COMPSCI 119

Spring 2019 (Still Being Updated)

Introduction to Programming with Python

Professor William T. Verts

Rooms, Email, Web

• Classroom: Goessmann 20, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1:25PM-2:15PM
  
• Me: William T. Verts verts@cs.umass.edu Office Hours LGRC A357: M/W/F 2:45-3:45
• Office Hours for all my Classes
• Semester Calendar


• Syllabus
• Textbook: Computer Science Companion Third Edition, Revised 2017 (by me)
  NOTE: the 2016 unrevised 3^RD edition is acceptable, but not preferred
  Order the Companion from Kendall/Hunt
• Different Environments for running Python
• How to run Windows software when all you have is a Mac

Notes and Code

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• Lecture on General Programming Concepts - Programs and Flowcharts
• Code: Hailstones (Friday, February 1)
• Code: Square Root (Monday, February 4)
• Code: Square Root and Distance (Wednesday, February 6)
• Code: Square Root, Distance, Taxes, with default parameters (Friday, February 8)
• Code: Functions calling functions, local variables (Friday, February 8)
• Code: Functions to get positive numbers, function to print grades (Monday, February 11)
• Code: Function PrintGrades, various solutions (Wednesday, February 13)
• Code: Function Bang: make strings of "!" of certain length, string lengths, counter loops (Wednesday, February 13)
• Code: Counter Loops, Introduction to Lists (Friday, February 15,)

Assignments

• Request My Grades
• On-Line Quizzes, Forms, and Homeworks
• Form to submit lab assignments for grading
• Lab Assignment #1 - First Python program: Printing Exam Grades (due on or before Friday, February 22)

Links

• Dr. Bill's home page
• My Software Page

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