Computer Science

Friday (5/22/15)

• Python Post-Assessment

Wednesday (5/20/15)

• Python Post-Assessment Review
  • All Python (everything we've done up through lists)
  • Values, types, variables
    • Media:ValuesTypesVariables.ppt
    • Values, Types, and Variables Identification assignment
  • Math operations
  • Logical and comparison operations
    • Logical operators assignment
    • Comparison operators assignment
  • Syntax errors
  • Functions
    • function definition
    • function header
    • function body
    • function call
    • function parameters
    • Python Function Exercises
  • if-statements (CodingBat Logic-1)
  • While loops
    • Looping Exercises
  • Strings
    • Media:Strings_Python.ppt
    • Python String Exercises
    • Leet-speak Translator
  • Lists
    • Media:Lists_Python.ppt
    • Python List Exercises

Monday - Monday (5/4/15 - 5/18/15)

• Lists - Media:Lists_Python.ppt
• Complete (Basic) Python List Exercises and turn it in via Google Classroom
• Complete 6 exercises from CodingBat - List 1
• Advanced Python List Exercises

Tuesday - Thursday (4/28/15 - 4/30/15)

Agenda:

• Demo missing assignments
• Complete Part 2 (morse->plain) part of Morse Code Translator
• Lists - Media:Lists_Python.ppt
• Complete (Basic) Python List Exercises and turn it in via Google Classroom
• Complete 6 exercises from CodingBat - List 1
• Advanced Python List Exercises

Monday - Friday (4/20/15 - 4/24/15)

Agenda:

• Demonstrate any missing assignments
  • Leet-speak Translator w/o dictionaries
  • Codecademy - Python Lists and Dictionaries
  • Leet-speak Translator w/ dictionaries
  • Part 1 (plain->morse) part of Morse Code Translator
• Complete Part 2 (morse->plain) part of Morse Code Translator

Wednesday - Thursday (4/8/15 - 4/16/15)

• Strings review
• Make sure you have completed Python String Exercises and submit via Google Classroom
• Make sure you have completed 6 exercises from String-1
• Complete and demo on Leet-speak Translator
• Complete Codecademy - Python Lists and Dictionaries
• Fixing Leet-speak Translator
  1. Go back to your Leet-speak Translator and save a new copy as leetSpeak_dict.py
  2. Modify your program so that it uses a dictionary instead of all the if-statements
  3. How many lines of code did you just reduce your code by?
• Complete Part 1 (plain->morse) part of Morse Code Translator
• Programming Challenges:
  • Python Challenge
  • Reddit: Daily Programmer

Monday - Friday (3/30/15 - 4/3/15)

• Spring Break

Friday (3/27/15)

Agenda:

• Introduction to Strings
  • Media:Strings_Python.pptx
  • Complete Python String Exercises and submit via Google Classroom
  • Complete the last 4 string warm-ups from Warmup-1
  • Complete 6 exercises from String-1
• Complete on Leet-speak Translator

Wednesday (3/25/15)

Agenda:

• Demo missing assignments
• Demo Turtle Paint
• Introduction to Strings
  • Media:Strings_Python.pptx
  • Complete Python String Exercises and submit via Google Classroom
  • Complete the last 4 string warm-ups from Warmup-1
  • Complete 6 exercises from String-1
• Complete on Leet-speak Translator

Monday (3/23/15)

Agenda:

• Demo missing assignments
• Demo a Turtle Paint program that has the following buttons
  • At least 3 different colors
  • Increase the pen size
  • Decrease the pen size
  • Clear the screen
• Introduction to Strings
  • Media:Strings_Python.pptx
  • Complete Python String Exercises and submit via Google Classroom
  • Complete the last 4 string warm-ups from Warmup-1
  • Complete 6 exercises from String-1
• Complete on Leet-speak Translator

Thursday (3/19/15)

Warmup:

• Search the Python turtle documentation and find the function that is used to get the turtle's pen size
• Search the Python turtle documentation and find the function that is used to change the turtle's pen size
• Search the Python turtle documentation and find the function that will clear all the drawings from the screen

Agenda:

• Arlington Tech Expo - Saturday (5/9/15)
  • Technology fair with awards & prizes
  • Complete the Interest Form
  • Complete the Registration Form
• Demo any missing assignments
• Demo Monte Carlo Calculation of Pi
• Demo the Turtle visualization of Monte Carlo Calculation of Pi
• Demo a Turtle Paint program that has the following buttons
  • At least 3 different colors
  • Increase the pen size
  • Decrease the pen size
  • Clear the screen

Friday - Tuesday (3/13/15 - 3/17/15)

Agenda:

• Demo any missing assignments
• Demo Monte Carlo Calculation of Pi
• Demo the Turtle visualization of Monte Carlo Calculation of Pi
• Turtle colors
• Turtle writing: write()
• Turtle mouse-clicking: onscreenclick()
• Simple paint program walk-through
• Try implementing the following functionalities:
  • Different colors
  • Eraser
  • Increase/Decrease pensize
  • Polygon draw

Monday - Wednesday (3/9/15 - 3/11/15)

• Got-A-Gadget @ Central Library (3:30pm, Thursday, 3/12/15)
  • Great community service opportunity
• Demo Looping Exercises
• Monte Carlo Calculation of Pi
  • If you finish the console version, then implement a graphical version of Monte Carlo Pi using Python Turtle

Thursday (3/5/15)

• Snow Day

Tuesday (3/3/15)

Agenda:

• Work on Looping Exercises

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