intro class

• syllabus
  • foundation CS (Computer Science) course (and useful for many other disciplines)
  • programming fundamentals
  • concepts and nuts'n'bolts of computing
• We will focus this term on the Python programming language.
  • why this language: accessible, flexible, general purpose, runs easily on any operating system, well supported
  • python.org
  • used for all sorts of stuff ...
  • examples:
    • craps statistics
    • ball parabolic arc
    • string art
  • by the end of the course you may be doing something like like
    • blender scripting
    • or a tron robot

• grading
  • weekly assignments
  • several programming projects

• course website
  • email me if you're taking the course so I can add you to the roster
  • You'll submit work on the course wiki - we'll go over that next class.
  • The first assignment is posted and due next Tuesday.