CPSC 231: Fall 2011

Index

• Lecture information

• Tutorial & Lab information

• Course topics and notes for the lecture

• Assignments and exams

Term components: [Grades]

Lecture Information (L01, L03: lectures start during the week of September 12)

Tutorial and lab Information (tutorials start during the week of September 19)

Tutorials:

• Are mandatory and time will be split between TA's teaching new skills, discussion of assignment requirements, completion of graded tutorial exercises, and if possible some question and answer time.
• Schedule of activities for the tutorials: [Teaching schedule for tutorials]

 

L01 tutorials	Date/Time	Location	Tutorial instructor	Contact information
T01	MW: 10:00 - 10:50	MS160	Ali Rahmani	arahmani@ucalgary.ca
T02	TRMW: 17:00 - 17:50	MS160	Robin Gonzalez	gonzalre@ucalgary.ca
T03	TR 12:00 - 12:50	MS160	Md Moniruzzaman	mmoniruz@ucalgary.ca
L03 tutorials	Date/Time	Location	Tutorial instructor	Contact information
T07	MW: 16:00 - 16:50	MS176	Robin Gonzalez	gonzalre@ucalgary.ca
T08	TR: 11:00 - 11:50	MS160	Md Moniruzzaman	mmoniruz@ucalgary.ca
T09	MW 9:00 - 9:50	MS176	Ali Rahmani	arahmani@ucalgary.ca

Lab (Continuous tutorials):

• In addition to my office hours and your time in lab there will be time set aside for you to ask questions. These sessions will be staffed by the lab instructor but they are not mandatory for students and are provided so that you can get help while you are in the computer lab.
• Continuous tutorial schedule: [231 Fall 2011]
• Continuous tutorial hours during: Reading Days (week of November 6 - 12)

 

Course topics and notes for lectures

Topic #	Topic	Beginning Python by James Payne: to view the free online document.
1	Introduction to the course [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes]
2	Introduction to computer programming [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes] [Example programs]	Chapter 1 & 2
3	Functions and problem decomposition [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes] [Example programs]	Chapter 5
4	Branching [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes] [Example programs]	Chapter 4: pages 49 - 59
5	Loops [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes] [Example programs]	Chapter 4: pages 60 - 64
6	Recursion [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes] [Example programs]	Chapter 8: page 133 (actually an application of recursion in file systems)
7	Composite types [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes] [Example programs]	Chapter 3
8	Functions: Part 2 [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes] [Example programs]
9	Classes and objects [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes] [Example programs]	Chapter 6, 10
10	File input and output [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes] [Example programs]	Chapter 8
11	Computer history (if there is time) [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes]
12	Introduction to Computer Science (if there is time) [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes]
	Design principles: presentation of visual information (not on exam but to help with the design of the bonus assignment) [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes]

Assignments, exercises and exams