Read chap 2 & continue on to 3 & 4 as your schedule permits ... we're heading next into some basic data structures, then on to sorting in about a week.
I've set up a cloud server which may be helpful for running code, making plots, and all that.
I'll do a show and tell ... and set up an account for anyone interested. Includes jupyter notebook interface, terminal shell access, and file editor.
I will likely be using this to run code and demo algorithms this term. You may want to do the same.