CS 110 Schedule

Week 1 (1/26)

Reading:
How To Think Like a Computer Scientist, ch. 1, 2, and 6
Web architecture reading
A Variable is a Named Memory Cell, reading

Class Sessions
Introductions
Accounts and Email
Google Sites
Google Sites Tutorial: Creating your profile
Linux Tutorial
  
Variables are Memory Cells
Python Interest Rate Tutorial

Iteration

Week II (2/2)

Reading:
How To Think Like a Computer Scientist, ch. 3-5

Project:
Mastermind Project  DUE THURSDAY, FEB 12 Sunday, Feb 15, MIDNIGHT

Class Sessions:
Tracing 1A
Conditionals

Web Architecture
Input-Output
Problem Solving: Is a String an Integer?
Lists
Mastermind Design

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Week III (2/9)

Reading:

How To Think Like a Computer Scientist, ch. 7,9

Class Sessions:
Bits and Bytes
Mastermind work

Functions
Extra Credit: Special Lecture Series, Thursday 12:20 in Kudlick classroom: Founder of Google's App Engine speaks

Functions and parameters
Matrices
Work on Mastermind

Week IV (2/16)

NO CLASS ON MONDAY

Projects:
Project: Python Media Programming I (DUE SUNDAY MARCH 1, MIDNIGHT)

Class Sessions
Finish Functions and Parameters, Matrices
Python Media Programming Walkthrough
Media Computing Introduction

Media Computing-- Manipulating Pixels

Week V (2/23)

Class Sessions:
Globals and Scope
Intro to OO

Reading:
How To Think Like a Computer Scientist, ch. 13

Projects:
Project: Python Media: Fractals
Discussion of 'small in middle' media programming

Week VI (3/2)

Complete Object-Oriented Notes
Instructor Demo: Frame It
OO Constructors and other bookkeeping methods

Week VII (3/9)

Data Structures: Hash Tables
Tracing Object-Oriented Programs

Week VIII (3/16)

MIDTERM REVIEW
MIDTERM 3/18
NO CLASS FRIDAY 3/20

Week IX (3/30)

Post-Midterm Discussion
HTML 101

Interest Rate Tutorial
Model-View-Controller

View_Controller Mapping

HTML Forms and Server Responses
HTTP Session variables

Project:
Hangman, Due TUESDAY APRIL 14, MIDNIGHT

Week X (4/6)

Google App Engine Personbook Sample
Persistence and Google's Datastore API
Loading Images and CSS
CSS 101 CSS 102 CSS 103

Week XI (4/13)

Adding a Menu to an HTML Page
Handling Users
Relational Database in Google App Engine
Dynamic Web Page, Review

App Engine Config Files

Week XII (4/20)

PROJECT
Social Network Project-- DUE THUR APR 30 MIDNIGHT

SQL Query Question Sheet
Keys to the Model

Social Network Design
Reference Property Details
Handling Users, Part II

Week XIII (4/27)

Adding a Drop-Down Menu to an App Engine App
Django Template and App Engine Controllers
Twitter in 30 Minutes

Run-Time Execution: The Stack, the Heap, and Advanced Tracing

Week XIV (5/4)

Arrays and Linked Lists
Storing and Serving Images
List Followup

Week XV (5/11)

Final Review

FINAL PROJECT DUE WED May 13, MIDNIGHT
Last Day of Classes is Wed. May 13

Week XVI

Linked List Sample

Final is Saturday, May 16, 11:30 AM


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College students in the bay area are invited to participate this
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Participating students will be paired with mentors from the ranks of
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