Fundamentals of CS

 jeopardy 6

• Dictionaries  LASA{CS} ASK
• finish … Electric Vehicle Data analysis
• CodingBat Python List Bonus {+2pts on quiz 3/6}
• Automate The Boring Stuff with Python
  • Chapter 5: Dictionaries and Structuring Data (starts on Page 105)
    • read & highlight PDF {Ch 4-6  10 pts 3/28}

look at append(), insert(), and remove() before Lists Quiz Primer   CTF101    PC

 jeopardy 5

•  In a nutshell
• solutions for First Challenges elevator,microwave,climb  
• continue … Electric Vehicle Data analysis

• Electric Vehicle Data analysis  [20 pts  3/6]  1 2 5 8
  • pair  part 0  evanalysis0 [50%]
  • pair  part 1  evanalysis1 [70%]
  • pair  part 2  evanalysis2 [80%]
  • part 3  evanalysis3 [90%]
  • part 4  evanalysis4 [100%]
• BONUS Astronauts  [3 pts 3/6] astronauts  1 2 5 8
• BONUS Exchanging Information [3 pts 3/6] reddit 1 2 5 8

•  Python Dictionaries
  • Dictionary introduction   [5 pts  2/24]  1 2 5 8
    • contacts [70%]  contacts
    • dictionary1 (dictionary1.dat) [100%] dictionary1
  • BONUS Shared Birthday [2 pts  2/24] sharedBirthday  1 2 5 8
  • DUE TODAY  Sololearn Part 2  {final due date 2/13}

• What about Efficiency?
• What’s Wrong #2?
• reminder Sololearn Part 2  {final due date 2/13}
• workday

•  Python Advanced Lists
• solutions for First Challenges: aftest & artest  
• Codingbat problems [10 pts  2/20] be sure to log-in (16 for A-day and 12 for B-day (due to shorter Culture Fest day class)
  

  CodingBat A-day 6/16 = 50% 10/16 = 70% 12/16 = 80% 14/16 = 90% 16/16 = 100%

  Coding Bat B-Day 4/12 = 50% 8/12 = 70% 9/12 = 80% 10/12 = 90% 12/12 = 100%

• What’s Wrong #1?
• finish … First Challenges
• Python Files practice quiz  (until 10pm Feb 5)
• BONUS AlphaMove

• First Challenges [20 pts 2/12] (sampleData.zip)  1 2 5 8
  • do first two, then any of the others
  • 3 [75%], 4 [90%], 5 [100%], 6 [110%]
  • aftest, artest, elevator, climb, microwave, tgencrypt

Programming Quiz 2
[25 min, 20 pts]
Python Review

• Password1 solution 
• workday
  
• BONUS Strings Quiz extra points
  • CodingBat Strings1 [+2 pts  2/6] be sure to log-in
• BONUS [2 pts 2/6]  Project Euler  

 LED Lights

LED Project

volunteer Feb 14th

Python No No’s

• Student Grades [10 pts  2/6]  1 2 5 8
  • [90%]  grades1  
  • [100%]  grades2  
• BONUS Letter Count [+2 pts 2/6]  letters 
• BONUS Boxes [+2 pts  2/6] boxes 

• Password0 solution 
•  Python Lists
  • List Introduction [5 pts 1/29]  1 2 5 8 
    • list1 (list1.dat)   -1/2pt per incorrect  [80%]  list1  
    • Musical Dice [100%] musical  

• workday
  
  
• finish … Register & Login

look at find() and replace() before Quiz

LASA CS electives

• Strings   LASA{CS} ASK
• continue … Register & Login
• Sololearn Part 2  {10 pts  2/13} 
  • Control Flow, Working with Lists, Functions 
• BONUS  Sticks (4 pts, advanced – long term, due 2 weeks before end of 9 weeks)

Iterations

Tale of Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace’s pgm1 Ada Lovelace’s pgm2

•  Passwords slides 13 – end
  •  continue … Register & Login

•  Automate The Boring Stuff with Python
  • Chapter 4: Lists (starts on Page 75)
    • read & highlight PDF {Ch 4-6  10 pts 3/27}

