intro class

Discuss the syllabus

• foundation CS (Computer Science) course ... and useful for many other disciplines
• covers the core ideas of programming computers including functions, variables, data structures, loops and conditionals, with lots of examples and practice
• using the python programming language
  • popular & accessible
  • flexible & general purpose
  • runs easily on any operating system, with good support
  • version 3 of the language, the most recent, is what we'll use this term

example programs

I'll show the code and run these in class.

• ball parabolic arc
• string art
• by the end of the course you may be doing something like a tron robot ...

grading

• weekly assignments : one term grade based on how many you do
• graded midterm & final coding projects
• generally, your grade is a combination of correctness and effort

what you should do to get starting

• Check out the syllabus, resources, and links on the left of this page.
• Email me - mahoney@marlboro.edu - if you're taking the course so I can add you to my roster.
• The first assignment is posted and due next Tuesday. (Homework should be submitted through this course webpage; we'll go over how that works in class.)

Questions? Find me or drop me a note.