IBCS1 - 1314 - October

Thursday - Friday (10/31/13 - 11/1/13)

Agenda:

• Finish Morse Code Translator
• for loop demo
• Download the following sounds:
  • media:dot.wav
  • media:dash.wav
• Pygame Sound

pygame.init()
pygame.mixer.init()
dotSound = pygame.mixer.Sound("dot.wav")
dashSound = pygame.mixer.Sound("dash.wav")

for ch in m:
    if ch == ".":
        while pygame.mixer.get_busy():
            pass
        print ch,
        dotSound.play()
    if ch == "-":
        while pygame.mixer.get_busy():
            pass
        print ch,
        dashSound.play()
    if ch == " ":
        print ch,
        pygame.time.wait(250)
while pygame.mixer.get_busy():
    pass

• Work on Pig Latin Translator

Tuesday - Wednesday (10/29/13 - 10/30/13)

Agenda:

• Demo Morse Code Translator
  1. plain2morse.py test: "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
  2. Copy and paste the resulting Morse code into your morse2plain.py
  3. You should see the original plaintext
  4. morse2plain.py test: "- .... .   --.- ..- .. -.-. -.-   -... .-. --- .-- -.   ..-. --- -..-   .--- ..- -- .--. ...   --- ...- . .-.   - .... .   .-.. .- --.. -.--   -.. --- --."

Friday - Monday (10/25/13 - 10/28/13)

Agenda:

• Be sure that you have completed at least 6 exercises from String-1. If not, then work on it this weekend.
• Work on Morse Code Translator

Wednesday - Thursday (10/23/13 - 10/24/13)

Agenda:

• Complete Leet-speak Translator
• Complete 6 exercises from String-1
• Work on Morse Code Translator

Monday - Tuesday (10/21/13 - 10/22/13)

Agenda:

• Make sure you have completed Logic-1
• Introduction to Strings
  • Media:Strings_Python.pptx
  • Complete Python String Exercises and share with Mr. Bui
  • Complete the last 4 string warm-ups from Warmup-1
  • Complete 6 exercises from String-1
  • NOTE: If you have already done CodingBat, then complete ALL the exercises from String-1

Thursday - Friday (10/17/13 - 10/18/13)

Agenda:

• Review functions
• Demo Turtle - Graphing Calculator
• Complete Logic-1 by the beginning of next week

Tuesday - Wednesday (10/15/13 - 10/16/13)

Agenda:

• Make sure that you have completed the basic Turtle - Graphing Calculator
• Read section 6.1 of Fruitful Functions and pay attention to the return keyword
• Skim/review Python Functions Cheat Sheet
• CodingBat Python Functions
  1. Go to CodingBat and create an account
  2. Login and go to prefs->teacher share and use
  3. Complete as many of Warmup-1 as you can before the end of the period (try not to look up the solutions)

Thursday - Friday (10/10/13 - 10/11/13)

• JAMTECH
• Add turtle graphics to your Monte Carlo Calculation of Pi
• Work on Turtle - Graphing Calculator

Friday - Wednesday (10/4/13 - 10/9/13)

Warmup:

• Execute the code below
• When prompted, use 100 for x and 200 for y
• What does each line do? Analyze!

from turtle import *

setup(200, 400)
screensize(200, 400)
x = numinput("X prompt", "Please enter an x")
y = numinput("Y prompt", "Please enter a y")
goto(x,y)
exitonclick()

Agenda:

• Complete Turtle - Looping Assignment (practice loops with turtle)
• Add turtle graphics to your Monte Carlo Calculation of Pi
• Work on Turtle - Graphing Calculator

Wednesday - Thursday (10/2/13 - 10/3/13)

Agenda:

• Functions review
• Introduction to Python Turtle
  • Python turtle library
• Complete Turtle - Moving and Drawing Assignment (practice with function calls)
• Work on Turtle - House Function Assignment (practice defining a function)
• Work on Turtle - Looping Assignment (practice loops with turtle)

Tuesday (10/1/13)

• Complete Monte Carlo Calculation of Pi
• Introduction to Functions
  • Complete HTTLACS: Ch 3 Exercises
• Introduction to Python Turtle
  • Python turtle library
• Work on Turtle - Moving and Drawing Assignment (practice with function calls)