• 25 minutes to finish up Introduction to Files
• fun stuff in Python
•  Passwords slides 1 – 12
• Register & Login [20 pts  1/22]   1 2 5 8  
  • pair  Password0 [70%] pw0
  • pair  Password1 [85%] pw1
  • Password2 [100%] pw2
  • PasswordBonus0 [+1 pt] pwbonus0
  • PasswordBonus1 [+1 pt] pwbonus1

9 Algorithms That Changed the Future

Public Key Cryptography

online Python IDE

•  LASA Honor Code & Syllabus (spring semester)
• grading policy and due dates
•  Python Files
• example file countries.txt
• Introduction to Files [4 pts  1/16] files1-5   1 2 5 8   
  • files1 [70%], files2 [80%], files3 [90%], files4 [100%]
  • BONUS files5 [+1 pt]

•  Automate The Boring Stuff with Python
  • Chapter 6: Manipulating Strings (starts on Page 121)
    • read & highlight PDF {Ch 4-6  10 pts 3/27}

• Ciphers [15 pts  1/09] 1 2 5 8 
  • pair  Caesar [90%] caesar
  • Vigenere [100%] vigenere
• Planning your solution

•  Python Strings
  • strings1 [5 pts  -1/2pt per incorrect 1/6] strings1  1 2 5 8
• BONUS 
  • strings2 [1 pt  1/6] strings2  1 2 5 8

oden

types of engineering

swap day with above day in 2026-27

• UVA Online Judge  {2 pts each (scored out of total of 6 pts)  due last day of class} show me your UVa acceptance & submit to CSAC 
  • Problem 11936 The Lazy Lumberjacks  lumber
  • Problem 11727 Cost Cutting  cutcost
  • Problem 11934 Magic Formula   magic
  • Problem 10550 Combination Lock  combination

Programming Quiz 1
[25 min, 10 pts]
Python Review

• finish …  Let’s get Loopy  btw the [ ]  1 2 5 8
•  Automate The Boring Stuff with Python
  • Chapter 1-3: read & highlight PDF {due TODAY 12/09}
• SPOJ Online Judge  {2 pts each – scored out of total of 6 pts due 1/9} show me your SPOJ acceptance & submit to CSAC 
  • Half of the Half   (help)  STRHH
  • Divisibility  SMPDIV
  • Iterated Sums  SMPSUM
  • Character Patterns (Act 1)  CPTTRN1

• continue …  Let’s get Loopy  btw the [ ]  1 2 5 8
• register at home UVA Online Judge & SPOJ Online Judge

• Let’s get Loopy  {30 pts 12/18 end of nine weeks – no grace days}  btw the [ ]  1 2 5 8
  • Requirements and Approach
    
• register at home UVA Online Judge & SPOJ Online Judge

• Catch up day
• Python Conditionals practice quiz
  
• register at home UVA Online Judge  & SPOJ Online Judge

• Catch up day
• Python Conditionals practice quiz

 riddle

Nov 15, 1971

•  Python Iterations (for loop)
  • 4 for loops [4 pts  -1/2pt per incorrect 12/3]  for  1 2 5 8
  • Lab Booleans, decisions, and loops  [10 pts  12/5] bdl  1 2 5 8
  • BONUS Optical Illusions [1 pt per illusion 12/5]   
  • to study practice quiz

Variables & Expressions and Print (retake up to 70%)

practice quiz

•  Python Iterations (while loop)
  • 3 while loops [3 pts  12/02] while   1 2 5 8
•  Debugging
• Automate The Boring Stuff with Python
  • Chapter 3: Functions (starts on Page 56)
    • read & highlight PDF {Ch 1-3  10 pts 12/9}

programming error

2038 problem

•  Python Functions
  • Using Functions [10 pts 11/21]  heat2  1 2 5 8
• NOTE  There is a practice quiz for the 1st Python Quiz (which will be Nov 17/18)

