IBCS1 - 0910 - September
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Contents
- 1 Wednesday (9/30/09)
- 2 Back to School Night
- 3 Monday (9/28/09)
- 4 Friday (9/25/09)
- 5 Thursday (9/24/09)
- 6 Wednesday (9/23/09)
- 7 Monday (9/21/09)
- 8 Wednesday - Friday (9/16/09 - 9/18/09)
- 9 Monday - Tuesday (9/14/09 - 9/15/09)
- 10 Thursday - Friday (9/10/09 - 9/11/09)
- 11 Tuesday - Wednesday (9/8/09 - 9/9/09)
- 12 Archives
Wednesday (9/30/09)
- Introduction to Python
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 1
- Complete the HTTLACS: Chapter 1 Exercises and upload to SchoolWebLockers
- HTTLACS: Ch 2
- Complete the HTTLACS: Chapter 2 Exercises and upload to SchoolWebLockers
Back to School Night
Monday (9/28/09)
- GvR Demo Steps 11-13
- Introduction to Python
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 1
- Complete the HTTLACS: Chapter 1 Exercises
- Submit via School Web Lockers (?)
Friday (9/25/09)
Thursday (9/24/09)
- GvR Review Steps 11-13
- GvR Steps 11-13 Checkoff & Quiz on Friday (9/25/08)
- Demo random GvR Steps 6-10
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 1
- Complete the HTTLACS: Chapter 1 Exercises
- Submit via School Web Lockers (?)
Wednesday (9/23/09)
- GvR Steps 1-10 Quiz
- Continue the GvR steps. Try to reach steps 14-17 by the end of the week.
- GvR Steps 11-13 Checkoff & Quiz on Friday (9/25/08)
- At the end of class, please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
Monday (9/21/09)
- GvR Steps #6-12 overview
- Complete GvR Steps #6-16
- GvR Steps 5-10 Checkoff & Quiz on Wednesday (9/23/08)
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
Wednesday - Friday (9/16/09 - 9/18/09)
Warmup:
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
Agenda:
- Demo your Introduction to Unix/Linux evaluations
- GvR Steps #1-5 overview
- Complete GvR Steps #5-10
- Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
Monday - Tuesday (9/14/09 - 9/15/09)
- Introduction to Unix/Linux
- When you are done, raise your hand and 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
Thursday - Friday (9/10/09 - 9/11/09)
Warmup - 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 wants a PB&J sandwich.
- Write out the steps involved in making a PB&J sandwich.
Agenda:
- Share sandwich stories
- What does programming mean?
- In the beginning...
- 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 - Wednesday (9/8/09 - 9/9/09)
- 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
- Share several snippets with class
- 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 5 things that use computers
- List 5 things you have done in any science class
- Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"
