Semester Schedule
The schedule will be flexible as we cover each topic. We might spend some extra time on topics, so we will update the schedule as we progress through the semester.
| mtg | Date | Topic | lab | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | 1/13/2025 | Algorithmic Instructions, Why Python? Slides video | PB&J Sanwdwich Lab | |
| Day 2 | 1/15/2025 | Basics & installing Pycharm Slides video | TBD | Install Pycharm by this class |
| Day 3 | 1/17/2025 | Exploring Pycharm Ide Slides video | TBD | |
| Day 4 | 1/20/2025 | MLK Holiday- NO CLASS | ||
| Day 5 | 1/22/2025 | Rest of Basics (review) Slides video | worksheet | |
| Day 6 | 1/24/2025 | Pseudocode Slides video | lab | |
| Day 7 | 1/27/2025 | Introduction to Turtles & imports Slides Video | lab | Quiz 1 due |
| Day 8 | 1/29/2025 | Turtles Slides Video | TBD | Syllabus Quiz Due PA00 due |
| Day 9 | 1/31/2025 | Turtles Racing Slides Video | lab | |
| Day 10 | 2/3/2025 | Booleans Slides Video | lab | Quiz 2 due |
| Day 11 | 2/5/2025 | Booleans & Conditional Slides Video | lab | PA01 due |
| Day 12 | 2/7/2025 | Mutability Slides Video | lab | |
| Day 13 | 2/10/2025 | Introduction to Functions Slides Video | TBD | Quiz 3 due |
| Day 14 | 2/12/2025 | More Functions Slides Video | lab | PA02 due |
| Day 15 | 2/14/2025 | Functions Review Slides Video | lab | |
| Day 16 | 2/17/2025 | Loops Slides Video | lab | Quiz 4 due |
| Day 17 | 2/19/2025 | More Loops Slides Video | lab | PA03 due |
| Day 18 | 2/21/2025 | Style & Debugging Slides Video | lab | |
| Day 19 | 2/24/2025 | Exam 1 Review Slides Video | TBD | |
| Day 20 | 2/26/2025 | Exam 1 | ||
| Day 21 | 2/28/2025 | Strings Slides Video | lab | |
| Day 22 | 3/3/2025 | More strings Slides Video | lab | |
| Day 23 | 3/5/2025 | {Classes} Slides Video | TBD | |
| Day 24 | 3/7/2025 | Lists Slides Video | lab | |
| Day 25 | 3/10/2025 | SPRING BREAK- NO CLASS! | ||
| Day 26 | 3/12/2025 | SPRING BREAK- NO CLASS! | ||
| Day 27 | 3/14/2025 | SPRING BREAK- NO CLASS! | ||
| Day 28 | 3/17/2025 | Intro to Tuples Slides Video | lab | Quiz 5 due |
| Day 29 | 3/19/2025 | More Tuples Video | lab | PA04 due |
| Day 30 | 3/21/2025 | Intro to Dictionaries Slides Video | lab | |
| Day 31 | 3/24/2025 | More Dictionaries Slides Video | lab | Quiz 6 due |
| Day 32 | 3/26/2025 | Nested Data Structures Slides Video | TBD | PA05 Due |
| Day 33 | 3/28/2025 | Intro to Regular Expressions (regEx) Slides Video | TBD | |
| Day 34 | 3/31/2025 | regEx Slides Video | TBD | Quiz 7 Due |
| Day 35 | 4/2/2025 | regEx Activity Day Slides Video | lab | PA06 Due |
| Day 36 | 4/4/2025 | Exam 2 Review Slides More slides! Video | ||
| Day 37 | 4/7/2025 | Exam 2 | ||
| Day 38 | 4/9/2025 | File Reading Slides Video | TBD | |
| Day 39 | 4/11/2025 | FileReading w/ Regex Slides Video | lab input | |
| Day 40 | 4/14/2025 | File Writing Slides Video | TBD | Quiz 8 due |
| Day 41 | 4/16/2025 | Review on File Reading & Writing Video | PA07 due | |
| Day 42 | 4/18/2025 | Work on Final Project (open office hours) | ||
| Day 43 | 4/21/2025 | Work on Final Project (open office hours) | ||
| Day 44 | 4/23/2025 | Work on Final Project (open office hours) OR Final Project Presentations (if you are done early!) | ||
| Day 45 | 4/25/2025 | Final Project Presentations | ||
| Day 46 | 4/26/2025 | Final Project Presentations | ||
| Day 47 | 4/27/2025 | Final Project Presentations | ||
| Day 48 | 4/28/2025 | Final Project Presentations | ||
| Day 49 | 4/29/2025 | Final Project Presentations | ||
| Day 50 | 4/30/2025 | Final Project Presentations | ||
| There is no traditional final exam for this course. |