Tentative Course Schedule Winter 2021
This schedule is subject to change. Please check back frequently.
| Week | Date | Lecture | Assignment | Resources and Readings |
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| Week 1 | January 11th |
Python Basics (Part 1) Creating and Running Python Programs Basic syntax overview: variables, control-flow, and function basics Sequences: Lists, Tuples, and Strings |
Week 1 & 2 Readings: Lutz. Ch. 1-7, Ch 12-13, Ch. 16 |
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| Week 2 | January 18th |
No Class (Martin Luther King Birthday)!
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Homework #1 Out |
Week 1 & 2 Readings: Lutz. Ch. 1-7, Ch 12-13, Ch. 16 |
| Week 3 | January 25th & 26th |
Python Basics (Part 2): Compound Data Types, Functions, Modules, Interaction Compound data types: Dictionaries, and sets Python conceptual hierarchy User interaction: basic input/output and command line arguments. Working with Files. |
Homework #1 Due (January 26th 11:59pm CT)
Homework #2 Out |
Week 1 & 2 Readings: Lutz. Ch. 1-7, Ch 12-13, Ch. 16 |
| Week 4 | February 1st & 2nd |
Advance Functions, Generators, Functional Programming Advance functions mechanisms: postional vs keyword arguments, scope, closures Generator functions and expressions Functional programming mechanisms |
Homework#2 Due (February 2nd 11:59pm CT)
Homework #3 Out |
Readings: Lutz. Ch. 14, 17,18,19,20 |
| Week 5 | February 8th & 9th |
Object-Oriented Programming: Classes Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Class Coding Basics Class Inheritance & Polymorphism |
Homework #3 Due (February 9th 11:59pm CT)
Homework #4 Out
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Readings: Lutz. Ch. 26-28 |
| Week 6 | February 15th & 16th |
Advance Object-Oriented Programming & Abstract Data Types Class Inheritance & Polymorphism (cont.) Abstract Base Classes Designing Classes Overview Properties |
Homework #4 Due (February 16th 11:59pm CT)
Homework #5 Out
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Readings: Lutz. Ch. 29, |
| Week 7 | February 22nd & 23rd |
The Python Data Model Special methods (i.e., dunder) Decorators Context Managers |
Homework #5 Due (February 23rd 11:59pm CT)
Homework #6 Out Quarter Exam Review Notes |
Readings: Lutz. Ch. 30-32, 39. |
| Week 8 | March 1st & 2nd |
Python Scientific Stack Numpy Pandas Data Visualization |
Homework #6 Due (March 2nd 11:59pm
CT)
Quarter Exam (see syallbus for dates)
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| Week 9 | March 8th & 9th |
Software Quality Assurance Python Testing Exceptions Packages, and Distribution |
Final Project Out. |
Readings: Ch. 15, 21, 33-35 |
Week 10 | March 15th |
No Class!
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Final Project Due (March 16th @
11:59pm CT)
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