Course Content

Computer literacy, number systems, concepts of operation systems, storage, files, databases, logic gates, circuits, networks, internet.
Introduction to programming in Python, variables, assignments, functions, objects.

The text books for this course are optional:

• J. Glenn Brookshear: Computer Science. An Overview, 9th edition, Addison-Wesley, 2009 (or later edition).
• Bradley N. Miller and David L. Ranum: Python Programming in Context, Jones and Bartlett, 2009 (first or second edition).

Slides of the lectures and Python code will be posted below.
To save space, slides are gradually removed.

• L-1 Mon 11 Jan 2016: welcome to MCS 260
• L-2 Wed 13 Jan 2016: computer architecture, getting started with Python, number systems
  our first Python scripts hello.py and hello_there.py
• L-3 Fri 15 Jan 2016: machine architecture; using Python as a calculator
• L-4 Wed 20 Jan 2016: variables and assignments; developing Python programs
  a Python program yieldbal.py
• L-5 Fri 22 Jan 2016: Operating Systems; Turtle Graphics
  with Python scripts spiral1.py, spiral2.py, and turtlecolors.py
• L-6 Mon 25 Jan 2016: languages; strings, lists, and tuples
• L-7 Wed 27 Jan 2016: mass storage; dictionaries in Python
  with Python scripts mileage.py and miletab.py
• L-8 Fri 29 Jan 2016: Boolean algebra; flowcharts; conditional constructs in Python
  with Python scripts passfail.py, gradecurve.py, and followup.py
• L-9 Mon 1 Feb 2016: transistors and logic gates; intrinsic operations on numbers and strings
  with Python scripts alphatest.py and write_numbers.py
• L-10 Wed 3 Feb 2016: flip-flops and registers; intrinsic operations on lists, queues, stacks
  with Python scripts sortwords.py, write_values.py, and hanoi3.py
• L-11 Fri 5 Feb 2016 adder circuits; loop constructs: the while and for; estimating pi
  with Python scripts showbal.py, showfor.py, gcd.py, and traprule.py
• L-12 Mon 8 Feb 2016 simulation using random numbers; binary expansion, repeat until: break
  with Python scripts randuse.py, mc4pi.py, binexp1.py, binexp1b.py, binexp1c.py, and findelem.py
• L-13 Wed 10 Feb 2016 top down design of programs; functions in Python
  with Python scripts npdf.py, use_npdf.py, and simuwait.py
• L-14 Fri 12 Feb 2016 local and global variables; arguments of functions; functions using functions
  with Python scripts global.py, votes0.py, votes1.py, votes2.py, area.py, area2.py, and traprule2.py
• L-15 Mon 15 Feb 2016 lambda forms and list comprehensions
  with Python scripts oracle.py, evalshow.py, calculator.py, mc4pi2.py, and mc4pi3.py
• L-16 Wed 17 Feb 2016 organizing, manipulating files, and modules
  with Python scripts bkform.py and library.py
• L-17 Fri 19 Feb 2016 working with files; format conversions
  with Python scripts bkform2list.py, bkform2dict.py, scramvow.py, cntword.py, repword.py, and locword.py
• L-18 Mon 22 Feb 2016 networking and the internet; markup languages
  with Python scripts forecast.py and showtime.py
• L-19 Wed 24 Feb 2016 review for the computer literacy part of the midterm exam
  and review for the Python scripting part of the midterm exam. Answers are here and there.
• L-20 Fri 26 Feb 2016 midterm exam 1: version (a) with answers and version (b) with answers
• L-21 Mon 29 Feb 2016 software engineering and modular design
  Python code: stack_data.py, stack_of_data.py, stack_of_data_io.py, and stack_user.py
• L-22 Wed 2 Mar 2016 modular design; software cyclic and quality
  Python code: quand.py, questions.py, dialogue.py, and quiz.py
• L-23 Fri 4 Mar 2016 software licensing; modules and packages
• L-24 Mon 7 Mar 2016 object-oriented design; object-oriented programming in Python
  the class definitions: classbook.py, classperson.py, classcatalog.py, classpeople.py, and the main program: libclassman.py
• L-25 Wed 9 Mar 2016 operator overloading
  Python code: flopfloats.py, flopsum.py, and quaternion.py
• L-26 Fri 11 Mar 2016 encapsulation and inheritance; polymorphism and wrapping
  Python code: classpoly.py, classpoint.py, classcircle.py, pointcircle.py, spirbot.py, and orbiting.py
• L-27 Mon 14 Mar 2016 software testing and verification
  Python code: useassert.py
• L-28 Wed 16 Mar 2016 exceptions
  Python code: ratraise.py, readfilename.py, readfilename1.py, readfilename2.py, readfilename3.py, cntrlc.py, estimpi.py, and anytimepi.py
• L-29 Fri 18 Mar 2016 complexity and cost
  Python scripts: sortrandnumb.py, timetosort.py, time_iftry.py, time_sin.py, time_filework.py, and time_listcomp.py
• L-30 Mon 28 Mar 2016 graphical user interfaces
  Python scripts: sliding_puzzle.py, guihello.py, guihello2.py, usegrid.py, guiradio.py, guicheck.py, and mousedraw.py
• L-31 Wed 30 Mar 2016 expression evaluation; graphing on canvas
  Python scripts: dyneval.py, guieval.py, guievaloo.py, samplefun.py, guisample.py, and arrowkeys.py
• L-32 Fri 1 Apr 2016 scale widgets and animations
  Python scripts: rgbgui.py, showscale.py, exscale0.py, exscale1.py, exscale2.py, slidedot.py, and movedot.py
• L-33 Mon 4 Apr 2016 class hierarchies
  class definitions: class_point.py, class_line.py, class_showpoint.py, class_showline.py, class_parabola.py, and class_showparabola.py
• L-34 Wed 6 Apr 2016 cellular automata
  Python scripts: game.py and life.py
• L-35 Fri 8 Apr 2016 multithreaded programming
  Python scripts: hello_threads.py, hello_threading.py, class_producer.py, class_consumer.py, and prodcons.py
• L-36 Mon 11 Apr 2016 predator-prey simulations
  Python scripts: class_frog.py, class_threadfrog.py, draw_frogs.py, frog_pond.py, and flying_birds.py
• L-37 Wed 13 Apr 2016 review problems for the second midterm exam
• L-38 Fri 15 Apr 2016 the second midterm exam: version (a) with answers and version (b) with answers
• L-39 Mon 18 Apr 2016 network programming
  Python scripts: tcp_server.py, tcp_client.py, dealer.py, and player.py
• L-40 Wed 20 Apr 2016 high level parallel processing
  Python scripts: hello_multiprocess.py, mc4pi2.py, mc4pi_client.py, and multiprocess4pi.py.
• L-41 Fri 22 Apr 2016 generators, recursion, and fractals
  Python scripts: fibnum.py, show_yield.py, fibyield.py, factorial.py, and cantor.py
• L-42 Mon 25 Apr 2016 review of the computer literacy part of the course
  Python script: literacy.py, a Python dictionary with computer literacy terms.
• L-43 Wed 27 Apr 2016 review of Python programming
• L-44 Fri 29 Apr 2016 review for the final exam
  Python scripts: password.py, loops.py, and riddle.py