Class Description
This course introduces the discipline of computer science with
practical hands-on problem solving using a "high level" computer programming language. The course
will include basic syntax and semantics of a "high level: language, variables, types, expressions,
assignment, basic computation, simple I/O conditional and iterative control structures, functions, and
parameter passing, structured decomposition, program design, programming style, algorithms, and
problem solving strategies, overview of programming languages, binding, visibility, scoping, and
lifetime management.
Textbook
Think Python (free, online)
Quizzes
The quizzes are multiple-choice, online, and open-book. However, you may not ask other people to help you during the quizzes. You will need to study the textbook chapter
before the lecture covering it, and take the quiz before that class.
Each quiz is due 30 min. before class. Each quiz has 5 questions, you have ten minutes to take it, and you can make two attempts. If you take the quiz twice, the higher score counts.
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