•  Two Example Functions
  • quadratic equation  [5 pts  11/19]  
  • BONUS quadratic equation  [2 pts  11/19]  
    
• NOTE There is a practice quiz for the 1st Python Quiz (which will be Nov 17/18)

riddle

around the World

built-in functions

•  Functions Intro
  • fuel economy [5 pts  11/17]  fuel  1 2 5 8
  • CodingBat Berlin Wall (log-in) [3 pts  11/17] 

•  Python print and f-string
•  Python Errors
• Pythontutor demo
• finish … Calculator
• CodingBat uses Python 2.x and not Python 3.x
• CodingBat Logic  (log-in) [3 pts  11/13] 
  • (1) date_fashion  (2) squirrel_play  (3) alarm_clock

• Automate The Boring Stuff with Python
  • Chapter 2: Flow Control (starts on Page 29)
    • read & highlight PDF {Ch 1-3  10 pts 12/9}

RPN Calculator HP15C

(8 x (10-3))/(6-2)

UIL Calculator
(70 questions in 30 min)

•  Python Conditionals
  • pair Programming
  • Python No No’s
  • pair  Calculator  [10 pts  11/13] calculator  1 2 5 8

 UT Austin Robocup

Funniest Dives [2:04]

•  Python Variables and Expressions
  • Heat Index [10 pts  11/6] heat 1 2 5 8
• register with Sololearn
• Sololearn Part 1  {10 pts  11/20} 

• BLEND Multiple Choice: Scratch, Number Conversion, Image Encoding, Megabyte, Jeroo [50 pts]
• Jeroo Program [20 pts]

 riddle

top pgm

•  Python Introduction
• register with CSAC
• download & install Thonny at home
• online IDE
• Intro to Thonny [5 pts 10/31] introduction  1 2 5 8
• Automate The Boring Stuff with Python
  • Chapter 1: Python Basics (starts on Page 14)
    • read & highlight PDF  {Ch 1-3  10 pts 12/9}

10/21 2B1 10/22 2A1

10/22 PSAT

riddle

Cmp Cond [14 pts]

• CodingBat registration
• CodingBat Warmup {3 pts  10/29} 
  • 3 using if statements [40%,60%,80%]
  • 1 using only return [100%]

• extra B-day
• CodingBat registration (do today since Mr. Mueller will be absent on Tuesday).
• IntroComputing.org
  • Table Data [5 pts  10/23] 
  • optional for A-day

• Socrative
•  Compound Conditionals (day 2)
• finish … Jeroo
•  practice BLEND file upload for Midterm
• BONUS  Shortest Code 2   Shortest Code 3

Boolean Logic Game

Ada Lovelace Day
(2nd Tue in Oct 10/14)

•  Compound Conditionals (day 1)
• Compound Conditionals Labs {15 pts, +2pts, 10/24} 
  • Maze Four [7.5pts, +0.5pts]
  • Harvester 2  [10pts, +1pts]
  • Zeroo [11.5pts,+1.5pts]
  • Super Maze [12.5pts]
  • Real Maze  [14pts]

• workday

•  Jeroo Decisions  {15 pts 10/15} 
  • MazePlus [50%]
  • Maze One [70%]
  • Maze Two [80%]
  • Celebrate2 [90%]
  • Hurdle [100%]

• BONUS  Shortest Code 0   Shortest Code 1

• workday

•   Jeroo Repetition {15 pts 10/9} 
  • Alley Run [50%]
  • Harvest [70%]
  • Celebrate [90%]
  • Rings [100%]

penguins

file issues

•  Jeroo Actions {15 pts 10/3} 
  • Organizer [50%]
  • Beautify [70%]
  • Maze [85%]
  • Eraser Head [95%]
  • Planter [100%]

•   What is a computer?

