amount of time it takes for an object to hit the ground (when dropped from a distance)
- Prompt the user to enter a number (which will be how high the object is in meters) and store it in a variable s
- Calculate t using the formula: t = (s/(0.5*9.8))**0.5
- Print out the message: "Your object will hit the ground in t seconds"
Period 1 - Agenda:
- Be sure you've turned in the following:
- Work on Quadratic Formula Assignment
Wednesday (10/20/10)
Warmup:
- Prompt the user with the following question: "What is the Washington-Lee mascot?"
- Be sure to save the raw_input() into a variable!
- Use an if statement to check if the user's answer is equal to "Generals"
- If so, then print out "You got it right!"
- It not, then print out "Wrong answer buddy!"
Period 2 - Agenda:
- Review of Conditionals
- Comparison operators
- MPAA calculator assignment
- Demo your MPAA Calculator
- Make sure you've turned in all the assignments
Monday - Tuesday (10/18/10 - 10/19/10)
Warmup:
- You will create a program that calculates the amount of time it takes for an object to hit the ground (when dropped from a distance)
- Prompt the user to enter a number (which will be how high the object is in meters) and store it in a variable s
- Calculate t using the formula: t = (s/(0.5*9.8))**0.5
- Print out the message: "Your object will hit the ground in t seconds"
Period 1 - Agenda:
- Introduction to Mr. Fowler
- Review problems with homework
- Values, Types, and Variables Identification assignment
- HTTLACS: Ch 2 Exercises
- Quadratic Formula Assignment
Period 2 - Agenda:
- HTTLACS: Ch 3 Exercises
- Introduction to Conditionals (if statement)
- MPAA calculator assignment
Thursday - Friday (10/14/10 - 10/15/10)
Warmup:
- You will create a program that calculates speed
- Prompt the user (ask for input) for distance traveled and store it in a variable named distance
- Prompt the user (ask for input) for total time and store it in a variable named time
- Calculate the speed by dividing distance by time (distance/time) and store it in a variable named speed
- Print speed
Agenda:
- Quadratic Formula Assignment
- HTTLACS: Ch 3 Exercises
- Turn in Chapter 3 exercises (everybody should turn these in by the end of the day)
- Begin reading HTTLACS: Ch 4
- Be sure to try out all the examples
- Skip the GASP section
Tuesday (10/12/10)
Warmup:
- Assume you have the following code:
x = 5
a = 8
b = a-x*2
print b
- What does the above program print?
Agenda:
- Values, data types, and variables review
- Input review
- Write a program that prompts the user to enter his/her first name and store it in a variable named fn. Your program should print out the name like so: Hello FIRSTNAME! Happy Tuesday!
- Make sure you have turned in BOTH of the following assignments:
- Introduction to Functions
Thursday - Friday (10/7/10 - 10/8/10)
Warmup:
- Identify the types for the following variables:
- 43
- 3.5
- 2
- "washington"
- "2"
- "lee"
Agenda:
Tuesday (10/5/10)
Warmup:
- Complete and submit the HTTLACS: Ch 1 exercises
- Submit via School Web Lockers
Agenda:
- Introduction to data values, variables, and etc.
- Read through How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 2
- Complete the Values, Types, and Variables Identification assignment
- Complete the HTTLACS: Ch 2 Exercises
- Submit both to School Web Lockers
Friday - Monday (10/1/10 - 10/4/10)
Warmup:
- Research on the interwebz the following:
- Who invented the Python programming language?
- Where was it invented?
- Who funded the project to develop Python?
Agenda:
- Any missing quiz demonstrations should be shown when Mr. Bui gets back
- Introduction to Python
- Begin reading through How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 1
- Complete the HTTLACS: Ch 1 Exercises
- Submit it all in one file to School Web Lockers
Back To School Night (9/29/10)
Wednesday (9/29/10)
Agenda:
- Work on GvR
- 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):
- HTTLACS: Ch 1 Exercises
- Submit your answers via School Web Lockers
Monday - Tuesday (9/27/10 - 9/28/10)
Warmup:
- Fill out the GvR survey if you made progress since the last time you completed it
- Open a text editor
- How would you give each student in the class a random number from 8-10 and another random number from 11-14?
- Write down your steps
Agenda:
- GvR Demos
- GvR Quiz later this week
Thursday - Friday (9/23/10 - 9/24/10)
Warmup:
- 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:
- GvR Conditionals Review
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
- Introduction to GvR Loops
- Work on GvR Steps
Tuesday - Wednesday (9/21/10 - 9/22/10)
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:
- Work on GvR Steps
- Introduction to Conditionals
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
Friday - Monday (9/17/10 - 9/20/10)
Agenda:
- GvR Steps #1-5 overview
- Complete GvR Steps #6-10
- GvR Steps 1-10 Checkoff & Quiz next week
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
Tuesday - Thursday (9/14/10 - 9/16/10)
- 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
Friday - Monday (9/10/10 - 9/13/10)
Warmup:
- How do we solve problems?
- Pair up (with a partner on the other side of the room)
- 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
Agenda:
- Share sandwich stories
- What does programming mean?
- 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?
- Introduction to Unix/Linux
Tuesday - Thursday (9/7/10 - 9/9/10)
- Introductions
- Name cards
- 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
- Misc logistics
- 20/10 no pass policy
- Location of bathrooms
- Sign in/out sheets
- Computer Science I 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"