welcome to cs 115! introduction to programming fall 2015
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Welcome to CS 115!
Introduction to Programming
Fall 2015
Class URLwww.cs.uky.edu/~keen/115/115
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Please write this down!
PersonnelDr. Debby Keen, Course Coordinator/Lab Instructor
Office hours in Davis Marksbury 215:posted on class web page soon
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Neil Moore, LecturerOffice hours in Hardymon 207Email: [email protected]
Teaching AssistantsOffice hours will be set up soonHeld in RGAN 102 or Multilab (EE Annex 203)Can talk to ANY of them about programming problems
Thank you very much!!Thank you very much!!
Laptop PoliciesLecture
Studies show most students with laptops open in front of them are NOT paying attention to the lecture
IF you insist on using a laptop in lecture, you MUST sit in the very BACK row of the classroom, so that you distract only yourself and not other students
LabThere are sufficient computers in each lab for every
student but you can use your own laptop if you wish, even for lab tests
Textbook and Supplies
Textbook is online book by Zyante “zybook” www.zyante.com
Students are responsible for material in chapters that are in schedule and material covered in lectures
Software we will use
PythonOpen source and Freefrom Python.orgGet version 3.x – right now is 3.4.3Easy to install on your machine, already in labsIncludes IDLE Development Environment
WingIDE 101 (optional but better than IDLE)101 version is freeLess prone to crashes than IDLEfrom http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide-101/
For Attendance – on one 3x5 card
Write your NAMEWrite the DATE Write your SECTION
AND on the front of the card ...
GOALS - write them down
1. What are your goals for this class? That is, what do you want to learn?
2. How much time do you expect to spend on this class OUTSIDE of lecture and lab time?
Goals Activity - continued
SHARE your answers with a neighbor and ADD if you like
COMPARE your answers with the syllabus
And on the back of the card, describe
What is the most complicated thing you have done with a computer?
or What have you done with a computer
that you are most proud of?
We are trying to tell what level of experience you have with computers.
At end of class
Turn in your card at the end of class by dropping it in one of the boxes, at the front of the room or by the 2 exit doors at the back of the room
The goals of the class are
To acquire an understanding of computer architecture and data representations (variables, representation of numbers and character strings)
To learn basic algorithmic problem-solving techniques (decision structures, loops, functions)
To be able to use and understand classesTo be able to design, document, implement and test
solutions to programming problems
Experience in Programming
This class assumes NO experience in programming
It does assume some experience with computers and Windows copying files, printingnavigating paths
Plan on 10 hours a week outside of classIf you HAVE a lot of programming
experience, consider the BYPASS exam
Why learn to program?
It’s required in my majorI learn things that apply beyond pgmingI use programs to analyze the data I run in my
lab experiments in my major I automate tedious things I have to doI found out I like to do it!I need to communicate with other people
about programmingIt is a good career
Your Grade is Based on:
Lecture Attendance 5% Lab Attendance and Assignments 8% Zybook Assignments 5%Programming Assignments 32% Two Exams during the semester 20%Two Lab Exams 10% Final Exam (Comprehensive) 20%
If you Must have a certain grade
Tell Dr. Keen or Dr. Moore about it NOW!We are willing to work with you all
semester long to achieve your goalWe can set up a regular appointment timeDO NOT wait until the end of the
semester and say “But I have to have a … whatever”
Tests during the Semester
Lecture Tests are common hour examsin Whitehall Classroom Building 118, 106,102Wednesdays, Oct. 7, Nov.11, 7:30-9:30 pmclosed note, closed book
Lab Tests happen in lab sections at usual time on Mondays or FridaysOct. 9 (F), Oct. 12 (M), Nov. 30 (M), Dec. 4 (F)in usual labopen note, open book
Attendance
Required at All Lecturestaken regularly by cooperative activities
Required at All Lab sessionsdon’t get credit for team submission if not there
only "UK excuses" accepteddeath in family, illness, school trips, religious
holidaysGive Dr. Keen or Dr. Moore your excuse
documentation on paper
Class Locations
Lecture (TR) Sections 1-15 Whitehall Classroom Building 118
Lab sections – (M or F) RGAN 103Office Hours
Dr. Keen – Davis Marksbury 215Dr. Moore – Hardymon 207TAs - RGAN 102 or Multilab EE203
Exams – Whitehall Classroom Final Exam – Memorial Hall
Weekly Schedule (Day Sections 1-7)
Monday Tuesday Wed Thursday Friday
Lab starts at 9am until 5pm RGAN 103
Lecture CB 11811:00 am
Lecture CB 118 11:00 am
Weekly Schedule (Day Sections 8-15)
Monday Tuesday Wed Thursday Friday
Lecture CB 11811:00 am
Lecture CB 118 11:00 am
Lab starts at 8am until 4pm RGAN 103
Due Dates/Times
Homework – Done individually, submitted by midnight of due date
Labs – individual work due the day before lab session, then team work submitted by end of lab session
Labs are NOT accepted after that!Programs have a late penalty of 10% of
grade for every day late, up to 5 calendar days
Plagiarism / Cheating
“Getting an unfair academic advantage"Using other people's code as your ownAttempt to make code appear to work when it does
notNO assistance from someone else on Lab or Lecture
tests or Individual Labs or HomeworkOnly talk in GENERAL TERMS about program
assignments, not specificsDo NOT "work together" on the source code of a
program
Cheating, continued
Do NOT show your source code to any other student - Protect your source code!
Do not post your code on the Internet.If you talk to anyone outside the class, do
not let anyone give you code or dictate code to you. YOU are the one writing it!
Penalties start with a zero on the assignment and a LETTER in your permanent file. UK Policy is followed.
Cooperative Work
On the other hand!“Talk to your neighbor” or
cooperative activities in lecturesTeam Lab assignments – you will
have lab teams and turn in work with them
Your “Magic Excuse”
Everybody has one and only oneOnly works on programs, not labs!Gives you 24-hour extension of deadline
with no documented excuseIf you don’t use it during the semester, good
for 10 bonus points on final examTo use it, see the syllabus – must let TA or
Dr. Keen or Dr. Moore know before last day to turn program in
Accommodation
Please tell Dr. Keen or Dr. Moore about it if you have a letter - as soon as possible!
Letters are not retroactive!We can arrange both lecture and lab tests
to be accommodated
Mythbusting about CS 115
It's a 100-level course, it's EASY! or not much work! or trivial! (It’s not)
You can cram the night before the tests and get through the course ok (you can’t)
You can wait until the day the programs are due to start work on them (you can’t)
You can just memorize code (you can’t)It’s mostly CS majors! (it isn’t)
Population of the class
Computer Science 28% Computer Engineering 18%Electrical Engineering 16%Undecided 13 % Math 4 %Education 3%Other 18%
Make Yourself a Study Plan for CS 115
When and where you will studyWhat materials you will need to studyWhat rewards you will give yourself if you
follow your study planHow you plan to prepare for testsWhat you will do about test anxietyWhat you will do when you miss a class
What to do next
Make your study planRead Chapter 1 and 2 of textbookWork on Homework 1Make sure your University account is
activatedLabs start Monday, August 31. You will be
asked to interpret and run a program. Practice the tutorial online.
Today's Exit
Have your NAME, DATE, SECTION, and GOALS on the 3x5 card
Put your card in a boxHelp us get to know you!