Jeroo Introduction

•   Jeroo Introduction  {5 pts 10/01} 
  • Collect Flower  [70%]
  • Homeward Bound  [80%]
  • Relay  [100%]

            Jeroo          

• PRE test
• finish … IntroComputing.org
• BONUS  Text Compression
  • Activity 1 [1 pt]
  • Activity 2 [1 pt]
  • best all-time [43.33%,47.75%,31.94%,96.94%]
• for fun explore code.org’s Hour of Code Activities

• Honor & A1 steak sauce
• Pixel & Loop Demo
• Image Encoding 2 {10 pts 9/25} 
  • Image Loops
    • Image Loops [70%]
    • Puzzles [80%]

• If Statment Logic
  • If statement [90%]
  • Image Bluescreen [100%]
• SUPER BONUS  Reverse the Flower {3 pts}

•  Computer Images
• IntroComputing.org
• Image Encoding 1 {10 pts 9/19} 
  • IntroComputing.org
    • Introduction [50%]
  • Image Encoding Schemes
    • 1. LASA image [60%]
    • 2. 4×2 image [70%]
    • 3. 2×2 image [80%]
    • 4. Green Circle with Orange Border [90%]
    • 5. 4×16 image [100%]

ASCII Star Wars

“The Martian” hexadecimal scene

•  How much is a byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte?
•  Character Encoding
  • Encoding Text
  • How to Use Unicode 
• File Size Activity (ver 2) (pair #0) {10 pts 9/17}  
• Megabyte  {5 pts 9/17} 

odometer

Binary Game

calculator you can use on the Number Systems Quiz

• Exponential Growth (binary vs decimal)  spreadsheet
•  Decimal Binary Hex
  
  • Magic Cards (cards)
  • Decimal and Binary Number systems
  • Hexadecimal Number system
• Questions 1-5 lasacs
•  Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal Tables
•   Hex to Binary Shortcut
•  Number Conversion worksheet   answer key   {5 pts 9/15}
• Radiolab Bit Flip (1:01 – 10:50)  whole podcast

Computers & Data Representation

• demonstrate Random Character assignment
  • bounce of edge of the screen (Why do we see squiggles at the edge?)
  • 200 x 200
• BONUS  Random Character – No more “ears” 

riddle

questions about

Common Bug – Set vs Change   or
Non-Numeric Variables

• Most of 2 class days to complete {20 pts 9/11}
  • Decisions Decisions
  • Socrative (instant feedback, self-paced)
    • Boolean Values Socrative 1-5
    • If Self-Check Socrative 6-8
  • Else
  • Nested Decisions
    • Socrative 9-12
    • Exercises (1)-(3)
  • Text Input
    • Exercises (4)-(6)
  • answers Exercises (1)-(6)
  • Number Guessing Game [75%]  
  • Random Character Edge of Screen  [85%]  Box [100%] 

riddle

Distance vs Time

•  Ada Lovelace
• 🎬 Grace Hopper

•  Variables in Math and Programming
• Most of 2 class days to complete {20 pts 9/04}
  • Experiment with Drawing and Repeat  5 shapes [50%] 
  • Tempo and Variables every other Note [60%] 
  • Common Bug – Set vs Change
  • Repeat Until
  • Draw 2 Squirrals [80%] 
  • Countdown  & Variable Sized Shapes [90%]
  • Variable Sized Shapes PLUS [100%] 
  • Non-Numeric Variables  don’t skip this.
• BONUS  [2 pts 9/04] Do one of the challenging star shapes (in the first part of this assignment) and then do the chess board challenge 
  

• Brave -> Settings -> Search Engine -> Google
• BLEND Honor Code & Syllabus {2 pts 8/29} and seating chart & get to know your neighbors

 Scratch Basics

• Scratch Introduction
  • online: go to scratch.mit.edu click Join Scratch at top right & create an account
  • Demo sprites (new, resize), moving, turning, etc.

• How to get assignments checked off faster
• User Interface Detective Work
• Scratch Start {10 pts 8/29}
  • Getting Started with Scratch Sections 1-10 [70%] 
  • Broadcast [80%] 
  • Game of TAG! [100%] 
    • Challenge: can you make your tag players leave the screen on left and reappear on the right
  • explore on your own
• you may want some headphones for Scratch sound projects 🎧

           Scratch            

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