Week 1: Introduction to Python

Session 1: Tuesday, 1/25, Introduction to Computer Science

Session 2: Thursday, 1/27, Simple Python Programs, variables

Week 2: Simple Python programs, Conditionals

Session 3--Lab 1: Tuesday, 2/1, Writing simple Python programs.

Session 4: Thursday, 2/3, Conditional Statements

Week 3: Conditionals, Turtles, Loops

Session 5: Tuesday, 2/8, Conditionals, Turtles

Session 5--Lab 2: Tuesday, 2/8, Conditionals, Turtles.

Session 6: Thursday, 2/10, While Loops, Arithmetic expressions.

Week 4: While loops, for loops, lists

Session 7--Lab 3: Tuesday, 2/15, while loops.

Session 8: Thursday, 2/17, Lists, for loops.

Week 5: for loops, lists, nested loops

Session 9: Tuesday, 2/22, for loops, lists.

Session 9--Lab 4: Tuesday, 2/22, for loops, lists.

Session 10: Thursday, 2/24, Nested for loops, Exam review.

Review for Exam 1.

Solutions to Exam 1 Review problems.

Week 6: Midterm exam, Functions

Session 11: Tuesday, 3/1, Midterm Exam I

Session 12: Thursday, 3/3, functions.

Week 7: Functions, Recursion, Classes

Session 13: Tuesday, 3/15, Review functions

Session 13--Lab 5: Tuesday, 3/15, Functions.

Session 14: Thursday, 3/17, Recursion, Classes

Week 8: Recursion, Classes, Binary numbers

Session 15: Tuesday, 3/22, Tower of Hanoi demo

Session 15--Lab 6: Tuesday, 3/22, Recursion, Classes.

Session 16: Thursday, 3/24, Circuits, Binary Numbers

Week 9: Circuits, Binary numbers and arithmetic

Session 17--Lab 7: Tuesday, 3/29, Circuits.

Session 18: Thursday, 3/31, Binary addition, adder circuit

Week 10: Circuits, Binary numbers. Assembly language

Session 19--Lab 8: Tuesday, 4/5, Binary addition, Circuits.

Session 20: Thursday, 4/7, Assembly language; The internet.

Week 11: Review, Midterm 2

Session 21: Tuesday, 4/12, Review for exam 2.

Solutions to review problems.

Session 22: Thursday, 4/14, Midterm Exam 2

Week 12: HTML and Web Pages

Session 23: Tuesday, 4/19, HTML

Thursday, 4/21, NO CLASS--EASTER BREAK

Week 13: Web pages, Web graphics, CS limitations

Session 24--Lab 9:Tuesday, 4/26, Building a webpage.

Session 25: Thursday, 4/28, Web Graphics, Limitations of CS.

Week 14: Non-computable functions, Review

Session 26: Tuesday, 5/3, The Halting Problem

Session 27: Thursday, 5/5, Review for final exam

Solutions to review problems

Constance Royden--croyden@cs.holycross.edu
Computer Science 110--Survey of Computer Science
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