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| Week |
Day |
Lecture Notes |
Readings |
| 1 |
Tuesday |
Introduction and Computer Software
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Introduction to Code
Running and Operating Systems
Languages and Open Source
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Thursday |
Computer Hardware
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Computer Hardware
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Homework 1 due Wednesday, October 3 |
Written Exercises
Code Exercises
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| 2 |
Tuesday |
Data and Storage |
Bits and Bytes
Bits and Gigabytes
Compression
Variables
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Thursday |
Images
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Image-1 Introduction
RGB Everywhere
Image-2 Code
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Homework 2 due Wednesday, October 10 |
Written Exercises
Variable Exercises
Image Exercises
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| 3 |
Tuesday |
For Loops
Code from Lecture |
Loops
Expressions
Puzzles
Grayscale
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Thursday |
If Statements
Code from Lecture
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If Statements
More If Statements
Bluescreen
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Homework 3 due Wednesday, October 17 |
Written Exercises
Code Exercises Part 1
Code Exercises Part 2
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| 4 |
Tuesday |
Fancy Filters
Code from Class
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Advanced Bluescreen
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Thursday |
Spreadsheets and Data
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Introduction to Tables
Fancier If Statements
Boolean Logic
Boolean Not
Nom Nom Exercise
Counting with Tables
More Counting with Tables
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Homework 4 due Wednesday, October 24 |
Written Exercises
Code Exercises Part 1
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| 5 |
Tuesday |
Artificial Intelligence
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WIRED article on pitfalls of AI
Google's Letter to Investors
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Thursday |
Midterm Review
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No Homework! |
Paper due November 16, 11:59PM |
| 6 |
Tuesday |
Midterm October 30 (in class, STLC 115) |
Reference Sheet
Cover Page
Spring 2018 Midterm
Spring 2018 Midterm Solutions
Solutions
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Thursday |
The Internet
|
Introduction to Networks
Wifi
The Internet
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Homework 5 due Wednesday, November 7
|
Written Exercises
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| 7 |
Tuesday |
Servers and Backend
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Thursday |
Core Application Components
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Homework 6 due Wednesday, November 14 |
Written Exercises
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| 8 |
Tuesday |
Clients and Frontend
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The Web
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Thursday |
Human-Computer Interaction
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Homework 7 due Wednesday, November 28 |
Written Exercises
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| 9 |
Tuesday |
Security
|
Passwords
Phishing
Malware
Bad Guys
Safe Practices
Encryption
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Thursday |
Cryptocurrency and Privacy
|
Web Economics
From the Headlines
TCP/IP Tracking
Government vs. Internet
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Homework 8 due Wednesday, December 5 |
Written Exercises
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| 10 |
Tuesday |
Theory and Conclusions
|
CS101 Conclusions
Quantum Computing Video
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Thursday |
Final Review
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Monday, December 10, 8:30-11:30AM
Rm 200-203 (Main Quad) |
Final |
Spring 2018 Final
Spring 2018 Final Solutions
Fall 2018 Final Solutions
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